A down-to-earth space to make sense of what you are carrying.
Counselling & Psychotherapy in North Cumbria and Online
Trauma-informed therapy for women navigating people-pleasing, boundaries, relationship patterns, anxiety, grief, and the after-effects of difficult experiences.
If life looks “fine” on the outside but feels heavy, tangled, or exhausting on the inside, therapy can help. Many of the women I work with are carrying too much for too long; they are managing everyone else’s needs, second-guessing themselves, and feeling stuck in familiar relational roles.
I offer in-person sessions across North Cumbria (Carlisle, Keswick, Wigton, Crofton) and online via Zoom.
Next openings: April 2026.
You can book a free call now to ask questions and join the waitlist.
A brief, no-pressure chat to ask questions, share what you are looking for, and see whether working together feels right.
Areas I’m often helpful with
My work is especially focused on women’s wellbeing and life transitions; I welcome adults of all genders who would like to work with me.
Women’s life transitions
Pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period; perimenopause, menopause and how changes in our bodies, our societal roles and our responsibilities affect how we think and feel (including low mood, anxiety, identity shifts, relationship strain, and feeling unlike yourself).
Trauma, domestic abuse, and sexual violence
A calm, trauma-informed space to work with safety, trust, boundaries, self-worth, and the ways trauma can keep echoing into the present.
Grief, loss, and bereavement
Support to explore what is there without shame or judgement, and to find ways of living alongside loss.
Living with chronic illness
Therapy that does not minimise symptoms or push a mind-over-matter narrative; we can work with pacing, identity, boundaries, self-advocacy, grief, and the emotional impact of dismissal and disbelief.
If your symptoms feel severe, sudden, or unsafe, I will encourage you to involve your GP or perinatal or menopause services alongside therapy. Therapy can support you, not replace medical care.
You might be here because…
You feel anxious, on edge, low, or emotionally exhausted
Relationships feel confusing, intense, or hard to trust
You recognise repeating patterns but cannot seem to shift them
The past is still showing up in the present
You feel stuck, overwhelmed, numb, or disconnected from yourself
You want to understand yourself more clearly, and make changes that last
Therapy that is collaborative, flexible, and human
Some people come to private therapy after finding previous support too brief, too structured, or not personal enough. The way I work with you is collaborative and tailored. We choose approaches together, review what is helping, and adjust as your needs change. You are not expected to fit yourself into a template.
We’ll agree what you want from therapy, check in on what’s helping, and adjust as we go.
My approach is pluralistic and integrative, with a particular focus on Transactional Analysis, psychodynamic and existential therapy. I can work with patterns, emotions, meaning, relationships, and practical change, in a way that fits you.
Find out more about counselling, psychotherapy and pluralistic/integrative ways of working
Practical details
Session fee: £65 for 50 minutes (in person or online)
Concessions: limited spaces at £35 for student counsellors and people on means-tested benefits
Locations: Carlisle, Keswick, Wigton, Crofton; plus online across the UK
You do not need to know where to start; we will start wherever you are.