About me

In the Autumn of 2023, I completed my PhD in Sociology with the title: The Experience of Waiting for Gender-Affirming Care in England: Emotions, Temporality, and Coping. During that time, I was an executive member of the University of Essex's LGBTQ+ Society for three years where I helped design and lead many activities and events for the community. I also found and chaired the Trans Forum, during which I helped campaign for and achieve positive changes for trans+ students including more gender-neutral toilets and name change policies. Post-graduating, I continue to commit to the trans+ community by volunteering for an LGBTQ+ charity, and by giving 15% of Rant and Recombobulate's income to two trans+ youth charities. Along the whole way I've seen outright and repressed anger from trans+ people about our social position. There's no suitable space for that anger because of the social unacceptability of displaying anger, particularly at services designed to provide care. Here is the space to be angry.

This is me in my home, where I hold the sessions. 

Personal Consulting

My Personal Consulting service offers one-on-one sessions tailored to the unique needs of each individual. With a focus on confidentiality and no consequences from form of expression, I aim to provide a space where clients can freely express themselves. In ranting, you can purge all of the thoughts about trans+ life. In recombobulating, you can focus on a pre-set list of topics or we can discover something new together. Choose one session type or both. 

  • Ranting and/or Recombobulating sessions.
  • Individually tailored knowledge topics.
  • Complete privacy and confidentiality.

Recombobulation topics

  • Trans+ basics: language, healthcare info, name change and other documents. 
  • Locating and using positive distractions.
  • Locating and expanding your resources and hobbies.
  • Planning for the short and long term.
  • Reacting positively against dysphoria.
  • Life skills: cooking, baking, gardening, building friendships & psychological and physical health.
  • Tell me your idea and I'll build a session for you.
  • Info dump on me.