Nature-Based Counselling for adults with ADHD...
Nature-Based | In-Person | Online

Welcome!If you were diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, you know the feeling of working twice as hard just to stay in the same place. It's often a life lived in the in-between - knowing you have so much to offer, but feeling a persistent gap between your intentions and your actions.I provide a space where you can finally stop performing and start exploring what it means to be you. We don't focus on fixing who you are; we work on understanding your natural rhythms and unlocking the energy that has been tied up in self-criticism. It’s about finding a way of living that feels less like a struggle and more like yourself.

Where to start?

Whether you want to understand the 'inside-out' approach I take, explore the logistics of woodland or online sessions, or simply find the practical details on fees, you can find your way via the options below. There is no right place to start—simply choose the path that feels most relevant to you today.

ADHD Support for Adults

A diagnosis is a starting point, not a destination.If you were diagnosed with ADHD later in life, you likely spent years -perhaps decades - wondering why the 'simple' things felt so heavy. You might have been called "gifted but lazy," or felt like you were constantly sprinting just to stay in the same place as everyone else.Getting the diagnosis may bring relief, but it also brings a complex wave of grief for the time lost and the struggle endured.I provide a therapeutic space specifically for adults (typically aged 30-50) who are navigating this 'grief-relief loop' and want to move beyond the shame of their past.

Who I Help

I work with people who are tired of "masking" and are ready to explore what it actually means to live as a neurodivergent adult. You might find yourself here because of:

  • Processing the Diagnosis: A space to navigate the "seismic shift" of a late diagnosis—moving through the grief for the lost years, the anger of being misunderstood, and the process of uncovering who you are beneath the mask.

  • The Weight of Shame: Feeling like you are 'fundamentally broken' despite your intelligence and effort.

  • The Burnout Cycle: Moving between bursts of intense energy and total exhaustion.

  • Relationship Friction: Feeling misunderstood by partners or struggling with the emotional intensity that ADHD can bring.

  • Feeling "Stuck": Knowing what you "should" do, but finding an invisible wall between your intentions and your actions.

My Approach

There are many excellent ADHD coaches who provide the organisational tools and productivity systems that are often the best evidence-based route for symptom management. That isn’t what I do.I offer a relational, embodied approach to therapy. This means we focus on how your ADHD feels, in your body and your life. While we may occasionally touch on psychoeducation or practical tools if you find them helpful, our primary goal is to help you process the emotional impact of your neurodivergence.We work to unlock your energy by moving away from frantic productivity and toward self-acceptance. Success in our work isn't about becoming "normal"; it's about becoming a fuller, more grounded version of yourself—limitations and all.

How We Can Work Together

I offer therapy in the way that best suits your sensory needs and lifestyle:

  • Nature-Based (In-Person): Working outdoors in ancient woodland on the outskirts of Birmingham. A powerful way to settle the ADHD nervous system.

  • Remote Nature-Based: Bringing the outdoors into our online work. We both move or sit in our respective natural spaces while connected via audio.

  • Online: From the comfort of your own safe space, removing the logistical load of travel.

  • In-Room: Traditional face-to-face sessions in a dedicated, quiet consulting space.

Next Steps

I know that reaching out can feel like a huge task.To make it easier, I offer a free 30-minute consultation call. This is a no-pressure conversation where you can tell me a bit about what’s going on, and we can see if my style feels right for you.To book or get in touch to ask a question, use the link below.

Fees

Introductory Phone Call
Free (telephone or online only)Nature-Based Therapy / Walk-and-Talk
£70 per 50-minute sessionOnline and Telephone Counselling
£70 per 50-minute sessionIn Person (Indoors) Counselling
£80 per 50-minute sessionA limited number of concessionary places are available for those on low incomes and students. If you believe this applies to you, please do get in touch below and we can look at this in further detail.

Highbury Park

A beautiful old park nestled among the Victorian suburbs of Moseley and Kings Heath.It has woodland, open grassland, streams and ponds as well as a wide range of bird species, mammals, trees, insects and historic architectural features remaining from it's origins as a 19th century landscape garden for the nearby Highbury Hall.Accessible by wheelchair, it can be reached:

  • By Car (free car park accessed via Dad's Lane).

  • By Bus (service numbers 50, 35, 11A/11C, 76 and 27)

  • By Train (from Spring 2026 the area will be connected by railway from Kings Heath Railways Station)

Clowes Wood

A stunning area of semi-natural woodland adjacent to the better known Earlswood Lakes that has been granted SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) status for it's diversity of bird and mammal life. It has a rich diversity of different habitats, and woodland types and is always a pleasure to work in.Accessible by wheelchair (but in the winter and early spring can be muddy underfoot), it can be reached:

  • By Car (free car park accessed on Wood Lane).

  • By Train (the entrance to the wood is only a 12 minute walk from Earlswood Railway Station)

Indoors

I do understand that for any of number of reasons, outdoor working may not be for everyone and so I also offer face-to-face sessions from my consulting room in Kings Heath.Set in a discreet location just off the main high street, the space is light, spacious and comfortable.Exact location will be provided at point of enquiry, but the room can be reached:

  • By Car (free car park accessed via Dad's Lane).

  • By Bus (service numbers 50, 35, 11A/11C, 76 and 27)

  • By Train (from Spring 2026 the area will be connected by railway from Kings Heath Railways Station)

Online

For online work, you simply choose a space that is confidential and works for you and we connect via phone or video call.For many this is the easiest, most convenient way of working and for many people is as affective as traditional face-to-face counselling.

Remote Nature-Based

Available nationwide, remote sessions can also be facilitated in nature, either via video or phone call. This allows us to benefit from the grounding presence of the natural environment, even when we're not in the same physical space together.For more details about this way of working, please reach out using the link below.

As a BACP registered humanistic counsellor, I believe that we each have the capacity for change, even when life feels overwhelming or uncertain.My path into counselling came from lived experience — from struggling in my formative years with addiction, mental health issues and undiagnosed ADHD, to more recent but no less profound experiences of coming to terms with the messiness of life in both it's joys and in its pain.It left me with a deep respect for how hard it can be just to keep going, and a drive to offer others the kind of space I believe all us need: where you feel seen, understood, and not alone.I'm particularly drawn to the profound effects of the natural world on our mental and emotional well-being, making nature-based therapy a core part of my philosophy. As well as spending frequent, and sometimes extended, periods of time in nature, I also engage in a number of woodcrafts using materials I find in the places I frequent.For those interested you can read more about this and see pictures of the things I make hereIn our sessions my commitment is to create a confidential and compassionate environment. I'm here to support you in exploring your experiences, gain fresh perspectives on what feels stuck, and navigate your life transitions with greater clarity and resilience.My goal is to help you cultivate a deeper connection with yourself and ultimately to be who you want to be.

Qualifications and Experience

I hold a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and have worked in NHS, third sector and private institutions (including my own private practice) providing me with a broad range of experience in the field of mental health, alcohol and substance misuse and gambling addiction with both adolescents and adults.This is complemented in my current work by a number of years experience working in the nature conservation field, where I led practical, educational and nature connection groups for the general public and hold a Level 3 Diploma in Countryside Management and Environment Studies.

There is more about me, both inside and outside my role as a counsellor in the Blog, as well as on my Instagram page.

Contact Me

For direct bookings simply follow this link to schedule a session:

To ask a question, or find out more about how I work, please feel free to get in touch using the form below.I’ll get back to you as soon as I can, usually within 24 hours, and would be glad to hear from you.

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Blog

If the rest of the website provides a pencil sketch of me and my work, then this is the place where I will begin to add some shading and colour to the overall picture.It won't all be counselling related, but hopefully all of it can help to give an impression of me and who I am and therefore provide a sense of myself for those who are interested in working together.It is all written content, but if video is more your thing then do visit my my Instagram page where I regularly post videos.Unlike the rest of the site, this is currently - and will always be - a work in progress. So do check back regularly if you find anything you like.

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Plant and Woodcrafts

Alongside my counselling work, I make simple functional and decorative pieces from foraged wood and plants. This process draws on the same values that sit at the heart of my nature-based practice: attentiveness, patience,and respect for the living world. Working with wood and plants invites a slower pace and a different kind of listening — to grain, growth, and form. Many of these woods come from the same outdoor spaces where I carry out my therapeutic work.The pieces I make are not perfect, nor would I want them to be. In fact it is extremely important to me that the imperfections - knots in the wood, chainsaw marks, fungal or insect damage and weathering - are given space to be in the finished item. Like in human relationships, there are always flaws, natural features or scars, wounds that have been acted upon us, that inevitably show up even where we try our best to hide or suppress them. I believe that it is through accepting and even prizing these aspects of ourselves, of our lives and of the things that inhabit our world that beauty, meaning and connection can emerge.

Mounted Epiphytes

Epiphytes are a type of non-parasitic plant that grows on other plants. They are often seen growing on tree bark, or in clumps of moss. They obtain their moisture from the surrounding environment in a range of ways dependent on species, but always without taking from their host.I was first introduced to mounted epiphytes by my wife. In her native Taiwan they’re commonly grown in homes, on the street and in cafes and other businesses (see image below).I was immediately struck by the strange, striking forms and the sense of abundance that emerges from seeing man-made structures dripping with lush greenery. Immediately hooked, we got to work making some for ourselves - initially just for our home, but increasingly for family, friends and more recently paying customers.

The range of epiphytic plants available in the UK is somewhat limited, but still substantial enough to sustain our ongoing experimentation. We primarily use staghorn ferns (Platycerium spp. - particularly the common staghorn fern Platycerium bifurcatum) due to their striking appearance and relative resilience in their non-native climate. As the name suggests, they bare a resemblance to deer antlers, and thus mounted on a wall are reminiscent of a stag's head hunting trophy.Other species we regularly mount include the blue-star fern (Phlebodium aureum), fish-bone cactus (Epiphyllum anguliger) and bromeliads (Bromeliaceae spp), amongst many others.The wood used for the mounts are all either foraged or reclaimed hardwoods. As above (and below) I like rustic, organic forms for that honour the natural make-up of the material, always seeking to preserve the story a given chunk of wood has to tell and provide a setting for the plants that is aesthetically coherent.

Hand-Carved Spoons

I am also an occasional spoon carver, working directly from found wood using only axe and knives. They’re left unsanded — burnished or knife-finished — and shaped to remain close to the material they came from. I like spoons that look rough, organic, like they've been found on the woodland floor or amongst the embers of a still smouldering campfire.My favourite woods to carve with are birch (Betula spp.), alder (Alnus glutinosa) and cherry (Prunus spp.) foraged almost entirely from local woodlands, parks and gardens.

Below is a sample of some of my work from the past few years...

Both mounted plants and spoons are available for purchase upon request. Click below and drop me a message with a brief explanation of what you are looking for.Due to the nature and means of sourcing materials, I am unable to reproduce exactly anything pictured above, but will always do my best to approximate as closely as possible a given design.

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Whether we work together or not, I wish you steadiness, clarity, and connection on your path.