Following my student days at Sunderland University obtaining a Degree (BSc Hons, 1996) in Health Studies, and completing my nurse training at York University in 1999, I began my nursing career as an inpatient Psychiatric Nurse initially in private healthcare and then in 2002 I moved to the National Health Service, specialising in adolescent mental health. I nursed young people with a wide range of mental health conditions and risks, including obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety, self-harm, suicidal intent, depression, psychosis and eating disorders (ED).

In 2006 I ventured out into the community as a Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) based in a local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) clinic. I began working more with the parents and families of young people who were also experiencing significant distress whilst loving and caring for their child with emotional and/or mental health needs. In 2004 I obtained a Diploma in Parent Group Intervention skills and began facilitating Parent and Carer Support Groups in the community.

Whilst working as a CAMHS CPN I began training at The Institute of Family Therapy and The University of London for a Masters (MSc) in Systemic Psychotherapy and successfully qualified in 2008. I was fortunate to then be employed by the NHS as a Systemic Family Psychotherapist until 2017. During this time I became a member of the Association of Family Therapy (AFT) and took a key role in developing the North Essex AFT branch. In 2012 I qualified as a Systemic Psychotherapy Supervisor, in addition to obtaining a previous nursing qualification 'Preparing educators and mentors'. As a practicing senior clinician these supervisory and training qualifications enable me to provide formal clinical supervision for other healthcare professionals, groups and teams.

In 2014 we became parents to our daughter and soon after to our son in 2016. These changes in my personal life informed my decision in 2017 to work part-time, returning to an inpatient private healthcare setting. In 2020 I also began working at a local charity for vulnerable children and their families, here I developed my knowledge and therapy skills working with the effects of trauma. This development prompted leaving the private healthcare setting to pursue my independent practice based in Chelmsford at Therapy Together. I continued to work as a Systemic sessional Psychotherapist at the children's charity until 2022.  I decided to return to the NHS in 2022 as a Senior Psychotherapist at The St Aubyn Centre in Colchester (NHS). During these career developments I have increased and broadened my clinical experience and knowledge to include working with couples, young adults and supervising other psychotherapists, trainees and healthcare professionals.

I continue to provide peer supervision with my professional NHS colleagues, and offer individual and team supervision at Therapy Together.  I attend my own monthly Systemic clinical supervision with a qualified, registered Consultant Systemic Psychotherapist working in the NHS. Clinical supervision ensures my own clinical practice remains of a high standard and that I am supported with my clinical work. All cases discussed in any supervision are made anonymous to maintain clinical and client confidentiality.