After years of navigating significant change across borders and cultures, I’ve learned that resilience isn’t about never struggling, it’s about finding your own balance. That understanding sits at the heart of how I work, where the therapeutic relationship itself becomes a safe vehicle for insight and change. I believe safety is felt, moment by moment, in the quality of the relationship between us, and creating that, especially early on, is something I take seriously.
I work from an Integrative model, drawing on person-centred, psychodynamic and existential approaches, and I bring a coaching background that supports a more solution-focused strand when that’s what is needed. Rather than applying a fixed method, I tailor my practice to you, your story, your personality, and what feels most useful. I also pay attention to what the body holds, and may gently invite that awareness into our work when it feels right.
My interests include anxiety, depression, burnout, work-life conflict, generational trauma and significant life transitions. My own mixed heritage and multicultural background, combined with a career in technical leadership in the energy sector bring a diverse perspective to the counselling room and a lived understanding of high-pressure environments and the cost of putting oneself last. Clinical experience within NHS Talking Therapies adds further insight into how stress, change and loss show up in people’s lives.
I’m working towards a Diploma in Integrative Counselling (BACP accredited), hold additional certification in Mental Health and Wellbeing, and am a BACP student member. I offer sessions in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
