"My therapeutic approach is positive and strength-based. I support my clients to draw on their inner resources and build on their strengths to help them move forward to where they want to be."

What it’s like to work with me?

We will work together as a team to help you find your own answers and a way forward that works for you. 

We will work to an agreed plan, but I will be totally respectful of your pace and needs and we can be flexible as new things come up.

From me, you will get ideas and different perspectives, tools and strategies to try.

You should know that I’m honest, but I’m gentle and kind too. You should feel listened to, cared about and accepted.

As your therapist, I’ll be reliable and consistent. You can depend on me being prepared and ready to start on time for each session.

If you can see the funny side of things, we could make a good team because I do like to laugh. I’ll never make jokes at your expense though!

Although I draw from different approaches, I most frequently use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems and EMDR for individual clients and The Gottman Method for couples.

My education and experience

I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California where I lived for seven years. I am now living my dream of having an exclusively online private practice whilst living in the jungle by the beach in Costa Rica with my family.

I have a BA (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Sussex in the UK and an M.Ed & Ed.S. in Marriage and Family Counseling from the University of Florida. After graduate school, I worked for a non-profit for single parent families in the UK, where I worked with teenagers and single parents in some of London’s most deprived areas. I am also qualified as both a life coach and mediator.

I'm a trained EMDR therapist, I have a Level 2 training in the Gottman Method Couples therapy and I regularly attend continuing education training to build on my knowledge and expertise.