Training and working as a therapist can feel unexpectedly challenging – particularly for those juggling work, leadership roles while training. These environments favour competence, resilience and responsibility, and there was often little room for your own emotional exploration and comprehension. Speed is key and sense of urgency prevails.
Many of the trainee and qualified therapists I work with are thoughtful, capable people who have spent years delivering, achieving and adapting to demanding environments – often very successfully – whilst privately carrying a doubt or a quieter sense that something no longer feels sustainable.
For some, the move towards psychotherapy begins after a crisis point – a career situation, burnout, relationship difficulties, emotional exhaustion, or the realisation that the life they have worked hard to build no longer feels meaningful or connected. For others, it is a deeper sense of wanting to understand themselves better, make sense of long-standing patterns, and stop repeating ways of coping that once helped them survive or thrive but now leave them feeling disconnected, overwhelmed or stuck.
Training as a therapist is not simply about learning how to support others. Training brings unresolved experiences, relationship patterns and emotional wounds more sharply into awareness. Trainees are not only learning how to sit with other people’s truth, but beginning to understand their own more deeply too.
I am a psychotherapist based in Ealing. I work with trainee counsellors, psychotherapists and clinical psychologists – particularly those transitioning from a different career or senior roles – who want space to reflect, slow down and better understand themselves without needing to perform, achieve or hold everything together.
Common areas trainees seek support with include:
🟢 Exploring childhood experiences, attachment and relationship patterns
🟢 Understanding people-pleasing, perfectionism and over-responsibility
🟢 Identity shifts and transitions
🟢 Burnout, anxiety and emotional overwhelm
🟢 Balancing training, work, friendships, family and other relationships
🟢 Developing a more grounded and sustainable way of living and working
I also support qualified therapists and helping professionals navigating burnout, emotional fatigue, isolation, professional identity and the ongoing emotional demands of supporting others – especially those who are used to being “the capable one” in both their work and personal lives.
My approach is thoughtful, collaborative and grounded in empathy. Therapy offers a space where you can step away from responsibility and performance, better understand the patterns that shape your life and relationships, and begin relating to yourself with greater clarity, steadiness and compassion.
How It Works
Step 1: Get in Touch
Start with a free 20-minute call to see how I work and what you need.
Step 2: Your First Session
This might be a one-off or the beginning of something ongoing – no pressure either way.
Step 3: Ongoing Support
If we continue, we meet weekly at a set time. That space is yours.
Step 4: A Thoughtful Ending
We’ll take time to close well – recognising what’s changed and what’s next. Many clients return when new challenges arise.
About My Practice
I’m based in central Ealing in a beautiful, calm space close to public transport, and I also work online.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent 25 years coaching teams and leaders. My work is grounded in an anti-oppressive, feminist perspective that recognises how our experiences are shaped not only by personal history, but also by power, culture, identity, relationships and the wider systems we live and work within. Along with my own therapy these experiences have shaped how I work – understanding why people do what they do – what drives them, what holds them back, and how to support growth. I bring that same insight and warmth to my work now with a deep respect for people’s narratives and strengths.
