Hello, I’m Jennifer
Maybe you keep having the same arguments, feel unheard, or find it hard to say what you need. My own life experience and professional training as a psychotherapist shape the way I work.
I support individuals and couples who are finding things difficult in their relationships. Alongside this, I work with businesses on communication, coaching and consultancy, helping people make sense of challenges and find a way forward.
Why I became a therapist
I grew up with a father who drank, in a house that was often tense, unpredictable and sometimes volatile. We didn’t talk about it. We just carried on. Without realising it, I learned that the safest way to get through was to keep the peace: be perfect, please others, and never take up too much space.
Those old patterns followed me into my adult relationships. When things were difficult, I didn’t always know how to say what I needed, or how to stay connected through conflict instead of shutting down or smoothing things over.
My marriage ended in divorce. It was painful, but it was also liberating. Through my own therapy, I had begun to understand how my childhood shaped the way I loved, and I had found the courage to stand up for myself in a way I never had before.
Listening, expressing needs & repair
Life experience led me to train at The Metanoia Institute, where I discovered Transactional Analysis. It gave me a way of understanding what happens between two people: how we slip into old roles from childhood, why the same arguments keep repeating, and how to respond from a calmer, more grounded place.
I learned practical skills for listening, expressing needs honestly, and repairing after conflict — the very things I wish I’d known earlier.
Things can change
I know how lonely it can feel to struggle in a relationship you care about. I also know that, with the right understanding and skills, things can change. That’s why I do this work.
Before training as a psychotherapist, I spent ten years working in television and media, which gave me a real feel for the pressures of demanding careers and the expectations we quietly place on ourselves.
Finding the right therapist matters.
Book a free 20-minute introductory call — a no-commitment chat to see if we’re a good fit. Please do reach out with any questions.
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