About Me

Hi I'm Dianne, 

I'm a registered & accredited BACP Therapist, Couples, Counsellor and Clincical Supervisor.

With over 20 years of experience, I help individuals, couples, and professionals navigate life’s heaviest emotional challenges.

Sometimes, life simply becomes overwhelming. While having friends and family to talk to is wonderful, there are moments when you realise you need something deeper. No matter what you are carrying right now, I firmly believe that we all have an innate capacity to heal, grow, and reclaim our power.

I provide a safe, confidential, and genuinely warm space to help you untangle your thoughts, overcome your obstacles, and work toward your own personal goals.

Therapy Tailored to You (No 'One-Size-Fits-All')  

As an integrative, Person-Centred therapist, I don’t fit you into a rigid box. Instead, I carefully tailor every single session to match your unique life story. 

Over my two decades in practice, I have built an extensive "counsellor's toolkit" of diverse therapeutic modalities and coping skills. Depending on your needs, our work incorporate: 

• Person-Centred Therapy - putting you at the heart of the sessions and providing the essential conditions to meet your needs
• Solution-Focused Therapy - to find practical pathways forward.
• Transactional Analysis & Interpersonal Therapy - to understand your relationship with yourself and others.
• Mindfulness & Coping Strategies to ground your nervous system in the present.

A quick note on my approach: Healing is deep work, but it doesn't always have to be heavy. Our sessions together are often sprinkled with unexpected humour and laughter—even when you are feeling at your lowest or most vulnerable. Bringing humanity into the room is an essential part of how we heal. 

Areas of Experience:                                 

I support adults and young people (ages 16+) through both brief, focused therapy and deeper, long-term therapeutic journeys. I have spent many years working within colleges, charities, the health sector, and community settings, before coming into private practice to continue helping clients navigate:

• Mood & Mindset: Depression, low mood, anxiety, stress, and work-related burnout.
• Loss & Healing: Bereavement, grief, and processing historic or childhood trauma.
• Relationships: Couples and family counselling, communication breakdowns, and interpersonal conflict.
• Self-Worth: Healing intrapersonal issues like low self-esteem, lack of confidence, or missing self-worth.
• Life Transitions: Redundancy, navigating a physical illness, or facing sudden, significant life changes.

Qualifications, Credentials & Trust:

When you step into therapy, you deserve to know you are in safe, qualified hands. My clinical foundation is backed by rigorous training and a deep commitment to continuous learning.

Core Qualifications:

• BSc Degree in Therapeutic Counselling
• Level 5 Certificate in Couples and Relationship Therapy (Accredited by COSRT)
• Level 5 Certificate in Counselling Supervision
• Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) — IAPT Practitioner Training (NSCAP)
• Level 4 Diplomas & Certificates: Counselling/Psychotherapy, Bereavement Supervision, Mediation & Negotiation Skills, Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, and Group Work.

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

I constantly evolve my practice to ensure I bring the absolute best to my clients. My specialised training includes:

• Trauma & The Body: Currently completing my Polyvagal-Informed Practitioner training for trauma. Experienced in EMIplus Trauma Therapy and Trauma-Sensitive somatic integration. 
• Relational:  Transactional Anlysis (TA) & Interal Family Systems (IFS) for understanding our 'parts of self'
• Emotional & Mindset Care: Working with the Inner Child, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Stress & Anger Management, Cruse Bereavement Care, and Understanding Self-Harm.