Lumina Holistic Counselling

My Approach to Healing

I offer support to adults navigating trauma, grief, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm through a person-centred, holistic approach.

My work is deeply informed by my own life experiences. In recent years, I cared for, and sadly lost, my long-term partner, Stuart, to Motor Neurone Disease (MND). I’ve also navigated other significant losses and personal traumas, which continue to shape how I meet others in their pain, with empathy, acceptance and integrity.

During difficult times, I found counselling to be a powerful and life-changing tool. It gave me a safe space to be heard, supported, and to reconnect with myself. It took time to find a counsellor who truly felt like the right fit, someone I could trust enough to be my authentic self with, but once I did, the experience was deeply healing. That journey inspired me to train as a counsellor, so I could offer others the same kind of supportive, accepting relationship.

"I’ve always been drawn to meditation and alternative therapies, and over time I found myself turning more to approaches that supported me beyond words. These methods brought a deeper sense of calm, clarity, and self-trust."

This led me to explore how these approaches could complement counselling, offering a more holistic way of working that supports both mind and body. This belief has been further reinforced through my work with The Rising Sun Domestic Violence and Abuse Service, where I see first-hand the value of stabilisation techniques in safely supporting trauma recovery.

Alongside my private practice, I continue to volunteer as a counsellor at Rising Sun, supporting survivors of domestic and childhood abuse. I also bring experience from roles in mental health and

social care, including work as a Recovery Worker for Rethink and as a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner with KCC. These roles have strengthened my trauma-informed, relational approach and commitment to emotional regulation and empowerment.

I integrate traditional counselling with nervous system support, journaling, grounding techniques, creative tools, stonework, and Reiki, a gentle energy healing practice that can help move the body into a calm, regulated state where healing can truly begin. I offer a warm, non-judgemental space where you can explore what matters to you, at your pace, in your own way.

I offer a warm, non-judgemental space where you can explore what matters to you, at your pace, in your own way. I work within the BACP Ethical Framework, am fully insured, and registered with the ICO, and I am committed to safe, ethical, and compassionate practice.

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My Vision

“To create a compassionate and empowering therapeutic space where individuals are supported to reconnect with their inner wisdom, heal from trauma, and move toward greater self-trust, authenticity, and emotional well-being.”

Locations

Lake House Kent Maidstone Road, Ashford Kent, TN261AR

Abbey Place Clinic, 5 The Chapel, 5 Abbey Place Faversham, ME137BG

Maidstone Community Support Centre  39-48 Marsham St, Maidstone ME14 1HH