I am a counsellor and psychotherapist whose journey into the mental health field follows a 20-year career in education and coaching. As a former MOE PE teacher, ITE lecturer and netball coach, I have worked closely with children, adolescents, and young adults across both academic and sports settings. Over the years, I developed a growing appreciation for the emotional and psychological experiences that lie beyond what we often see on the surface. Together with my own journey of personal growth and healing, this inspired my purposeful mid-career transition into psychotherapy and counselling, fulfilling a long-held aspiration to support individuals more deeply and holistically.
Since making that transition, I have had the privilege of working therapeutically with adolescents, young adults, adults and older persons across a range of concerns, including anxiety and low mood, self-worth and identity, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, life transitions, emotional overwhelm, and difficult or painful past experiences. I am especially drawn to supporting individuals who feel lost, stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected from themselves and the lives they want to lead.
What matters deeply to me in this work is being able to meet each person as they are — not simply through the difficulties they bring into the therapy room, but as a whole person shaped by their experiences, relationships, strengths and hopes. I believe that meaningful therapy involves both being deeply heard and, when appropriate, gently challenged, with space for greater understanding, new perspectives and possibilities for change.
As a mother of two teenagers (and a furbaby), I also bring a lived understanding of the complexities of motherhood, parenting, marriage, and family life. In my free time, I enjoy learning new things, volunteering, playing mahjong with friends, connecting over meaningful conversations, good food and an iced latte or tea — and winding down with a good book.
