Professional Experience
I have over 20 years of clinical experience as an art psychotherapist, working with children, young people and their families, as well as with adults.
My psychodynamic approach is informed by an understanding of how unconscious processes and early experiences can influence emotions, behaviours and relational patterns.
I work collaboratively with clients to explore these underlying dynamics, supporting greater insight and understanding through the therapeutic process.
I am passionate about working alongside others to help them make sense of their challenges, enabling them to move forward with greater clarity, confidence and positivity, and ultimately thrive. I was drawn to this work through my own experiences of growing up, as well as through my journey as a mother of two children.
I qualified as an Art Psychotherapist in 2007 at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, and have since gained extensive experience working with a diverse range of clients presenting with varied emotional, behavioural and relational difficulties, across the NHS, primary and secondary school settings, charitable organisations and within the private sector.
My career began in the NHS, within a service forming part of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for Lanarkshire, Scotland. I also held the role of Clinical Lead for Children and Young People's Therapeutic Services within a specialist trauma clinic in Bristol for a number of years, where I worked with individual clients and their families, as well as supporting a team of clinicians.
In addition to my private practice, I currently work within a co-educational independent school in Wiltshire, providing 1:1 therapy to young people aged 11 to 18, as well as contributing to the school’s wider pastoral care and wellbeing provision.
Over the years, I have enjoyed contributing to the training of therapists as a visiting lecturer on the MA Art Psychotherapy and MA Counselling for Children and Young People programmes at the University of South Wales.
I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) . I work in line with the BAAT Code of Ethics and Professional Practice, and I engage in regular clinical supervision and continuing professional development to ensure my work remains thoughtful, ethical, and informed by current practice.