Before becoming a psychotherapist, I was a scientist — researching and lecturing in both the UK and the US. While science and counselling might seem worlds apart, I’ve found they share something vital: an open mind, curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family and being creative. I knit, sew, and make my own clothes. Therapy and making both ask you to stay present in the messiness of the middle — the moments when things don’t quite make sense yet. I try to bring that same openness and creativity into my work with clients.

I volunteer with a charity offering counselling to new and expectant parents — work that is very close to my heart. My ongoing doctoral research explores how art can be used to reflect on the biological, social, and creative capacities of women’s bodies during pregnancy and motherhood.

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Studies

    Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling

    Doctorate in Counselling & Psychotherapy - ongoing

    All undertaken at the University of Edinburgh

  • Counselling survivors of sexual assault at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre

    General counselling at a community health centre in Gorgie

    Counselling new and expectant parents at Crossreach Perinatal Service

    Supporting individuals navigating (in)fertility at the Fertility Network

    Extensive pastoral support for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the US and UK

  • Registered Member of the BACP - 00985939

    Member of the Feminist Therapy Network

My Approach

My practice is psychodynamic, relational, and informed by intersectional feminism. Let me share a little about what these terms mean to me, and how they shape the way I work.

We can’t live without relationships. At their best, relationships offer care, connection, and mutual support. But sometimes, they can be sources of pain, confusion, or trauma. Working relationally means that I pay attention to the relationships in your life — how they impact you, and how past experiences may shape the present. It also means we may explore the relationship that develops between us, and what it can reveal about patterns or ways of being.

While a therapeutic relationship can be healing, it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Our lives are shaped by wider cultural, social, and political forces. These influences affect how we see ourselves, how we’re seen by others, and how we move through the world. So while our work will focus on you, we’ll not lose sight of the world around us.

Being informed by feminist ethics, means that I believe in and affirm everyone’s right to be fluid, creative and authentic in how they live and love. It also means I continually reflect on how my identity and experiences shape my presence in the therapy room — and how these dynamics might show up in our work together.