Getting to know The Human Lens

Through many years of working alongside people experiencing mental health difficulties, crisis, homelessness, substance misuse and complex life circumstances, I began to notice something important: the people who were able to find their own answers, rather than being given them, often seemed to achieve more meaningful and sustainable change.

That drew me towards the psychological side of recovery. I wanted to understand what was happening beneath the surface and to work with people at a deeper level, at their pace, rather than deciding for them what their recovery should look like. That understanding ultimately led me to humanistic counselling and to creating The Human Lens.

Professional Background & Qualifications

I hold a BSc (Hons) in Humanistic Counselling from the University of Portsmouth and am an Individual Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I also hold professional qualifications in Mental Health and Health & Social Care.

Alongside my counselling training, I bring more than 15 years of experience working with people across mental health, crisis support, homelessness, substance misuse and other complex life circumstances.

This combination of professional training and real-world experience shapes the way I work today: seeing the whole person, rather than defining someone by a diagnosis, difficulty or particular experience.

Understanding why we behave the way we do can be one of the most powerful parts of therapy. We can find ourselves repeating patterns or responding in ways that no longer help us, without necessarily understanding where those behaviours came from or what purpose they once served. I’m interested in exploring that with you.

When we begin to understand what sits beneath a behaviour, rather than simply trying to stop it, we can start to recognise and gently unpick the patterns that may now be causing difficulties in our lives. For me, therapy is not about telling someone how to change. It is about helping them understand themselves deeply enough that change can begin to come from within.