Online Psychologist in Bournemouth: Helping You Overcome Anxiety and Improve Self-Esteem

4worldlovers: We all have times when we don't know how to move forward. Speaking to a professional can help. Over 90% of couples or individuals who see me report significant improvements within 6 to 12 sessions.

Get in touch today for a free 15 minute phone or video consultation.

With over twenty years’ experience in psychotherapy and education, extensive specialism in couple therapy with strong focus on couples in crisis and author of upcoming book ‘It’s Not All About Communication - 15 Patterns That Derail Relationships’, I have helped guide many couples back to where they want to be both as individuals and as partners.

I am also a registered therapist with the BACP, hold a Masters in Psychotherapy as well as Diplomas in Humanistic Integrative Counselling, CBT and Relationship Therapy. And finally I am also the creator of Pattern-Based Couple Therapy, a new theoretical model which uses pattern analysis to resolve matrimonial and relationship conflict.

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“My counsellor was brilliant, she really listened and helped me to sort my head out.”

"Steps2Wellbeing helped me to talk about my difficulties and discuss ways forward. It gave me strategies to use to be able to work through and go forwards to help me feel empowered."

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In these unprecedented times, raising our anxieties and reducing physical social contact, it is especially important to look after our mental health and wellbeing, as this will help to keep our immune systems strong. We are therefore continuing to provide therapy sessions and to adhere to current guidelines we are currently providing sessions either in person with additional precautions, or via video call.


A recent government study suggests that improving staff wellbeing helps to increase workplace performance.

We work with teams to reduce stress, treat and prevent burnout and increase psychological wellbeing.


Whether you have a diagnosis, have a particular issue you want to work on, or just know that you're not yourself right now, the first step is to meet and discuss any current difficulties, to reach a joint understanding of the problem. From there, we can recommend a talking therapy, clinically proven to be effective and tailored to your individual needs. We guarantee a safe, non-judgemental and compassionate approach.


Training courses for workplace mental health first aiders, teaching skills for early detection of risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, enabling supportive intervention and signposting to appropriate services and organisations.


We offer a choice of: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR); Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT); and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT). All therapy is tailored to your individual needs and we are happy to make recommendations and discuss the options with you.

We have therapy offices in a convenient, yet discreet central Bournemouth location, where we provide individual and group treatments. We can also offer telephone appointments and work within the workplace environment upon request.

We are accredited with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists, the lead organisation for CBT in the UK and Ireland. This gives you peace of mind that your therapist is appropriately qualified and meets the highest standards regarding supervision and professional development.

Depression is a common reaction to significant life stresses, but can also appear to happen for no reason or periodically throughout our lives. Therapy can help you recover motivation, perspective, and joy that you once had in your life.

Phobias can often be treated in one session (dependent on assessment). We can help you overcome your fears. Some common phobias are:

It is not uncommon to experience fear or anxiety, but when it stops us being able to do what we want to do, or has a negative impact on our lives, therapy can help us to overcome this. We can help with conditions such as: