A Different Way of Working
In-person counselling in Manchester and secure online therapy across the UK
How I Work
Therapy rarely changes everything overnight.
More often, people notice smaller shifts first. A conversation they would once have avoided. A little more patience with their children. Less time lying awake replaying the same thoughts. Feeling more present in their own life instead of constantly trying to keep up with it.
Most people do not arrive in therapy because they have neatly identified the problem.
More often, something just feels different.
You sit in the car for ten minutes before going inside because it is the only quiet moment in your day.
You find yourself taking the long route home.
A song comes on and suddenly you're thinking about a version of yourself you haven't thought about for years.
You keep telling people you're fine because the real answer feels too complicated.
Life may look okay from the outside. Work gets done. The bills get paid. The responsibilities are met.
Yet something feels heavier than it used to.
Or perhaps you've reached a point where you're starting to wonder how you got here.
Sometimes it can feel as though you've been travelling down a track for years without ever consciously choosing it. You kept moving forward because that's what life required. Then one day you stop long enough to look around and wonder where the track is leading.
You may not have the words for it yet.
You may simply know that something needs attention.
Therapy That Fits the Person
I work primarily with men, fathers, people experiencing grief and loss, and neurodivergent adults.
But I don't believe people fit neatly into categories.
Someone may arrive because of grief and discover they're also trying to understand what fatherhood means to them. Someone else may come because of work stress and begin recognising how years of masking ADHD have affected them.
The starting point matters.
But it doesn't have to determine where the conversation goes.
My approach is integrative, which means I draw from different therapeutic ideas rather than expecting you to fit one particular model of counselling.
What matters to me is understanding the person sitting opposite me.
Therapy with me can be reflective, practical, serious, curious and sometimes funny. There may be sessions where we talk about something painful and others where the conversation begins with work, football, parenting, music or something apparently ordinary and gradually finds its way somewhere neither of us expected.
My role isn't to decide what your experience means.
It's to listen carefully enough that together we can begin to understand it.
What Might Change?
Therapy isn't about becoming a different person.
Often the changes are quieter than that.
You might notice you're sleeping a little better.
You might recognise what's happening before an argument rather than afterwards.
You might understand why certain situations affect you so strongly.
You might become more comfortable saying what you need.
You might stop judging yourself quite so harshly for things that make more sense once you understand where they came from.
Or you may simply begin to feel more like yourself again.
There is no predetermined destination.
We work out what matters together.
Who I Work With
My work most often includes:
Men's Counselling
Stress, anxiety, relationships, identity, loneliness and the pressures many men quietly carry.
Counselling for Fathers
Fatherhood, separation, co-parenting, relationships and finding space for yourself amongst the responsibilities of being a dad.
→ Explore Counselling for Fathers
Grief & Bereavement
Bereavement, suicide loss, relationship endings and other losses that can change how life feels.
→ Explore Grief & Bereavement Support
Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy
Working alongside autistic and ADHD adults exploring diagnosis, masking, identity, relationships and self-understanding.
→ Explore Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy
Practical Information
Sessions last 50 minutes and are available in person in Manchester or securely online across the UK.
Sessions are £60.
I offer a free 30-minute introductory conversation before you decide whether you'd like to begin.
Currently accepting new clients.
→ Fees & Practical Information
Ready When You Are
You don't need to know exactly what you want to talk about.
You don't need to know whether counselling will help.
And you don't need to have everything worked out before getting in touch.
Sometimes the first conversation is simply about seeing whether this feels like the right place to begin.
→ Book a Free 30-Minute Introductory Conversation
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