Make the changes you want to make, to live the life you want to live.

I offer a tailored approach, suitable for your individual needs, ensuring a friendly, comfortable and confidential experience.

Welcome

I offer a calm, supportive space where you can explore what’s happening in your life and begin to make meaningful, lasting change. My approach is integrative, blending a range of therapeutic methods so that your therapy is tailored to you, your experiences, your goals, and the way you naturally process the world.

How I Work

I draw from several therapeutic approaches to support you in a holistic and effective way:

Hypnotherapy (Suggestion & Analytical)

Hypnotherapy can help you achieve a deep state of relaxation where the mind becomes more open to positive change. It is suitable for:

Weight loss
Anxiety and stress
Phobias (heights, flying, spiders, etc.)
Confidence and performance
Behaviour change such as nail‑biting or teeth grinding
IBS
Relaxation

Hypnosis can help release unhelpful beliefs, shift patterns that hold you back, and support you in achieving the outcomes you want.

Counselling (Integrative or Pluralistic)

(Person‑Centred, Psychodynamic & Cognitive Behavioural)

Counselling offers a safe, confidential space to talk openly about what you’re experiencing. Together, we can explore:

Relationship issues
Difficult life events
Emotions and feelings
Unhelpful thinking patterns
Past experiences that still affect you today

Talking therapy can help you understand yourself more deeply, develop new coping strategies, and move toward positive change.

Energy Therapies

(Thought Field Therapy & Emotional Freedom Techniques)

These gentle, effective techniques use tapping on meridian points to help release emotional distress. They can be especially helpful for:

Stress
Anxiety
Phobias
Trauma

Many clients experience relief quickly, making these therapies a powerful addition to traditional approaches.

As an Occupational/Work Psychologist, I also bring specialist insight into how your work, roles, responsibilities, and daily activities affect your emotional wellbeing. This allows me to apply psychological principles directly within therapy, helping you improve your wellbeing, confidence, and performance across both your personal and professional life.

A Holistic, Supportive Approach

Whether you’re struggling with stress, navigating a life transition, feeling stuck, or simply wanting to understand yourself better, I’m here to help. Together, we’ll work at your pace, using the therapeutic approaches that best support your wellbeing, growth, and sense of balance.

We all have a set of basic emotional needs that must be met for us to feel grounded, confident, and able to thrive. When these needs are supported, we function better in every area of life — emotionally, mentally, and in our relationships and work.

To feel seen, heard, and valued — to know that our experiences matter
To have autonomy and competence — to feel capable, independent, and connected to our identity
To express our needs and emotions freely — without fear of judgement or dismissal

When these needs go unmet, we can feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from ourselves.

Therapy offers a safe, supportive space where you can explore these needs, understand what may be getting in the way, and begin to meet them in healthier, more fulfilling ways. It’s a place to reconnect with who you are and what you need to feel well.

APPOINTMENT AVAILABILITY

Contact me here for more information or to Book a Free, no obligation 15 min Consultation to answer any questions and find out if therapy can help you, or a full session if you are already happy to proceed. Full Sessions are 1hr, £60.

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Depending upon the issue, some clients achieve their desired outcome in up to 6 sessions, while some issues may require longer. Many clients find it beneficial to maintain results by returning periodically to help them stay on track with their desired goals and changes. I work in partnership with clients to ensure sessions are tailored to the specific needs of each individual.

*Individual responses to hypnotherapy will vary, and results cannot be guaranteed. Results will vary from person to person.

**It would not be realistic for me to make guarantees with hypnotherapy and other therapies. Results vary from individual to individual. Each client is unique and responds accordingly and will achieve the outcome in their own way with collaboration from me. Though I can offer an evidence base for the efficacy of interventions used in this field, I cannot guarantee a client of success or of achieving absolutely what they wish, though I aim to do so as best I can.

In Case of Emergency

The services I provide are not suitable to use as an emergency service. In case of emergency, please contact your GP or emergency services on 999. If you require someone to talk to urgently please contact a suitable organisation such as Samaritans, tel: 116 123, e-mail: jo@samaritans.org

When you shouldn't use hypnotherapy

Important: Do not use hypnotherapy if you have psychosis or certain types of personality disorder, as it could make your condition worse.

Consult with your GP first if you have any conditions that might not be suitable to hypnotherapy.

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/hypnotherapy/

Your privacy is very important to me and you can be confident that your personal information will be kept safe and secure and will only be used for the purpose it was given to me. I adhere to current data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (EU/2016/679) (the GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.I am registered with the ICO (Information Commissioners Office) Ref. ZA487636. I am the Data Controller and Data Processor, all of which means I need to tell you what data I am collecting from you and what I intend to do with it.

GDPR Statement - Under the General Data Protection Regulations 2018, you have certain rights.

These are:

•Under GDPR you have the right to request access to a copy of our session notes. This is facilitated by making a formal request. Once requested I can provide the notes within 30 days. Where you request a copy of the notes, I would like to discuss the reasons requesting them in counselling.

•Records are kept for a minimum of 7 years after termination of therapy and then destroyed.

•Having your records amended (change of name and address). You also have the right to ask for the records to be amended if you feel they are inaccurate.

•In the case of clients under 18, records are kept for a minimum of 7 years after the child turns 18

•Under GDPR you can request your data be erased. There are however exceptions to this. In the case of counselling records, insurance companies and ethical bodies ask for records to be available for the period of time as outlined above. What data do I keep?

•Name, date of birth, home address, e-mail address, telephone number.

•GP’s details

•Any issues and information that you provide and the symptoms you report on the first, or subsequent sessions, including brief session notes.

•Relevant medical and family history. The experiences of psychosis and out of body experiences which may present a contraindication to online/telephone therapy *.

•If you have children.

•If you were referred.

•General lifestyle information and your expectations of therapy.

•Any other information, which may be necessary to record for therapeutic purposes.Why Do I keep it?Contact details are kept in order that I may communicate with you regarding appointments and progress (when appropriate).

•GP details are kept so that I can make contact with them, if I was concerned that the client were at risk, however where possible I would inform the client first. This is to address your safety and secure you additional support, helping to assess if counselling is suitable for you.

•In case of referral to understand the history of presenting issue and why you were referred.

•Medical details, mental health, family medical history, lifestyle information and your priorities in terms of your counselling are kept to give me some background information on your health and well-being and in order to provide you with the best care and monitor your progress.

How your data will be stored: Client forms and session notes with identifying details are stored in a secure filing cabinet. Email correspondence is stored in a password protected laptop. Your phone number and text messages are stored on a password protected mobile.

By accepting this document you agree to the above and indicate your consent for me to maintain these records under these conditions.