Genuine, professional counselling for people across Bristol and the surrounding areas. Therapy that honours your independence, values your story, and works around the life you have built.
Bristol is not like other cities. It has a fiercely independent spirit, a deep commitment to community, and a creative energy that draws people from across the country and beyond. From the colourful streets of Stokes Croft to the leafy calm of Redland, from the waterfront buzz of the Harbourside to the strong community roots of Bedminster and Southville, Bristol is a city of distinct neighbourhoods, each with its own identity and culture.
I love working with clients in Bristol because that independent spirit often extends to how people approach their own wellbeing. There is a genuine openness here to self-exploration, to doing the inner work, to asking difficult questions about who you are and how you want to live. At the same time, Bristol is not immune to the pressures that affect people everywhere. The rising cost of living, housing insecurity, the demands of work and relationships, the aftershocks of difficult experiences. Online therapy offers a way to access specialist support without adding another logistical challenge to an already full life.
Bristol has one of the most vibrant creative scenes in the UK. Music, street art, film, theatre, design, independent publishing. The city thrives on the work of people who pour their hearts into what they do. But creativity and emotional vulnerability are deeply connected, and the lifestyle that comes with creative work can take a real toll.
Irregular income creates a constant undercurrent of financial anxiety. The pressure to produce, to stay relevant, to turn your passion into a sustainable living can be relentless. Many creative people I work with describe feeling caught between loving what they do and being exhausted by the struggle to sustain it. Add in the loneliness of solo working, the comparison trap of social media, and the tendency to use busyness as a way of avoiding deeper feelings, and you have a recipe for burnout that can creep up slowly before it hits hard.
Therapy offers a space to step back from all of that. To reconnect with yourself outside of what you produce. To understand the patterns that drive you, and to find a more sustainable relationship with your work and your emotional life. My approach is flexible and creative in itself, drawing on psychodynamic therapy, psychosynthesis, CBT, EMDR and IFS-informed work, so we can find what resonates with you.
Bristol is a diverse city with a rich cultural heritage, but it also has some of the starkest inequality of any UK city. The gap between the most and least affluent neighbourhoods is significant, and that inequality affects mental health in profound ways. Whether it is the financial pressure of living in one of the city's more deprived areas or the particular stresses faced by Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, the need for accessible, culturally sensitive therapy is real and urgent.
I am committed to offering a genuinely inclusive therapeutic space. I understand that your cultural background, identity and life experiences shape how you see the world and how you relate to the idea of therapy itself. Some people come from communities where talking about mental health has historically been stigmatised or misunderstood. Others have had previous experiences of services that felt impersonal, dismissive or culturally tone-deaf. I work hard to ensure that therapy with me feels different. It is a space built on respect, curiosity and a genuine desire to understand your world as you experience it.
Online therapy also helps address some of the practical barriers that prevent people from accessing support. No need to travel across the city, no worrying about being seen entering a therapy practice, and the flexibility to schedule sessions around shift work, childcare or other commitments.
With two major universities and a thriving graduate job market, Bristol has a large population of students and young professionals. Moving to a new city, building a social life from scratch, navigating the early stages of a career, managing student debt or entry-level salaries while living in an increasingly expensive city. These are significant pressures, even when they are framed as exciting life stages.
I work with many clients in their twenties and early thirties who are dealing with anxiety, low self-worth, relationship difficulties, or the lingering effects of difficult experiences from childhood or adolescence. There can be an expectation at this stage of life that you should be enjoying yourself, that these are supposed to be the best years. When the reality does not match that narrative, the gap between how you feel and how you think you should feel becomes its own source of distress.
Therapy gives you a place to be honest about all of it, without performance or pretence. Whether you are a student struggling with anxiety before deadlines, a young professional feeling disconnected despite a busy social life, or someone in their thirties wondering why you still feel unsettled, I can help you understand what is going on and find a way through it.
I am a BACP accredited counsellor and trained EMDR practitioner based in North West London, offering all sessions online. This means I can provide consistent, reliable therapy to clients in Bristol and the surrounding area without either of us needing to navigate Bristol's traffic or the ever-changing bus routes. All sessions are £70 for 50 minutes, making this an affordable option for professional, BACP accredited online therapy, with no hidden costs.
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I draw on CBT, psychodynamic therapy, EMDR, IFS-informed work and psychosynthesis to create a tailored approach for each client. No two people are the same, and your therapy should reflect that.
If you are in Bristol and considering therapy, I would genuinely love to hear from you. Book a session and let us find out how I can best support you.
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