Counselling for Injury and Health Conditions

A complementary counselling service focused on emotional resilience, adjustment, identity, and wellbeing. ​

When Your Body Changes, Your Mind Needs Support Too.​

Injury, illness and changes in our physical health can affect far more than our bodies. They can influence how we see ourselves, our confidence, our relationships and our sense of identity. If you’re recovering from an injury, adapting to a long-term health condition, or finding it difficult to do the things you once loved, counselling offers a compassionate and authentic space to make sense of these changes. Together, we’ll work at a pace that feels right for you as you begin to rediscover confidence and a way forward.

Who I Work With

I’m a BACP Counsellor and Life Coach working alongside individuals who are navigating
  • Sports injuries and rehabilitation
  • Persistent or chronic pain
  • Long-term health conditions
  • Returning to sport after injury
  • Anxiety around reinjury
  • Loss of confidence or motivation
  • Identity changes when you can’t do what you love
  • Stress, burnout and performance pressure
  • Life transitions affecting health and wellbeing

The Emotional Side of Injury

An injury doesn’t just affect your body. It can impact your confidence, identity, relationships, work, mood and sense of purpose.

If you’re recovering from surgery, managing a long-term condition, or struggling with repeated setbacks, counselling and life coaching provides a space to process what’s happening and move forward with greater resilience.

Supporting Clients Living with Chronic Conditions

Living with an ongoing physical condition can be emotionally exhausting. Many people experience:
  • Frustration
  • Grief for the life they once had
  • Chronic pain
  • Anxiety about the future
  • Isolation
  • Fatigue
  • Loss of confidence
  • Difficulty accepting physical limitations
Together, we can make sense of how these changes have affected you, explore ways to adapt, rebuild confidence, and find meaning while living with ongoing health challenges.

Supporting Your Return to the Activities You Love

Helping active people with:

  • Managing setbacks
  • Fear of returning to sport
  • Building psychological resilience
  • Performance anxiety
  • Balancing ambition with wellbeing
  • Coping with enforced rest
  • Maintaining motivation during rehabilitation

If you’re looking for support with perimenopause, menopause, or the emotional impact of midlife and ageing, you may also like to explore my dedicated page on Counselling for Midlife, Menopause & Life’s Transitions.

Supporting You Beyond the Physical

Whether you’re a runner, cyclist, all-round sportsperson or an individual navigating injury or a long-term health condition, I offer compassionate, evidence-based counselling and coaching that supports both emotional wellbeing and personal growth.

Recovery is about more than healing the body. We can explore rebuilding confidence, finding acceptance, and rediscovering who you are beyond the setback.

Sometimes the hardest part isn’t the injury, diagnosis, or life transition itself, it’s adjusting to everything that changes because of it.

Ready to begin?

If you’re ready to explore how counselling can support you, I invite you to book a complimentary 15-minute call. Together, we’ll discuss what’s been happening, what you need most right now, and whether we’re the right fit to work together. Whatever you’re facing, you deserve support that meets you where you are, honours your unique experience, and helps you move forward with compassion and hope.

I work with clients face-to-face from my private practice, welcoming people from Wimborne, Bournemouth, Poole, Blandford, and the surrounding areas. For those who prefer greater flexibility or are based further afield, I also offer online counselling sessions.