'I offer a contemplative space rooted in presence and depth, where all parts of you - your identity, your wounding, and your potential - are welcome'
At heart, my practice is rooted in Buddhist wisdom. Not as doctrine, but as an embodied way of being: presence, compassion, and spacious awareness. My training at the Karuna Institute deepened this grounding, and it continues to guide the way I sit with clients - with openness, subtlety, and respect for the unfolding of each person’s unique path. You don’t need to be Buddhist to work with me; the heart of this approach is simply a commitment to awareness and compassionate presence.
I work with clients who want to move beyond symptom relief into deeper self-understanding. My approach is rooted in presence and relational mindfulness, drawing on embodiment and inquiry to explore both wounding and growth. As a gay man, I also bring an appreciation of identity and belonging, and I offer a space where all parts of you are welcome. We may explore myth, shadow, or archetype as part of the journey of becoming more fully yourself.
A Therapeutic Space to Come Home to Yourself
Therapy is a space to slow down and listen more deeply to what’s arising within. Together, we turn toward what may feel painful, uncertain, or hidden. This is not to fix it, but to meet it with curiosity and care. In doing so, we deepen awareness, soften patterns, and create space for something new to unfold.
At the heart of my approach is presence: a grounded, relational field where your inner experience is welcomed as it is. The work is collaborative, spacious, and rooted in the belief that healing happens through awareness, compassion, and connection.
Depth-Oriented Psychotherapy
Drawing on Core Process Psychotherapy and Humanistic Counselling, our work can support you to:
- Navigate anxiety, grief, emotional intensity, or dissociation
- Regulate your emotional energy and feel more grounded in your body
- Let go of patterns that no longer serve you
- Move through endings, transitions, or identity shifts
- Reconnect with your inner agency and a deeper sense of meaning
- Cultivate self-acceptance, compassion, and inner clarity
This is not just therapy for managing symptoms, it is a space for inner transformation. I support clients in times of transition, loss, and inner disorientation, when something old is falling away and the new has not yet fully arrived. These are often threshold moments: the beginning of individuation, of becoming more fully ourselves.
The Therapeutic Relationship
The therapeutic relationship can act as a vessel, holding the known and unknown, the conscious and the unconscious, the parts of ourselves we lead with and those we have cast into shadow.
We might explore:
- Emotional responses and protective patterns
- Body awareness and nervous system regulation
- Early attachment wounds and inner parts that surface in relationship
- Stillness, insight, and the slow integration of emerging self-knowledge
- The mythic or archetypal themes that show up during life transitions
- Trauma responses and the neuroscience of safety
This work is often subtle, sometimes mysterious. We may spend time in the vague or liminal - in the not-yet - where clarity hasn’t fully formed. These places can feel uncomfortable, but they are often where the deepest alchemical change begins.
About Me
I’m a BACP-accredited counsellor and UKCP-accredited psychotherapist with over 12 years’ experience. I hold a Master’s degree in Core Process Psychotherapy from Karuna Institute, a training that weaves Buddhist psychology, Western psychodynamics, and relational mindfulness.
I bring a trauma‑informed approach, combining Core Process Psychotherapy with Babette Rothschild somatic trauma training and neurobiological understanding
My approach is also informed by Jungian thought, particularly the idea of shadow work and individuation: the lifelong unfolding of the self. I support clients to explore and integrate different parts of themselves, especially during times of transition, loss of direction, or self-disillusionment.
My own therapeutic journey brought me to this work after many years teaching. As a gay man, I bring awareness to questions of identity, belonging, and authenticity. My contemplative practice includes meditation, Kum Nye (a Tibetan form of somatic practice), and time in nature. Music, particularly the guitar, is part of how I connect to inner life. These practices ground me and support the deep listening I bring to my work.
Practical Details
- Sessions are 60 minutes
- I work in-person in Cardiff and online across the UK
- My fee is £65 per session
If you're drawn to this way of working, or want to find out more, you're welcome to get in touch.
Online Therapy
I offer online therapy for clients who want to work deeply but are unable to attend in person. These sessions are held over Zoom, in a clear, calm environment to support our connection. Online therapy can be just as attuned and transformative as in-person work. Together we can create a grounded, relational field, rooted in presence, mindfulness, and compassion, wherever you are in the UK.
Links
Karuna Institute
