About Me

Dinah Purton (she/her)
MA BSc PG Dip. Relate Qual. MBACP (Accred) AMBICA

I have been a relationship and generalist psychotherapist for over 20 years and have worked extensively with individuals, couples, families and young people from many diverse backgrounds. I am currently working remotely with individuals only: this could be with a relationship or family focus, or looking at a wide range of issues from identity, creativity, career and personal development to managing major life transitions, grief, loss and rebuilding.

I am an interactive, friendly and personal therapist who hopes to build a warm, supportive relationship with you. I do not have all the answers, rather I help you find your own answers and strategies and aim to offer new ways of looking at situations so together we can come up with options that support you.

For the last 4 years I have developed a particular interest in neurodiversity, being ADHD myself and from a neurodivergent family. I am a BICA accredited fertility counsellor and therapeutic coach with a particular focus on ADHD life strategies. I am also part of a global AI Mental Health Collective, recognising both the benefits and risks of new technology, and offering support and consultation on AI related issues.

I especially enjoy working with people who are creating their lives and themselves outside of their comfort zone, or away from social norms. Whether you are starting over after divorce, dreaming of an unconventional career change or retirement, choosing relationships with more than one partner, exploring your gender, sexual or neurodivergent identity, or starting a family on your own, my aim is to empower you to create a life that suits you and is not prescribed. I hope to help you know yourself and become as happy and accepting of that as possible, whatever and whoever you are.

As a specialist fertility counsellor I have over 10 years experience helping people along their fertility journey. This includes the full spectrum of family arrangements, from single women starting a family using donor sperm to those in same sex couples, those considering surrogacy or adoption and transgender people considering their fertility options prior to medical transition.

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