My approach
Human-first. Always.
Therapy is not about fixing you. It is about helping you reconnect with who you are, what you care about, and how you want to live.
How I work
My approach is person-centred and existential at its core, blending in other methods when they are useful. I meet you where you are, and we work collaboratively from there.
You will find honesty here. You will find humour. And if you are open to it, you might even find parts of yourself you had lost or did not know existed.
What that looks like
/person-centred
You lead, I walk alongside
Person-centred at the core, with an existential lens on meaning, choice and what matters to you.
/affirming
No translating yourself
Neurodivergent-affirming and LGBTQ+ inclusive. You don’t have to explain or justify who you are.
/trauma-aware
Safety before speed
Shaped by years supporting survivors. We go at a pace your nervous system can actually manage.
/masculinity-conscious
Room for the unsaid
Space to unpick the scripts about strength, feelings and coping that so many of us were handed.
Working with trauma
You don’t have to relive it to heal from it.
Trauma isn’t only about what happened. It’s about what it left behind: in your body, your relationships, your sense of safety, and how you see yourself. Sometimes it’s a single event. Sometimes it’s something that went on for years, or something you’ve never quite found words for.
Much of my experience comes from supporting survivors of sexual and domestic violence. That work has shaped how I understand the ways people cope and protect themselves, and how healing can unfold at a pace that feels safe.
In practice, that means:
- You stay in control. You decide what to share, when, and how much. You never have to tell the whole story to do the work.
- Safety comes first. We build steadiness and trust before going anywhere difficult, and we can always slow down or stop.
- Your responses make sense. Shutting down, staying on guard, people-pleasing, numbing out: these are ways of surviving, and they get understood here, not judged.
- The relationship matters. A steady, consistent, honest relationship is often where the healing starts.
Who it’s for
Built for everyone. With a nod to the outsiders.
CTRL+K is my practice, built for everyone but with a nod to the outsiders and outliers: the ones who feel out of place in traditional settings. I welcome the overthinkers, the inked, the alt, the neurodivergent, the creatively burned out, the ones navigating identity, and anyone who has never quite felt at home in counselling before.
And if none of those describe you, you are just as welcome. You don’t have to identify as anything. You just have to be here.
I offer face-to-face therapy in central Shrewsbury and online via secure video call. This is not your typical therapy room. No beige walls. No inspirational posters. No jargon. No clipboard clichés. Just a quiet space and someone who genuinely sees you.
Different doesn’t mean less serious.
For many people, therapy means facing some of the hardest and most complex parts of life. Just because my space feels relaxed or a little unconventional does not mean I take the work any less seriously.
I am a member of the BACP and work in line with their Ethical Framework, which means I take your safety, autonomy and wellbeing seriously. I hold the same respect for classical counselling and psychotherapy as any traditional practice. I simply offer those foundations in a way that feels more accessible and human.
Why CTRL+K?
CTRL+K is the shortcut for inserting a link.
It’s a quiet nod to connection. That is what therapy is about: linking the past to the present, the internal to the external, the stories we have carried to the ones we want to write next.
And yes, I like the techy, nerdy, glitch-core undertones too.
A space for real people.
Whatever you’re carrying, this space is yours. CTRL+K is a safe, supportive and radically human place to do the deep work. No mask required.
- Anxiety
- Grief & loss
- Trauma
- Burnout
- Identity
- Gender
- Relationships & patterns
- Masculinity
- Neurodivergence
- Feeling like a misfit
- Not knowing yet
Workshops & psycho-education
Training that speaks human.
Alongside therapy, I facilitate workshops and group trainings for organisations, schools and communities. I teach the way I work: with honesty, humour and zero pretence.
These sessions are designed for real people, not policy documents. This is not PowerPoint and policy learning. It is real talk, with room for vulnerability, humour and growth.
- Modern masculinity
- Emotional literacy
- Inclusion & diversity
- Mental health for nerds & creatives
Ready when you are.
Or stay a little longer and see what resonates. There’s no rush here.
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