We're all just walking each other home

I live, learn, play and work on the beautiful south coast of NSW. I recognise the deep and continuous connection to Country of First Nations Peoples. I acknowledge the Peoples of the Dharawal and Dhurga language groups of the Shoalhaven and Jervis Bay Territory as rightful custodians of the unceded lands, skies, seas and waterways.

I've worked with community services, not-for-profits, higher education institutions, disaster relief agencies and social enterprises in Australia and the UK. I've offered trauma informed services in diverse contexts including community health, domestic violence, refugee settlement, housing, disability advocacy and palliative care. 

You are the expert in your life! 

I practice reflexively and relationally with cultural humility, humour and a beginner’s mind.  My evolving approach is grounded  in humanist therapeutic practices and grows through exploring ideas from creative therapies, ecotherapy and neuroscientific research. I respect, and seek opportunities to learn from, First Nations Knowledge and healing practices. 

As a values-led  counsellor supervisor, academic educator and imperfect ally, I advocate to address systemic and social issues that undermine health across the lifespan, while adhering to respectful and responsive work practices that promote wellbeing and vitality. 

My people are from Yorkshire in northern England and I am a "white body" (Menakem, 2021) raised with cisgender (she/her) and heterosexual privilege.  Decolonising my practice is an ongoing process of imperfect allyship - connecting, unlearning, learning, making mistakes and trying to be/do better.

A  qualified, experienced and certified, counsellor supervisor, I attend regular training, mentoring and supervision. I also teach, supervise and learn from postgraduate counselling and psychotherapy students.