About

Hello, I’m Jess, a Psychotherapist / Psychodynamic Art Psychotherapist working with children (aged 5+), young people and adults.
I understand that talking about thoughts and feelings isn’t easy for everyone. While many clients enjoy traditional talking therapy, others find it easier to express themselves through creative activities, play, or simply by working in a different way. My role is to adapt therapy to the individual, using whatever approach feels most comfortable and helpful for them.
Although I am a qualified Art Psychotherapist, sessions don’t have to involve art. Creativity is simply one of the many therapeutic tools available and is only used when it feels appropriate or beneficial. Many of my clients prefer to talk, while others naturally communicate through play, storytelling, games, imagination or creative activities. Together, we find an approach that suits you or your child.

I offer a warm, accepting and non-judgemental space where children, young people and adults can feel safe to explore their thoughts, emotions and experiences at their own pace. My work is trauma-informed, attachment-based and neurodiversity-affirming, recognising that every person’s experiences and needs are unique.

Alongside psychotherapeutic approaches, I also draw upon mindfulness and body awareness techniques where appropriate, helping clients develop emotional regulation skills and feel more connected to themselves.

Whatever brings you to therapy, I aim to provide a consistent, compassionate and collaborative relationship where you feel heard, understood and supported to move towards lasting positive change.

Counselling Offered

Face to Face

Clinical Background

I have experience working therapeutically with both adults and children across a range of settings, supporting a variety of emotional and psychological needs. Providing both group and one-to-one art therapy in SEN and alternative school settings, working with neurodivergent children and young people, as well as facilitating parent-child therapeutic work. This developed my ability to engage creatively, build trust, and adapt interventions to a wide range of developmental and emotional needs.

I am also a highly experienced addiction counsellor with over eight years’ clinical practice within a residential addiction treatment setting, in one of the UK’s leading specialist providers. Extensive experience working within the Minnesota Model, delivering abstinence-based, 12-step informed treatment. Specialist knowledge in; complex trauma, dissociation and attachment. 

My work integrates creative practice with clinical understanding, alongside mindfulness and somatic approaches to support regulation and emotional processing.

Professional Credentials

• Enhanced current DBS
• Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
• Regular supervision to support safe and ethical practice
• Continued Professional Development (CPD)
• Member of – Health and Care Professions Council / British Association of Art Psychotherapists