People come to therapy for many reasons.

Some arrive with a clear sense of what's wrong and want to work on it; others know only that something isn't right and want help making sense of it.

Both are good places to start.

Below is a guide to the kinds of things I most often work with; but if what you're carrying isn't on this page, it doesn't mean we can't work together.

Where my work is most focused

My practice has a particular shape: I work most often with people in high-pressure or high-expectation environments: professionals, executives, founders, carers, and others used to performing, holding things together, and meeting demanding standards.

The presenting issues that come with that territory are familiar to me:

• Burnout – the slow erosion of energy, motivation, or interest in things that used to matter

• Perfectionism and self-criticism – the internal voice that drives the achievement but exhausts the person behind it

• Anxiety in work and life – the persistent sense of having to perform, predict, or control

• Identity wrapped up in work – what happens when the role changes, ends, or no longer fits

• The cost of always holding it together – when "fine" has become a default mask

My earlier career was in investment funds in New York, London, and Seattle, so I know these environments from the inside as well as the toll they can take on identity, relationships, and wellbeing.

The broader range I work with

Within and beyond that focus, I work with adults across a wider range of concerns:

• Mood and anxiety – depression, low mood, persistent worry, panic, sleep difficulties, the heaviness that doesn't have a clear cause

• Relationships – recurring patterns in romantic, family, or working relationships; difficulties with boundaries, communication, or trust; the aftermath of separation or betrayal

• Life transitions – career changes, redundancy, parenthood, the loss of a parent, retirement, moves across cities or countries. The points at which one chapter ends and the next hasn't fully started

• Bereavement and loss – losing a person, a relationship, a role, a possibility. Including the quieter losses that go unmarked

• Identity, culture, and meaning – questions of who you are, where you belong, what you want, and what to do with a life. Cultural identity and the experience of straddling more than one place. Existential questions that surface in midlife or after big change

• Caring for parents and older relatives – the practical and emotional weight of supporting someone through illness, ageing, or end of life. Running a CQC-registered homecare service alongside my therapy practice keeps me close to these realities

I also offer coaching-informed work for clients who want a more structured focus on goals, decisions, or specific situations: career direction, leadership challenges, performance under pressure, navigating a particular transition.

Where I work

I see clients in person at my counselling practice in Battersea (SW11), a short walk from Clapham Junction in south London, and online via Proton Meet (secure video) for clients across the UK and further afield.

Online sessions tend to suit people with demanding schedules, those who travel, or those who simply prefer the privacy of working from home.

Sessions are available in English or Romanian.

When I'm not the right person

There are situations where another kind of support is more appropriate.

I don't offer crisis intervention, and I'm not able to be a primary support for people experiencing acute psychosis, active suicidal crisis, severe addiction, or eating disorders that need specialist medical care.

If any of those apply, please contact your GP, NHS 111, or — in an emergency — 999 or attend A&E.

The Samaritans on 116 123 are available around the clock.

For most of the difficulties life brings, though, careful conversation with the right person can make a meaningful difference.

If you'd like to explore whether I might be that person, the free 20-minute introductory call is the place to start.