About My Work

I am a trauma-informed, integrative psychologist specialising in attachment, identity development and nervous system regulation. I came into this work with a deep curiosity about what truly shapes us — not just our symptoms, but our sense of self.

I hold a Master’s degree in the Psychology of Mental Health and Wellbeing, and my approach is grounded in attachment theory, developmental psychology, and nervous system science. But beyond theory, my work is rooted in a simple belief: psychological suffering is rarely random. It makes sense in context.

Many of the people I work with are thoughtful and self-aware. They may struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout, or relationship difficulties — yet underneath these experiences is often something deeper. A pattern. An identity shaped around survival. A nervous system that learned to adapt to environments where safety, attunement, or emotional consistency were not always present.

During my postgraduate research, I explored how early attachment experiences become woven into adult identity — shaping patterns such as over-responsibility, performance-based self-worth, emotional suppression, and relational anxiety. What became clear to me is that distress is often not a defect, but the long-term cost of strategies that once helped us cope.

We are shaped in relationship. And we can also heal in relationship.

In therapy, I don’t focus solely on managing symptoms. We look at how patterns were formed — in early relationships, within family systems, and in the body itself. We explore how survival strategies can become identity, how over-functioning can mask unmet needs, and how emotional intensity often reflects unprocessed relational history.

As deeper patterns shift, people often find that their symptoms soften naturally — not because they forced them away, but because the underlying system begins to feel safer.

My work bridges psychological science with embodied and relational understanding. I am particularly interested in how identity reorganises over time — how people move from survival-based self-concepts toward greater coherence, self-trust, and internal safety.

I practise with strong ethical integrity, confidentiality, and deep respect for each person’s cultural, relational, and personal context. Therapy with me is a collaborative space — grounded, thoughtful, and paced in a way that honours your nervous system.

I do not see suffering as pathology to be eliminated. I see it as something to be understood — and, when ready, transformed.

If this way of working resonates, you are welcome to explore my therapy services or get in touch.