Hey, I’m Abi……

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⭐️ Qualified Counsellor (NCPS reg) 👩‍🏫

⭐️ Essex girly 💃

⭐️ Mum to an amazing little boy 👦 and baby girl 👩‍🍼

⭐️Dog Mum to my crazy labrador 🦮

⭐️ Book lover 📚

⭐️Late diagnosed ADHDer 🧠

⭐️ Ex people pleaser ✌️

⭐️Introvert 🙈

⭐️ Love working with clients who are ready to see real changes ❤️

My Why…

I'm Abi , a qualified counsellor (MNCPS Reg), and a mum of two.

With my first child, I had undiagnosed ADHD. I was drowning. Paralysed. Consumed by guilt. Convinced something was deeply wrong with me 😫. I thought I had postnatal depression. I couldn't prioritise, couldn't look after myself and couldn't seem to function the way other mums appeared to.

Then I had my daughter, my second child. By this point I had my diagnosis. I understood what was happening in my brain 🧠. I was able to do things differently and put less pressure on myself. And honestly? I got to enjoy motherhood in a way I never had before.

Same me. Same chaos of new motherhood. Completely different experience 💃.

That contrast is why I do this work 💁‍♀️.

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Before becoming a counsellor, I spent 10 years working in the NHS (physiotherapy department) 🏋. I've also worked in an NHS doctors' surgery counselling children and in private practice counselling both adults and adolescents. Understanding bodies before I understood minds has been invaluable and shaped a lot of how I work now including nervous systems, regulation and the physical experience of overwhelm.

I bring together person-centred counselling, nervous system-informed work (grounded in polyvagal theory), and somatic approaches. So we're working with your whole self, not just your thoughts .

As a practicing counsellor, I keep my skills and knowledge up to date through continued professional development (CPD) courses 📚. I also attend regular supervision once a month as recommended by the NCPS to ensure my practice is meeting standards and maintaining professional and ethical boundaries .

Outside the therapy room

When I'm off the clock, you'll usually find me deep into a TV series (probably rewatching outlander), on a dog walk 🐾, curled up on the sofa with a good 📕 or off on a family adventure.

I'm unapologetically obsessed with Lord of the Rings and have a serious soft spot for rock music 🎸.

Labrador Retriever dog lying in a grassy field, panting with tongue out, under a partly cloudy sky, with trees in the background.

My Crazy Boy Morris

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