Frequently Asked Questions

I work with adults in the UK (Individuals aged 18 years and over)

Yes! I work exclusively online via Zoom

No, I work exclusively online and I'm unable to offer in-person sessions

I specialise in trauma focused therapy with a body-mind approach. 

I offer powerfully effective therapy with Brainspotting and somatic focusing, informed by 'Parts' work and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to support a deeper healing from trauma and the painful life experiences that may have left you feeling stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected.

I also offer Rewind Therapy for high anxiety and symptoms of PTSD after single event trauma.

Informed by neuroscience and contemporary research on the brain-body connection, Brainspotting evolved out of EMDR (Eye Movement Reprocessing and Desensitisation).

It is a cutting-edge, profound therapeutic approach that helps people find, process, and release the root causes of emotional and physical pain linked to trauma and deeply impacting experiences. It can help you to feel lighter and more in control as you process and address self-limiting beliefs and patterns that relate to these painful experiences.

Find out more about Brainspotting here

While it is especially effective for trauma (such as PTSD, Complex PTSD, childhood abuse, domestic abuse, narcissistic abuse, medical trauma, traumatic grief or accidents), Brainspotting can also help with anxiety, performance enhancement, chronic pain, profound grief and attachment or relationship challenges.

Traditional talk therapy is about talking through your feelings, thoughts, and actions to understand yourself better and learn ways to cope. Brainspotting is a bit different - it helps your brain and body process trauma that got “stuck” in your nervous system.

Traditional talk therapy works mainly with the logical, thinking part of the brain, but trauma is not held there. Brainspotting goes deeper - using focused eye position and mindful attunement to connect with the deeper part of the brain where these experiences live. Brainspotting is designed to help you move beyond self-limiting beliefs, ease emotional pain, and release the physical stress that trauma can create.

Mindfulness helps you stay present and regulate your thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations, which is excellent for coping with stress in the moment. Brainspotting goes deeper, accessing unprocessed or “stuck” experiences in the brain and body and tracking body sensations in real time, helping the nervous system process and integrate the underlying experiences that may be driving emotional or physical reactions.

A Brainspotting Intensive is an extended, immersive session designed to facilitate deeper, more accelerated healing than standard therapy sessions. intensives provide a focused, supportive environment for addressing trauma, relational trauma, persistent anxiety, grief, or entrenched emotional blocks.

Find out more about Brainspotting Intensives here.

Healing is a unique journey, and the length of therapy depends on your needs and what you'd like to gain.

I offer 90-minute sessions because trauma therapy, including Brainspotting, works best when it's spacious and not rushed.

90-minute sessions offer you the opportunity for deeper processing and greater integration than in 50-minute sessions, giving you the opportunity of deeper breakthroughs in one session, and potentially reducing the number of sessions overall. 

Yes. Your privacy is a top priority, and all sessions are confidential, except in cases where there is a legal or ethical obligation to report risk of harm. You will receive a copy of my full T&C's and Privacy Policy before we begin working together. 

Yes! I offer a free 20 minute clarity call to help you decide which support would be best for you. This call is purely informative and not a therapeutic service.

Individual sessions cancellation policy: 

To ensure flexibility and protect your investment, I offer a 48 hour cancellation and rescheduling policy for individually booked sessions. If you provide at least 48 hours' notice before your session, you'll have the freedom to cancel or reschedule that session without any charges. If you cancel with less than 48 hours notice, you will be charged the full session fee.

Intensive cancellation policy: 

A 50% deposit is required at the time of booking an Intensive, this deposit is non-refundable. 

The remaining balance is due at least 24 hours before day one of the Intensive. 

To ensure flexibility and protect your investment, I offer a 2 week cancellation and rescheduling policy for Intensives. If you provide at least 2 weeks notice before day 1 of your intensive, you'll have the freedom to reschedule or cancel, without any charges. If you cancel the Intensive within 2 weeks of day 1, you will be charged the total amount of the Intensive.  

Full T&C's will be given to you for your agreement before we begin working together.

Working with me is an agreement to these terms. 

You can book a free clarity call by answering a few simple questions on my website contact form and submitting this.

I value your time, so if I feel that I don't have enough information, I may ask you a couple more simple questions before inviting you to book the clarity call. This is to ensure that what I'm offering could be beneficial for your circumstances, and if that's not the case, I will do my best to suggest alternative options for you. 

I do not accept insurance, but I can provide invoices to you if you wish to seek reimbursement from an employer. Please check with your employer to see if they cover therapy services in the first instance. My contract would be with you and so you would be responsible for payment.

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