After years of conscious parenting — nurturing my son’s emotional safety, confidence, and self-expression — I believed he was ready to thrive in nursery. But what we encountered was a system ill-equipped to hold emotional complexity, prioritising compliance over connection. This blog explores the grief I felt as reality clashed with my expectations, how that grief morphed into rage, and why I now speak out — not against individuals, but against a system that urgently needs to

If you're currently exploring your options, for engaging in some therapy, and you're thinking: “Part of me really wants to commit to...

When it comes to accessing therapy, one of the most important — and yet often overlooked — questions to consider is how often you’ll be...

For many of my clients, weekly psychological therapy is appropriate, clinically justified and very much wanted by them. However, some...

The talking therapy world can be confusing and overwhelming - You know you need support, but there are so many types of therapy, and...

I often see people on social media sharing their self-care “non-negotiables” —those daily rituals they commit to without fail....

Over the years, both through living with anxiety myself, and supporting clients through theirs, I’ve come to realise a somewhat...

The other night, on my way to bed, I paused outside my son’s room. It was late. He’d been asleep for a few hours. I opened the door...

In my 15 years experience as clinical psychologist working predominantly with Mums, the most common emotional struggle I have heard...

Four types of talking therapists review their similarities & differences

There is a lot being said about self-care these days! On the one hand - this is great! As women, and often busy mums, workers or carers...

As of September 2024, I will be writing more regularly over on Substack. I do intend to still write here too. Here, on my website blog,...

When our son started nursery, we had the following goals, in addition to him simply ‘starting nursery’: That he start nursery in his own...

This week is back to the new school term for us, in January, after a two week Christmas break. When we arrived at my son's nursery...

I have offered telephone and/or video sessions to my clients for many years, both within the NHS and in private practice. I was using...

Whatever you are struggling with, I focus on getting right to the roots of your difficulties: Whether you (and/or your child) have a...

What can you expect, if you agree to meet with me for therapy or coaching? Firstly, so many therapy and coaching services, including all...

The blog below is a book review, of: “Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers” by Dr. Gordon Neufeld & Gabor...

Goodness this global pandemic has thrown our lives into a spin in many ways hasn't it? For many of us, our daily life is unrecognisable...

There is a lot of worry for parents currently, during this unprecedented time of the covid-19 lockdown, and this is so understandable -...