I will guide and inspire you to reflect on the past, let go of what's holding you back, embrace your true self and create a life that feels free and fulfilled.
HELLO, I'm Di.
I'm a COSRT Accredited Psychosexual & Relationship Therapist, but that's only part of me...
I know what it's like to suppress my fullness and hide parts of me to be accepted and belong. And I've had my fair share of relationship challenges. Based in Dorset, UK and working online across the UK and internationally, I bring all of that lived experience into the work I do.
I also know the liberation and joy that comes from laying all of that down, stepping into your true, colourful self and saying: "This is me."
My zest for life and love in all their glorious forms is why I do what I do. It's as personal as it is professional. I'm passionate about creating a warm, pluralistic space where you don't have to shrink, censor, or contort yourself to fit in.
Here, all of you is welcome: your desires, your quirks, your kinks, your fears and your untold stories.
My Approach
I don’t believe in one “right” way to do therapy. Instead, I take a pluralistic approach. This means I work with a range of therapeutic approaches depending on who I'm working with and what they're bringing.
I believe that different people want and benefit from different things in therapy. Therapy with me is collaborative: we’ll work together to find a way that feels natural, effective, and respectful.
I’m especially passionate about working with people who may have felt judged or marginalised by traditional therapy — people in LGBTQIA+ communities, who are queer, kinky, non-monogamous, or simply those who’ve been told they’re “too much” or “not enough.” You’re not.
I will meet you where you are, human to human.
Behind the Scenes
I'm a down-to-earth, passionate and insightful therapist, stepping into my 60s with greater self-acceptance and more freedom and joy than ever before.
You’ll often find me…
𖤓 In the woods or the water (the colder the better!)
𖤓 Exploring new people and places, near and far
𖤓 Walking my gorgeous Chocolate Labrador
𖤓 Getting lost in a good book, film or play
𖤓 And loving and living life my way, because that's what's sacred to me!
I bring this same colour and spirit into my work.
You won’t get a half-version of me; you will get the whole lot: warmth, courage, humour, and a fierce belief that intimacy and connection are life-giving.
My Credentials
(here's the serious bit)
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Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy
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Post Graduate Diploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy
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Accredited Member of the College of Sex and Relationship Therapists
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Accredited Registrant of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
I also work as a trainer and supervisor because I believe in growing people past me. Supporting fellow therapists to thrive and bring more authenticity into the profession is a passion close to my heart.
Perhaps the thing I'm most proud of is founding Your Time To Talk, a welcoming and inclusive practice where each and every one of our therapists is committed to social justice and working within diversity. And because I believe therapy should be available to everyone, Your Time To Talk offers low-cost relationship and sex therapy for people on low incomes, key workers and students.
