I am continually moved by the opportunity to meet people and accompany them through their experiences. While there are shared highs and lows in being human, each person’s story is unique. I see our individual lives as part of a wider social fabric, and believe that our voices, experiences and ways of seeing the world matter.

My practice is in Processwork, an approach that attends not only to what we think and say, but also to the body, dreams, emotions, relationships and subtle shifts in perception. I have found that words are not always enough to capture the delicacy and complexity of our inner experience. I value creating space for these less familiar aspects of experience, and for following where they might lead.

I am drawn to the places where life feels uncertain, difficult or unresolved. My work as a conflict facilitator has given me a particular interest in what happens when we encounter difference — within ourselves, in our relationships, and in wider groups and communities. I am interested in how we might stay present and curious in these places, rather than rushing to resolve what is uncomfortable or making one perspective right and another wrong. I work with an educational charity, Peacemakers, and as a freelance conflict facilitator with communities, co-ops and organisations.

Walking and being outdoors are an important part of my own life and practice. I have a particular love of long-distance walking, camping and spending time in wild landscapes. I lead nature-based retreats, where walking, meditation, reflection and connection with the more-than-human world become part of the process. Being outdoors has taught me something about the value of slowing down, staying with uncertainty and allowing our attention to be shaped by what we encounter rather than only by what we set out to find.

I am also a parent of two children and an ordained Buddhist. Meditation has been part of my life for many years and continue to influence how I understand attention, change, relationship and impermanence. These are not separate from my therapeutic work, but part of the perspective I bring to it: an interest in the possibility that we are more interconnected, changeable and responsive than our usual sense of self might suggest.

Across these different strands of my life, I keep returning to the same questions: how do we come to know ourselves more fully, how do we stay in relationship when things become difficult, and what becomes possible when we are willing to explore beyond the familiar edges of who we think we are?

I aim to offer a grounded, curious and inclusive space for this exploration, recognising that creating an inclusive practice is an ongoing process of self-reflection, learning and accountability. I am registered with UKCP and receive regular supervision.