I am a Counsellor and Behaviour Support Practitioner at FABIC, and I bring a warm, non-judgemental and deeply relational approach to my work. I support clients across a wide age range, from children through to older adults, and I work with presentations including anxiety, stress, ASD, depression, grief and loss.

One of my greatest strengths is helping people feel safe enough to open up and understood enough to begin making changes. I ask questions, because I genuinely want to understand what is going on underneath the surface. For me, support is never about assumptions or labels. It is about drawing the person out, understanding the bigger picture, and helping them find practical ways to navigate life with more clarity, self-awareness and self-responsibility.

I am especially passionate about supporting people through suicide bereavement, sadness, grief and depression. I also care deeply about supporting parents to parent in a way that is both unconditionally loving and clear with boundaries. I believe children need both: they need to feel deeply supported, accepted and understood, and they also need consistency and structure. Helping parents find that balance can have a powerful impact on the child, the parent, and the whole family dynamic.

My approach is highly relational, talk-based and grounded in understanding the why behind behaviour. I believe there is always a bigger picture than the one we first see, and that meaningful change comes through consistency, understanding and support that is tailored to the individual. I also place strong value on working closely with support teams, because even the best strategies only work when they are applied consistently by the people around the person.

At the core of everything I do is the belief that every person is an awesome, amazing, lovable being underneath whatever pain, behaviour, struggle or life experience may be sitting on top. That essence is untouched by what has happened to them or what behaviours they may be using. I care deeply about helping people reconnect with that in themselves and in each other.

My path into this work has been shaped by both lived experience and many years of working closely with people. Before formally stepping into counselling and behaviour support, I spent many years in education and support roles, often working alongside young people with behavioural challenges and emotional needs. Even then, I found myself naturally drawn to understanding what was getting in the way for someone and how to support them without judgement.

What first drew me to counselling was the experience of being deeply listened to myself. I remember what it felt like to sit with someone, share very private parts of my life, and feel absolutely no judgement coming back at me. That moment stayed with me, and it shaped the kind of practitioner I have become for others.

I have also lived through profound grief and personal hardship, and that has deepened the way I support people through loss, depression and life’s more painful seasons. It has strengthened my belief that even after deep pain, it is still possible to live fully, grow, heal and reconnect with joy.