About Hema BSc, HIP, mBACP

Writing a bio is a slightly strange thing.

I could give you a polished version filled with qualifications and professional language, but that feels impersonal. Equally, oversharing online feels unnatural. So here is what may actually be useful to know.

Before becoming a therapist, I worked in management in London’s financial district — a time that also deepened habits of striving, pleasing, comparing, and constantly pushing. Eventually, that way of living stopped working.

What followed was a lengthy search — to feel more comfortable in my own skin, more accepting of my naturally quieter nature, and more grounded in who I was. Over time, this led me into psychotherapy, psychology, philosophy, and mind–body health.

I don't believe people can be understood through symptoms alone. Most of us are carrying ways of coping that once made sense but no longer fit the lives we are trying to live. My role is to help make sense of what can be difficult to see alone — so that something shifts, not just on the surface, but underneath.

One of the things that most shaped my approach was realising that no single model fully explains people. This is why my work combines psychotherapy with a broader understanding of emotional wellbeing, relationships, lifestyle, and the connection between mind and body.

People fascinate me. I have always been someone who quietly notices what sits underneath things — the patterns, tensions, and what is left unsaid. Looking back, it makes sense that I eventually found my way here.

If you have read this far, I am glad you found me.