My Counselling Services
Select a service to learn more about how I can support you.
Fertility Counselling
Providing a compassionate space to explore the complex emotions and invisible grief that can accompany fertility challenges — the loss, longing, and hope that often exist side by side.
Whether you have received a concrete diagnosis of male or female infertility, or your inability to conceive has been labelled "unexplained infertility", facing difficulties conceiving can feel overwhelming, isolating, and emotionally exhausting. You may be feeling nervous about embarking on fertility treatment, struggling with unsuccessful cycles or miscarriage, or considering moving on. Or perhaps considering your options if fertility treatment is not for you.
Despite what our logical minds might tell us, many of us feel that if we decide that we want children, we should be able to have them. For both men and women, struggling to conceive can feel like a failure and may trigger feelings of shame and worthlessness. Relationships with partners, family, friends and colleagues may be impacted. Perhaps everyone in your friend group has children, and it feels like you are being left behind. Babies are everywhere you look. You find yourself getting upset by yet another pregnancy announcement at work.
Suddenly you are facing a life unexpected, and it all feels out of your control.
Counselling provides a safe and supportive space to:
- Navigate the grief, stress, and uncertainty of infertility
- Cope with the emotional ups and downs of fertility treatments
- Strengthen your relationship and communication with your partner, friends and family
- Explore meaning, resilience, and hope during a difficult chapter
- If appropriate, consider your options – including donation and adoption, or a life without children
You are welcome whether attending as an individual or couple, in a heterosexual or same-sex relationship, or going it alone. For those considering fertility treatment using donated gametes, I also offer 'implications counselling' to support you in making the right decision for you.
Miscarriage & Baby Loss
Losing a baby at any stage is a profound and heartbreaking experience. For those who have undergone fertility treatment, miscarriage can add yet another layer of grief. These losses often happen early, before public pregnancy announcements, making the experience an invisible and difficult-to-measure sorrow.
Counselling offers a compassionate space to:
- Process grief, sadness, anger, or guilt following miscarriage
- Navigate difficult conversations with partners, family, friends, or medical providers
- Take time to recover and heal
- Explore options and next steps without judgement
What I Offer
A safe space for your difficult emotions, hopes and healing.
- Specialised training and experience in fertility, miscarriage & grief counselling
- Additional expertise in working with the implications and intricacies of donor conception
- Warm, non-judgmental support for individuals and couples
- Flexible sessions tailored to your unique journey
I've written more about my approach to fertility counselling — you can read it here.
Perinatal Counselling
Supporting your wellbeing through pregnancy and beyond.
Pregnancy and early parenthood bring both joy and challenges. Perinatal counselling helps you feel supported and understood as you adjust to these major life transitions:
- Manage anxiety, depression, or mood changes during pregnancy and postpartum
- Process birth experiences and expectations
- Build coping strategies for stress, overwhelm, and identity shifts
- Foster self-care and emotional well-being as you prepare for or care for a baby
- Navigate changes in your relationships with partner, family, or friends
Miscarriage & Baby Loss
A new pregnancy after miscarriage or baby loss can trigger complex emotions like fear of recurrence or guilt over moving forward.
Counselling offers a compassionate space to:
- Process grief, sadness, anger, or guilt following miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss
- Honour your baby and your unique journey through loss
- Navigate difficult conversations with family, friends, or medical providers
- Find pathways to healing, resilience, and hope—at your own pace
What I Offer
A supportive space to explore your hopes and fears and your new place in the world.
- Specialised training and experience in fertility, perinatal, and grief counselling
- Warm, non-judgmental support for individuals and couples
- Flexible sessions tailored to your unique journey
- Advanced Pregnancy & Infant Loss Practitioner (Foundation for Infant Loss)
Couples & Relationship Counselling
"Love is a verb. Not a permanent state of enthusiasm."
— Esther Perel
Couples seek counselling for a wide range of reasons:
- Communication & conflict — Frequent or recurrent arguments, difficulty expressing feelings or needs, feeling unheard or misunderstood
- Emotional connection — Feeling emotionally disconnected, loss of intimacy/affection, rebuilding trust after a betrayal
- Life transitions and stresses — Transitioning to parenthood, career changes or redundancy, caring for ageing parents, adjusting to illness or loss
- Mental health & wellbeing — Managing anxiety, stress or depression or supporting a partner through these. Addressing issues of co-dependency or unhealthy relationship dynamics
- Relationship structure & direction — Exploring long-term compatibility or goals, taking next steps in the relationship (marriage, co-habiting, parenthood), re-evaluating roles and responsibilities, considering separation or divorce
How Counselling Helps
In sessions, you and your partner will learn practical tools for healthy communication, explore patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and develop strategies to support each other more effectively. The focus is not on assigning blame, but on building stronger foundations for your relationship. Whilst I understand that one or both of you may feel uneasy about coming to couples counselling, for it to have the best chance of success it is important that both partners are prepared to invest in the process, showing up to sessions with openness and curiosity. In most cases I will suggest some occasional individual sessions with each of you, which can be helpful in bringing to light and working on any obstacles to the couples therapy.
Couples counselling provides a safe and supportive space to:
- Improve communication and reduce conflict
- Rebuild trust and intimacy
- Navigate life transitions
- Strengthen connection and mutual understanding
- Decide on shared goals and values for your future together
It is important to state that not all couples counselling will result in couples strengthening their relationship. In some cases, it may be that the healthiest outcome is separation, in which case counselling can help explore ways to do this safely and respectfully.
Who Can Benefit
Couples counselling is helpful whether you're:
- In the early stages of a relationship
- Preparing for major life transitions
- Experiencing recurring conflicts or distance
- Seeking to reconnect and strengthen your bond
- Considering separation and wanting clarity
What I Offer
A compassionate, neutral space to explore your relationship.
- A non-judgmental environment where both voices are heard
- Focus on collaboration rather than conflict
- Support tailored to your unique needs as a couple
Life Transitions Counselling
"The best way out is always through."
— Robert Frost
When Life Changes Feel Overwhelming
Transitions — even positive ones — can stir up stress, uncertainty, and emotional strain. Whether planned or unexpected, big life changes often bring up questions of identity, purpose, and belonging. Counselling provides a space to pause, reflect, and find your way forward.
Times where counselling can be helpful:
- Career changes, retirement, or job loss
- Moving, relocation, or cultural adjustment
- Changes in relationships or family dynamics
- Becoming a parent, or adjusting to children leaving home
- Menopause
- Illness, caregiving, or shifts in health
- Grief, loss, or other unexpected life events
How Counselling Helps
Through counselling, you can:
- Process the emotions that come with change — stress, grief, anxiety, or uncertainty
- Gain clarity and confidence in decision-making
- Develop coping strategies to manage transitions with resilience
- Reconnect with your values, strengths and identity
- Explore new possibilities for growth and meaning
What I Offer
A supportive space for growth.
- Compassionate, non-judgmental support during times of change
- Tools and strategies tailored to your situation
- Focus on building resilience and a sense of direction
