As an Educational and Developmental Psychologist (Ed & Dev Psych) working in clinical practice, I bring advanced specialist training to my work with adults. While many in my field focus on children, my niche is applying developmental psychology to adult mental health and wellbeing.

I work from the understanding that human development doesn’t stop at 18. Life transitions, challenges, and opportunities for growth continue across the lifespan. Rather than viewing you through a narrow lens of symptoms or diagnoses, I see you as a whole person – with a unique story, identity, relationships, and ways of thinking and being in the world.

Whether you’re navigating complex trauma, seeking optimisation and self-knowledge, or working through life transitions, I provide a space to understand yourself more deeply and build the life you want. I take a strengths-based, affirming approach and actively seek your feedback – I genuinely welcome hearing what’s working and what isn’t, because that’s how we create the most effective therapeutic relationship.

Mental Health and Other Concerns

I work with a range of mental health difficulties and other presenting issues, including:

• Anxiety disorders (GAD, panic disorder, phobias)
• Attention, motivation, and executive functioning challenges
• Depression and low mood
• Difficulties with transitions to the workforce, university or further education, parenthood, retirement
• Grief, loss, and adjustment difficulties
• JobAccess Employee Assistance Funded 1:1 coaching support for neurodivergent individuals (ADHD/AuDHD)
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Social-emotional difficulties, including low self-esteem, self-worth or confidence, maladaptive perfectionism, burnout, and peer/workplace/friendship difficulties
• Stress, burnout, workplace difficulties
• Trauma (PTSD and Complex-PTSD)

Areas of Special Interest

High-Functioning Professionals Experiencing Burnout, Anxiety, Self-Doubt or Low Self-Esteem

You’re successful by external measures – perhaps at the top of your field – but internally you’re exhausted, languishing, or going through the motions and feel like you have no balance in life. You present as having it all together, but you’re burnt out, hypercritical of yourself, caught in patterns of over-functioning and perfectionism, and struggling to find fulfilment or self-compassion.

I work with professionals who want to understand the “why” behind what they struggle with despite professional success, learn to set healthier boundaries, rediscover what brings meaning and a sense of worth beyond career and professional achievement, or navigate career transitions and life beyond work.

Adults with a history of Trauma, Childhood Emotional Neglect, or Complex Family Dynamics

Perhaps you grew up with a roof over your head and material support, but your emotional needs went unmet. Maybe your feelings were dismissed, you were valued only for achievements, or you navigated emotionally immature or narcissistic parents.

Now you struggle with feeling “good enough”, constantly prioritise others’ needs over your own, can’t set boundaries, and carry responsibility for everything and everyone. I help adults recognise survival patterns that once served them but now prevent healthier ways of being and connecting. Together, we work towards building self-worth that isn’t contingent on performance or self-sacrifice, learning to develop and maintain healthy boundaries, letting go of maladaptive coping strategies, developing new ways of being, increasing self-compassion, and creating more balanced, fulfilling lives and relationships.

Neurodivergent Adults

I also have a particular interest in supporting late-identified ADHD adults and other neurodivergent individuals who want support navigating mental health, work/career, relationships, and life transitions. My practice offers a low-pressure, comfortable environment where you can unmask and work on what matters to you. I also provide coaching support to JobAccess Employee Assistance Fund recipients.