Who I help

Much of my practice is with people in hospice and palliative care, or living with a terminal diagnosis, as well as families before and after bereavement, and bereaved children, helping them explore the messiness and complexity of grief. My role is to offer strength, curiosity, and companionship: to walk alongside someone as they navigate the next chapter of their life.

I work with people for whom life feels overwhelming, when the weight of what's happening, or what has happened, feels too much to carry alone. Sometimes this follows a specific event: a diagnosis, a loss, a change that has shaken the ground beneath someone's feet. Other times it's less defined…. a sense of being stuck, low, or disconnected from oneself, without always knowing why.

I often work with people for whom grief has changed how they see the world. Grief doesn't move in straight lines, and it doesn't only follow bereavement, it can appear around illness, loss of independence, or the ending of a life once imagined. I help people sit with that complexity, at their own pace, without needing to make sense of it all at once.

Illness and loss can also unsettle identity and relationships, changing how someone sees themselves, how they relate to their body, or how they connect with the people around them. I support people navigating these shifts, whether they're living with a terminal diagnosis, adjusting to life after a significant loss, or supporting a family member through this.

For many people, words are hard to find…… grief, trauma, and overwhelm often live in places language struggles to reach. Art offers another way in: a way to express what feels too big, too raw, or too complicated to say out loud, and to explore it safely alongside someone else.

I also work with children, who often communicate not through words but through play and creativity. For them, art and play aren't just a way of expressing feelings, they are the language itself. I meet children where they are, following their lead, so they can process difficult experiences, including bereavement, in a way that feels natural and safe.