Tired of holding it all together?

You've always been the "capable one", but somewhere along the way, you lost track of who you actually are.
Let's find out together.

This might be for you if:

You grew up in a home that looked fine from the outside, but your feelings weren’t really noticed or talked about
You’re the capable, reliable one – but privately you feel empty, disconnected, or like you’re just going through the motions
You find relationships hard – too much, too little, never quite right
You’re highly self-critical and can’t seem to silence the voice that says you’re not enough
You want to understand yourself better, not just cope better

How does therapy work?

Sessions are 50 minutes, online via video – no commute, no waiting room, just you and a private space wherever you feel comfortable
In-person sessions are also available in Southend-on-Sea if you’d prefer to meet face to face
You don’t need to arrive with an agenda – we start wherever you are
There’s no fixed programme or number of sessions; we work at your pace
It usually starts to feel different before it looks different – and that’s normal

What's it like to work with me?

Honest. Warm. And probably not what you’re expecting.

I’m not going to sit in silence nodding at everything you say. I’ll listen properly, but I’ll also gently challenge you when something’s worth looking at more closely, and I’ll be straight with you when I notice something important.

I’m a big believer that the relationship between us is where the real work happens. That means I show up as a human, not a therapist-shaped robot – I get things wrong sometimes, I say so, and we figure it out together. That messiness? It’s actually the point. Most of my clients have never had someone model what it looks like to be a real, fallible person who stays anyway.

Sessions are led by you – no script, no agenda. But I’ll help you make sense of what comes up, spot the patterns you’ve stopped noticing, and figure out what you actually want rather than what you think you should want.

You can show up however you are that day. Messy, quiet, angry, unsure – it all belongs here.

Hi, I’m Hannah.

I specialise in working with adults who grew up having their emotional world overlooked — not necessarily in dramatic ways, just quietly, consistently. It’s called childhood emotional neglect, and it tends to produce capable, functional adults who privately feel empty, disconnected, or like they’re always falling short.

I know this territory both personally and professionally, which means I’m not approaching it from a textbook.

I hold a BA (Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy, and I’m NCPS-accredited. But more than that – I’ll show up as a real person, not a blank screen. That’s kind of the whole point.

Ready to take the first step

The first call is free – it’s a chance for you to get a feel for whether I’m the right fit for you. If I’m not, I’ll help you find someone who is.