I have always wanted to help people in one way or another. Prior to training as a counsellor, I worked as a Learning Support Assistant within a secondary school for a number of years, as well as volunteering for Samaritans. I have also worked as a Wellbeing Adviser for University students with mental health conditions. Although I was able to help people in these roles in some way, I became aware that there was only so much I could do in each role, and strived to be able to do more. It was at this point that I began the journey of learning to be a counsellor and psychotherapist.

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I worked at a private practice in Maldon, Essex for more than seven years – initially as a student counsellor, and then as a full member of staff after qualification, during which I worked with clients with a variety of reasons to seek counselling. I also worked as a school counsellor in a secondary school for six years; this has given me the opportunity to work with young people for whom this is often their first experience of both mental health problems, and counselling. More recently, I have worked as a counsellor within a University.

I think this has left me particularly well-placed to work with both young adults - whom I consider to be aged from 16 into their 20s - and those for whom this is their first experience of counselling. However, I think more than anything, this experience has enabled me to engage and empathise with the inner child and early experiences of clients of any age.