How I Support Adults
For adults who are used to coping, but are starting to feel the weight of it
Care that meets you at where you are
I often work with adults who are reflective, capable, and used to managing a lot on their own. Over time, this can lead to burnout, exhaustion, self-doubt, or feeling disconnected from what you need. Therapy offers space to slow down, make sense of what’s been happening, and move toward a more sustainable, values-aligned way of living. It’s not about fixing you - it’s about creating understanding, safety, and support that fits.
My approach is trauma-informed, neuro-affirming, and culturally informed. Together, we explore how your experiences, relationships, culture, and environment have shaped the ways you cope, and whether those patterns are still helping. Therapy isn’t about changing who you are; it’s about building insight and support that align with your identity and context. I work in a person-centred, inclusive way, with a strong understanding of neurodivergence, including how masking, chronic self-monitoring, and burnout develop over time. In practice, this also means using identity-affirming language and advocating for adjustments when change is needed beyond the individual.
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” - Carl Rogers
My Therapeutic Approach
My work draws on approaches such as ACT, EMDR, Schema Therapy, and CBT, used flexibly rather than as fixed techniques. Therapy is shaped around you - your goals, preferences, and pace - rather than you needing to fit a particular model.
Together, we gently make sense of patterns that may be keeping you stuck, create more space for choice and compassion, and work toward what matters to you. Where past experiences continue to show up in the present, we approach these carefully and at a pace that feels manageable. We may also explore long-standing ways of thinking, feeling, or relating that developed early on and still influence your life today, alongside practical strategies when these feel genuinely supportive.
Our work is always carefully paced, with attention to safety, consent, and readiness. You remain in control of what we focus on and when, and we check in regularly about what feels helpful.
You bring your lived experience. My role is to sit alongside you as we make sense of this together, supporting change that feels meaningful and sustainable.
Areas I Support With
Below is a list of concerns that I support adult clients with:
Overwhelmed, stress, and (Autistic) burnout
Feeling blah or just going through the motions
Trauma
Low self-esteem
Being the people pleaser - having troubles saying no
Dealing with change and loss
Relationship problems
Worry and overthinking
Issues relating to culture and family of origin
