Hello, I’m Francois. I’m an online counsellor offering warm, trauma-informed therapy for adults who feel overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck, or unsure how to make sense of what they are carrying.

My work is grounded in the belief that therapy is not about fixing people. It is about creating a relationship where you can feel safe enough to be honest, curious, and more fully yourself.

Many people come to therapy after years of coping alone. They may have learned to minimise their needs, hide parts of themselves, manage everyone else’s emotions, or keep going even when something inside them feels exhausted.

I offer a space where you do not have to perform being okay.

Why I work this way

My passion for counselling comes from a deep belief in the importance of being truly heard.

So many of us move through life carrying things we were never given enough space to understand. Pain can become buried. Emotions can become managed rather than felt. Identity can become shaped around survival, belonging, or what other people needed us to be.

Therapy can offer something different.

A place to slow down.
A place to notice what has been hidden.
A place to understand yourself without judgement.
A place to begin relating to yourself with more compassion.

My approach as a counsellor

I work integratively, which means I tailor therapy to you rather than fitting you into a single method.

My work is informed by person-centred, pluralistic, trauma-informed, relational, and somatic approaches.

In practice, this means I pay attention to:

• your story and lived experience
• your emotions and patterns
• what happens in relationships
• how your body responds to stress, fear, shame, or overwhelm
• what feels helpful or unhelpful for you as therapy unfolds

I see therapy as something we build together. You are not a passive recipient of treatment. You are an active part of shaping the work.

Who I work with

I work with adults experiencing many different forms of emotional distress, including:

• anxiety and overthinking
• trauma and emotional overwhelm
• shame and self-criticism
• low mood or disconnection
• identity exploration
• LGBTQIA+ related experiences
• relationship difficulties
• people-pleasing and boundaries
• grief, loss, and life transitions
• feeling stuck, lost, or unsure of yourself

You do not need to know exactly what the problem is before beginning therapy. Sometimes the first part of the work is simply making sense of what feels heavy.