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Specialist areas of interest

Women’s Wellbeing

My work is rooted in supporting women and women’s wellbeing. I welcome anyone who feels I may be the right fit, but much of my experience sits with women’s issues; especially life transitions, health changes, relationships, and the emotional load many women carry.

If you feel like you’ve become a stranger to yourself, you’re not alone. You’re not exaggerating, and you’re not “too much” for wanting things to feel different. Hormonal change and life stages can affect mood, sleep, confidence, anxiety, and how steady you feel day to day.

Therapy can help you make sense of what’s happening, feel more like yourself again, and find a way forward that’s realistic; especially if you’re also juggling work, caring responsibilities, relationship strain, chronic health issues, or patterns that have suddenly become harder to live with.

You might be here because:

  • Your sense of self has altered; you feel flat, fragile, tearful, or irritable

  • You don’t know who you are any more

  • Anxiety has ramped up, including panic or intrusive worry

  • Your “roles” have changed and adjusting is harder than you expected

  • Confidence has dropped; you feel more self-critical or overwhelmed

  • Your relationship feels strained, or your tolerance is suddenly lower

  • You are grieving changes in your body, identity, energy, or sense of self

  • You are tired of being dismissed, and you want clearer footing

What we can work on:

  • Emotional steadiness and coping strategies that actually fit real life

  • Boundaries, burnout, and the pressure to keep performing

  • Shame, self-judgement, and feeling “too much” or “not enough”

  • Identity shifts; who you are now, and what you want next

  • Relationships, intimacy, communication, and self-esteem

  • Self-advocacy; feeling more confident asking for what you need and focusing on self-nurture

Working alongside medical care for perimenopause and menopause
Therapy can be a strong support during perimenopause and menopause, but it is not a substitute for medical assessment. If symptoms feel severe, sudden, or unsafe, I will encourage you to involve your GP or specialist services alongside therapy.

Pregnancy, Birth and the Postnatal Period

The postnatal period can be intense. Some people feel low, anxious, numb, angry, or unlike themselves. Some feel guilty because they “should” be happy. Some feel fine on paper but overwhelmed in private. Sometimes you can be so exhausted you don’t know how you feel.

Therapy can help you steady yourself, reduce distress, and feel more like you again.

I can help with:

  • Postnatal depression and low mood

  • Postnatal anxiety, panic, intrusive thoughts, and constant worry

  • Birth trauma, difficult medical experiences, and loss of trust in your body

  • Bonding difficulties and the guilt that often comes with them

  • Identity shifts; grief, rage, numbness, or feeling disconnected

  • Relationship strain, family pressure, and boundaries

  • Shame and self-judgement; feeling “I’m failing” when you’re exhausted

Safety and support
If your symptoms feel severe, unsafe, or you are worried about harming yourself or your baby, it is important to involve your GP, midwife, health visitor, or perinatal mental health services urgently. Therapy can sit alongside that support.

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