COUNSELLING IN HACKNEY WICK, EAST LONDON & ONLINE
A safe, non-judgmental space to explore what’s going on, make sense of your thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and feel understood.
People come to counselling for all sorts of reasons. You might be going through a difficult time, feeling stuck, or simply want a space to talk things through. You don’t need to have everything worked out before you begin.
3,000+
POST-QUALIFICATION CLIENT HOURS
BSc (Hons)
integrative counsellor
trained in
psychodynamic, cbt, ifs, and more
mbacp registered
COUNSELLING ISN'T JUST FOR A CRISIS
Our mental wellbeing matters just as much as our physical health. You might think of counselling as sitting alongside a gym membership — a regular space for a mental workout, to understand yourself better and work through what life throws at you.
You don’t need to be in crisis. One of the things I often hear is, “I’m considering counselling, but I worry I’m not damaged enough.” You don’t have to be.
WHAT MIGHT BRING YOU TO COUNSELLING?
There isn't one particular reason people come to counselling. You might know exactly what's troubling you, or you may simply have a sense that something isn't quite right.
Anxiety & depression
When emotions take over.
GRIEF & LOSS
When you’re living with loss or change.
Relationships & Patterns
When the same difficulties keep showing up.
SELF-ESTEEM
When self-doubt keeps getting in the way.
STRESS & OVERWHELM
When life feels like too much to manage.
TRAUMA
When the past is affecting you today.
And sometimes there isn't an obvious name for it at all. You might feel stuck, lonely or disconnected, struggle with food or body image, find yourself people-pleasing or striving for perfection, find boundaries difficult, or simply want to understand yourself better.
You're more than a label
Terms like anxiety, depression, trauma or low self-esteem can be useful. They can help you recognise what you're experiencing — and they may even be what you typed into Google to get here.
But they don't tell me who you are.
Two people can come to counselling using the same words to describe what they're struggling with and experience it completely differently. I'm interested in understanding what it means for you — your experiences, your relationships, the patterns you've developed and what you need from counselling.
I work with you as a whole person, rather than fitting you into a label.
IS COUNSELLING RIGHT FOR ME?
Counselling is often described as a journey. I like to think of it a bit like driving a car, where I, your therapist, buckle up and sit beside you — we're in it together. You decide the destination. I can offer route maps and shine the headlights on things that might be worth noticing or exploring along the way.
The journey often begins slowly, and the road ahead can feel a little foggy as you get used to the process, learn to trust me and become more comfortable sharing your thoughts, feelings and experiences. At times, the road may become rugged, dark and daunting. We may find ourselves returning to difficult experiences or memories that have felt too painful to explore alone. I'll be there beside you as we make sense of them together. Understanding what's happened, and how it may still be affecting you now, can help you see things differently and find a way forward. There's often laughter too, and a real sense of achievement as you discover strengths and resilience you may not have realised were there, and things that once felt overwhelming begin to feel more manageable. Counselling ends when you feel you've reached your destination, or when you feel equipped to navigate the rest of the journey without me. And sometimes, of course, the destination changes along the way. So, if you're ready to buckle up and see where the journey takes us, counselling might just be right for you.
Counselling and psychotherapy in East London and Online Internationally