I am a psychotherapist based in Edinburgh, offering in-person and online sessions.

My approach is thoughtful, relational and grounded in evidence-based practice. I work psychodynamically, which means I am interested not only in what brings you to therapy, but in the deeper patterns that shape how you experience yourself, other people and the world around you.

People often come to therapy because something feels stuck, painful or difficult to make sense of. This may relate to a particular loss, relationship, transition, pressure or period of distress. At other times, it is harder to name. There may be a feeling of being disconnected from yourself, repeating familiar patterns, or living in a way that appears successful or manageable from the outside, but feels very different internally.

My work is informed by clinical experience, psychological research and a psychodynamic understanding of how past and present shape our inner world. I pay close attention to what may sit just outside awareness: the feelings, defenses, expectations, and relational patterns that can quietly influence how we live, work, and relate.

Clinical foundations

My practice is primarily psychodynamic and relational, and is grounded in person-centered values of empathy, congruence, and respect for the client’s experience. I also draw, where appropriate, on further training in Internal Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Therapy and DBT-informed approaches, particularly in relation to emotional regulation, parts of self, attachment and relational patterns.

I do not work from a single manualised model. Instead, I aim to bring a thoughtful, evidence-informed approach to each person, couple or young person I work with.

Experience and perspective

Before training as a psychotherapist, my background was in anthropology, philosophy and social business. I studied in New York, later completed a Master’s degree at LSE, and went on to work in social business and consultancy across different cultural and community contexts.

This continues to shape my clinical interest in how people make sense of themselves within relationships, families, cultures and systems. I am particularly interested in the ways we become shaped by the roles we occupy, the expectations placed on us, and what is required of us — sometimes at the expense of a more authentic sense of self.