Who this therapy is for

You don’t need therapy because something is wrong with you. You might be here because something doesn’t quite fit - your life, your work, your relationships, your sense of direction. Things might look fine on the outside, but internally, something feels off. You might feel anxious, even when everything seems okay; burnt out from holding everything together; lost in a life that doesn’t feel like yours; changed by experiences you’re still trying to make sense of. You might be wondering: is this it? Or is there another way to live?

Many of the women I work with don’t follow a straight path. They are thoughtful, capable and creative women who have often felt a little different inside. Women who think deeply, adapt quickly and carry a lot of responsibility — professionals, founders, mothers and leaders. Many spend years holding everything together, until something changes: loss, disruption, transitions that shift identity, a sense of being out of step with the world. The problem isn’t that something has gone wrong; it’s that the world is built around linear expectations. But not all lives are linear, and not all women are either.

Understanding the Wildcard

My doctoral research explored people whose lives didn’t follow conventional paths - individuals navigating complexity and change while forging their own way through the world. What I discovered is that when people understand how their minds work and receive the right support, the qualities and experiences that once felt difficult, can become strengths. I began describing these individuals as Wildcards.

Therapy with me becomes a place where the chaos can slow down, patterns become clearer and you can begin to rebuild from the inside out. Insight replaces confusion. Self-understanding replaces self-doubt. Over time, many women begin to recognise themselves differently.

How therapy helps

This is not a quick fix. Not a performance hack. But structured, human support through life’s twists and turns. Therapy offers something steady to hold onto as you move through change.

In our sessions, we focus on:

Nervous system regulation: Move out of chronic fight-or-flight and into stability and safety.

Emotional regulation and containment: Feel your feelings safely without being overwhelmed or suppressing them.

Understanding patterns: Explore how trauma, identity, responsibility and life transitions shape your reactions.

Psychological flexibility: Learn to notice thoughts and feelings without letting them control your life.

Existential reflection: Meaning, choice and identity — particularly relevant for life stage and career shifts, motherhood, neurodivergent diagnosis, or periods of loss.

Work is structured, reflective and ethically held within clear clinical boundaries, careful assessment, formulation and ongoing review. Weekly sessions are online, designed for the realities of complex lives.

The change you might see

Therapy is different for everyone, but many women begin to notice changes that unfold gradually over time.

Make sense
Greater clarity about their life, emotions and patterns
A deeper understanding of past experiences and how they shape the present
Reduced self-criticism and overwhelm

Find meaning
A more compassionate and grounded relationship with themselves
Greater emotional regulation and resilience
A clearer sense of identity, purpose and direction

Go your own way
The confidence to make choices that feel aligned with who they are
A life that works with their nature rather than against it
Insights and tools that remain useful long after therapy ends

For many, this creates the conditions to burn bright without burning out.

Practical details

Therapy works best when it has space to unfold. Because of this, I offer therapy as a minimum six-month commitment. This allows time to move beyond surface-level understanding, to work through patterns at depth and to create meaningful, lasting change. We’ll review together as we go. Some clients continue for longer, up to a year or more. Others reach a natural ending point. But we begin with a shared understanding: this is a process, not a quick fix.

Format: Online therapy

Sessions: Weekly, 50 minutes

Duration: 6 months (24 sessions). Breaks for holidays and extended where appropriate.

Fee: £120 per session

A free 20-minute consultation is offered to ensure the work is a good fit for you. Full details, including dates and payment arrangements are discussed to ensure clarity and informed consent.

This may be a good fit if you are

A thoughtful, capable or creative woman who feels stuck or lost

Navigating change, burnout, or anxiety

Processing a significant life experience (including motherhood or loss)

Seeking structured, human support without simplifying or pathologising your life

Ready to understand yourself deeply and rebuild from the inside out

This may not be the right space if you’re looking for quick solutions, advice-led coaching, or short-term fixes.

My approach to therapy

As an HCPC-registered Counselling Psychologist and UKCP-accredited Integrative Psychotherapist, my work combines clinical expertise with a deep understanding of what it means to live a less linear life.

I work within a clear therapeutic structure — with agreed timeframes, shared goals, regular review points and space for reflection. This framework creates safety and containment, allowing us to explore complex experiences thoughtfully while supporting meaningful change.

My approach is trauma-informed and integrative. Rather than focusing only on symptoms, we explore the deeper story of how your life experiences have shaped the way you think, feel and move through the world.

Therapy is not about fixing what is “wrong” with you.
It is about understanding what has happened — and how those experiences continue to influence your nervous system, relationships, identity and sense of self today.

While I draw on psychological frameworks and diagnostic understanding where clinically useful, these are never the whole picture. My starting point is always the human need for safety, belonging and psychological security — and what happens when those foundations are disrupted by pressure, trauma, loss, or major life transitions.

I work primarily with women who have always felt slightly different. These are often high-achieving, capable women who carry significant responsibility. Professionals, founders, leaders, mothers and creative thinkers who have built lives that don’t always follow the expected path. Many have spent years adapting and coping exceptionally well, until a period of change — career shifts, motherhood, loss, burnout, diagnosis or midlife reflection — begins to stretch the systems that once held everything together.

Many of the women I support are also exploring or reflecting on neurodivergent traits, including ADHD, often later in life.

I don’t begin with the question “What is wrong with you?”

Instead, I ask: “What happened to you — and how has it shaped the way you live now?”

Central to my work is the understanding that relationships shape our emotional and physical wellbeing. Early attachment experiences are often held unconsciously within the mind and body, influencing how we respond to stress, responsibility, intimacy and change throughout life.

Because many of our wounds happen in relationship, it is through the therapeutic relationship that repair and healing become possible.

Ultimately, my aim is to help you make sense of your experiences, develop new narratives about who you are and build more compassionate, sustainable relationships with yourself and others.

When we understand ourselves more deeply, the qualities that once felt difficult can become sources of strength — allowing us not only to navigate life’s challenges, but to shape meaningful change in our own lives and the lives of those around us.

This is what becoming the Wildcard looks like. A life that works with your nature rather than against it. A life where you can burn bright without burning out.