My Story: From Performance to Authenticity

As someone who has built and run multiple successful businesses—from directing LEAP Equine, the UK's leading equine-facilitated therapy training organisation, to establishing my own international therapy practice—I know the unique pressures that come with professional achievement.

I also understand what it's like to lose yourself in roles and expectations. During my marriage, I gradually lost touch with my authentic self, becoming so focused on maintaining harmony that I stopped listening to my own voice. I found myself performing roles rather than being genuine, trying to be who I thought others needed me to be. The end of my marriage was devastating—and ultimately transformative. It forced me to stop performing and start discovering who I actually was beneath all the roles I'd been playing.

Whether you're struggling with the gap between your public success and private authenticity, feeling like an imposter despite your achievements, or simply exhausted from performing roles that no longer fit—I understand the complexity of maintaining external success while feeling internally disconnected.

That experience of losing myself and rebuilding from scratch is exactly why I can sit with clients who present as "successful" but feel like imposters. I've been there. I know what it's like to achieve external milestones whilst feeling empty inside.

What Makes Me Different

I don't let you get away with your comfortable stories.

Most therapists offer unconditional positive regard. I offer authenticity, challenge, and acceptance. There's a difference.

I'll tell you what I think in an appropriate way. I'll hold space for everything about you whilst refusing to hold space for your excuses. I'm non-judgemental about who you are, but I won't collude with patterns that keep you stuck.

This isn't about being harsh—it's about caring enough to challenge you toward growth rather than just offering comfortable validation.

The Rhythm Method: My Therapeutic Approach

Working with horses taught me something profound about healing: it happens in rhythm, not in a straight line.

I call my approach the "Rhythm Method"—strategically advancing into difficult territory, then retreating to safety, building trust through this dance of challenge and support. Like touching a wound, backing off, exploring deeper, retreating when needed, then diving in when you're ready.

This isn't textbook therapy. It's about reading what you're not saying as much as what you are, knowing when to push boundaries and when to create safety.

My Background: International Perspective, Diverse Experience

Clinical Training:

• MS in Marital and Family Therapy (USA)

• Therapist since 2012

• Trained in Internal Family Systems, Trauma work, Rorschach, Brainspotting, and Systemic family therapy

• Director of LEAP Equine, UK's leading equine-facilitated therapy training organisation

Global Experience:

• Practised in the United States, Singapore, Spain, and the UK

• Currently based in South Kensington, London, with global online reach

• Worked with diverse populations from high-profile professionals to at-risk youth

What Horses Taught Me: Horses don't lie. They respond to who you actually are, not who you're pretending to be. Working with them taught me that so much of healing is somatic—getting out of our overthinking minds and back into our instinctual wisdom.

We've lost so much trust in ourselves, but it's still there if we listen.

Who I Work With

My ideal clients often think, "I'm successful everywhere except with myself. I need someone who won't be impressed by my achievements or fooled by my performance."

I specialise in:

• Those who expect a lot from themselves but feel like imposters despite external success

• Entertainment industry professionals navigating public versus private identity

• Individuals with complex trust issues who need someone who won't be easily impressed or shocked

• People where "nothing seems to work" initially — I'm comfortable with the long game of transformation

My Philosophy: Adult Accountability

Not everything needs a diagnostic label. Sometimes it really is just our ego getting in the way, giving us excuses to blame others instead of taking responsibility for our part.

Childhood may explain why we do certain things, but as adults, we get to choose our responses. We're not to blame for what happened to us as children, but we are responsible for our actions and their consequences—both positive and negative.

This isn't about being harsh with yourself. It's about reclaiming your power to create change.

The Work We'll Do Together

Expect our sessions to have a rhythm. Some days we'll dive deep; other days we'll consolidate and integrate. Some clients work intensively for 3-6 months, then take breaks before returning. Others prefer ad-hoc sessions when life demands it.

What you can count on:

• Honest feedback delivered with care

• Space for everything you bring, without judgment

• Challenge when you need it and support when you're vulnerable

• Focus on regulation so you leave more grounded than when you arrived

• Lightbulb moments that shift how you see yourself and your relationships

Ready for Real Change?

If you're tired of therapists who are impressed by your status or who let you stay comfortable in patterns that don't serve you, we might be a good fit.

I work with people ready to meet themselves honestly. If that's you, let's talk.

Sessions are available in person in South Kensington, London; Warfield, Berkshire, or online globally.

I also offer specialised groups for young adults (15-23) navigating life decisions and transitions.