Welcome to my website! I am a member of the British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy, and I am also licensed to practice in California (LMFT 81028) and in Pennsylvania (MF001303).

I was born and raised in Belfast, the capital city of the North of Ireland, and it was there where I first qualified as a therapist. I had the privilege of helping establish one of the province’s first charities providing services to male survivors of intimate partner violence.

I moved to the US in 2003, and qualified first as a therapist in California, working in both private practice and in the psychiatry department of a large medical services provider.

I have experience in treating many psychological disorders - including depression, anxiety, and adjustment to life events - and my areas of particular interest currently are all trauma-focused. These include providing therapy for survivors of pathologically abusive relationships (relationships in which at least one partner displays traits of personality concerns, or is diagnosed with a personality disorder, and the relationship is noted for dramatic and erratic behaviours). I also have specialized intreating survivors of religious trauma, which can include events such as the difficult act of losing faith; ostracism; being disowned by friends, family, and a community; and seeking to find new sources of joy moving forward (and they do exist beyond religion!)

My preferred models of trauma intervention include Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). I am also certified in Narcissistic Abuse Survivor Treatment through the Institute For Relational Harm Reduction, and I am certified through PESI in the Dr Ramani Durvasula treatment methods..

Please feel free to email me at the link below. I’ll look forward to us connecting and possibly working together.