“I cannot thank Ed enough for all the ways in which he’s helped and supported me, and I will be going forward with a greater understanding of myself and the ability to take control of my own life.”

Client testimonial

My private practice

My private practice is precisely that; it’s personal and meaningful.

I choose to work with a limited number of clients at any one time, usually online or by phone. 

This benefits you because I can give you my fullest attention and be more flexible to work with you, wherever you are. The flipside is I may not have availability straight away!

My work with individuals is a culmination of 20+ years spent with children, young people and adults in a range of professional contexts, around the world.

I’m passionate about my profession and what it stands for; valuing the uniqueness of each client and their courage to grow.

  • My professional career and passion for helping others began with supporting young people. I qualified as a teacher in 2011 and have taught across primary, secondary and further education.

    My passion for working with young people has taken me to many places; from local charities in Dorset providing counselling to school pupils, to remote islands in the Southern Pacific as director of an international volunteering programme, supporting multinational high school students.

    The reason I was so effective in these roles was my ability to form trusting relationships with young people from which they could grow. And it’s no different today as a therapist.

  • My experience supporting adults evolved from my successes with young people, and is a key part in my journey to becoming a qualified therapist.

    I spent five years as the Director of Education for an international consultancy, improving teaching practice in schools across the UK and abroad.

    This work was driven by a moral purpose; to improve the educational outcomes and life chances of young people. This involved working closely with teachers and leaders to build deeply caring cultures within individual classrooms and across whole educational establishments.

    It was during this time that I began coaching more adults 1:1 and noticing that, whether a newly qualified teacher or the CEO of large organisations, there was something else going on for the individual that was impacting them; their work, their relationships, their sense of self.

    Respecting my professional and ethical boundaries - I decided to retrain as a therapist, and to undertake what some colleagues and clients have since described as a calling.

    A postgraduate degree in philosophy and extensive coaching experience also help shape my practice today, especially when clients are grappling with more existential feelings, or when clients feel ready to work on their futures, respectively.