A supportive place to understand what’s happening — and begin making change possible
I work with people facing a wide range of emotional and life difficulties, from anxiety, stress and recurring patterns to eating disorders, relationship difficulties, chronic illness, infertility and loss. Whatever brings you to therapy, I believe it is important to begin by understanding your experience, what has shaped it and what you would like to be different.
My approach is gentle, curious and led by what matters to you. I combine careful listening and exploration with practical psychological techniques, helping you understand patterns that may be keeping you stuck and take manageable steps towards change without feeling pressured or judged.
- 17+ years’ counselling experience
- BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist
- Person-centred practice informed by CBT
Could we be a good fit?
You may find my approach useful if:
Anxiety, stress or difficult thoughts are beginning to restrict your life or make everyday situations harder to navigate.
You can recognise patterns that aren’t helping you, but fear, anxiety or a lack of confidence makes changing them difficult.
You’re experiencing difficulties with eating, including anorexia, ARFID or another eating disorder, and want space to understand both what is happening and what may be maintaining it.
You’re navigating infertility, miscarriage or the death of a baby and would value somewhere to talk openly about an experience that can feel profoundly isolating.
Cancer, MS or another chronic health condition is affecting you or someone close to you, bringing emotional challenges that can be difficult to manage alone.
You’re experiencing difficulties within a relationship or as a couple and want help understanding what is happening between you and what might need to change.
What working together can look like
When we first meet, I want to understand what has brought you to therapy and what you would like to get from it. I’ll listen to your story and, where it feels relevant, we can explore the experiences, relationships, beliefs and behaviours that have helped shape where you are today.
Starting with what matters to you
I work in a gentle and understanding way, but that doesn’t mean therapy always needs to feel passive. When it may be useful, I will ask questions, explore things with you and gently challenge thoughts or patterns that could be getting in your way.
My approach is grounded in person-centred counselling and informed by CBT techniques. In practice, that means you and what matters to you remain at the centre of our work, while we can also look more practically at the relationship between your thoughts, emotions and behaviours.
I may sometimes suggest something to explore or try between sessions. I see these experiments as a “win-win”: if something helps, we learn from that; if it doesn’t, we can become curious about what got in the way. There is no expectation to get everything right.
Understanding what keeps a difficulty going
When something keeps returning, we can become curious about the pattern rather than simply trying harder to make it disappear.
We might explore the fears surrounding change, beliefs that have developed over time, anxiety, self-esteem or confidence, and other themes that may be connected to the difficulty. Once we understand more about what is maintaining a pattern, we can consider small, achievable experiments that might help you begin responding differently.
My work is also informed by training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT), which can offer practical ways of developing emotional resilience and managing distress. I draw on these approaches where they are relevant rather than expecting every client to work in the same way.
Throughout, we will keep returning to what change or recovery means to you. Therapy is your journey; my role is to listen, understand and work alongside you as you find your way through it.
Areas of experience
My work has included supporting people with a range of emotional, health-related and relational difficulties, including:
Anxiety, social anxiety, stress, OCD and work-related stress.
Anorexia, ARFID and other eating disorders.
Infertility, miscarriage and stillbirth.
Relationship difficulties and couples counselling, alongside experience supporting people affected by cancer, MS and other chronic health conditions.
About Christine
Christine has worked as a counsellor since 2008 and brings particular professional and personal understanding to experiences that can sometimes be difficult to speak about openly.
Her work includes supporting people affected by cancer and MS, as well as those navigating infertility, miscarriage and the death of a baby. These are areas that matter deeply to her, and she recognises how isolating significant illness, fertility difficulties and loss can become for both individuals and those close to them.
Christine also works with couples and draws on the research-informed Gottman Method in her relationship work. Across her practice, she believes that each person’s experience is individual and deserves to be heard, understood and treated as important.
Qualifications & Professional Credentials
Christine has worked as a counsellor since 2008 and has been an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy since 2014.
BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist
Accredited since October 2014
Membership number: 40514
Selected specialist training
View selected specialist training
- Ten-Day Intensive Radically Open DBT Course
- British Isles DBT Training
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Cognitive Remediation Therapy
Professor Kate Tchanturia -
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Dr Russ Harris -
Essentials of CBT
Beck Institute
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Developing CBT Skills for Working with Young People with Eating Disorders
Two-day workshop -
ARFID in Adults
Beat - Beyond the Affair: Restoring Trust and Building Relationships
- Menopause Matters: Understanding the Mental Health Impact of the Menopause
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Working with Depression
Windy Dryden
What happens when you get in touch?
Start with a conversation
Your free 20-minute discovery call is an opportunity to tell us what has brought you to therapy, what you are looking for and ask any questions you may have.
Find the right fit
We’ll consider your needs, preferences and what you would like from therapy, then recommend the practitioner we believe is best placed to support you.
Agree the next step
If you feel comfortable with the recommendation, our team will talk you through availability, fees and how to arrange your first session.
Fees
Christine’s session length and current fees were not included in the questionnaire response and should be confirmed before publication.
We’ll confirm current availability and answer any practical questions during your discovery call.
You don’t have to have it all figuer out
You may know exactly what you want help with, or simply know that something needs to change.
A free 20-minute discovery call is a chance to talk through what’s been happening, ask any questions and understand the right next step for you.
Confidential – No pressure – Clear next steps