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Counsellor ProfileI am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice in central and west London (see below in 'Extra Information' for details of my practice addresses). I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and am registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). I work with individuals and couples and also supervise counsellors and psychotherapists.Training, Qualifications & Experience (more info)I am a member of the Centre for Attachment-based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy where I am a teacher, training supervisor and training psychotherapist. For several years I taught fourth year post-graduate trainee therapists seminars on psychosis and dissociation. Before training as a therapist myself, my background included service in the British Army (oboist and conductor), and employment as a social worker and probation officer.I have 18 years therapeutic experience in both a forensic setting and private practice of working with adults and adolescents who have experienced a wide array of personal and work-related difficulties. My approach is informed by attachment theory and research, relational psychoanalysis, the literature on trauma, affect regulation, reflective functioning and developmental neurobiology, and by emotionally focused therapy (EFT). My extensive clinical experience in the forensic field in working with severe trauma and mental health problems has been effectively transferred to my private practice in recent years. Although generally the issues in private practice are less starkly dramatic, the impact on the person and her or his emotional and sexual relationships can be no less distressing. Indeed, the problems may be cumulatively traumatising and require skilled intervention to effect a lasting resolution. Other professional bodies of which I am a member include the International Attachment Network, the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, and the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy. I specialise in working with people who have experienced a traumatic event, whether the onset of the trauma was in childhood or adulthood. To this end, I am registered with the Register of Trauma Specialists whose website may be accessed at www.traumaregister.co.uk. I have presented papers at international conferences, devised and facilitated a CPD workshop on attachment and trauma for counsellors and therapists, and had articles published in professional books and journals in this country and abroad on the subjects of trauma, relationship violence and abuse, and attachment issues. My CPD workshop on attachment and trauma is accredited by the Register of Trauma Specialists. Details of the workshop may be found under 'Upcoming Events' on the Home Page of this Directory, and under 'Training Course Accreditation' at www.traumaregister.co.uk. Further details of the workshop may be accessed at www.traumaregister.co.uk/noticeboard.htm. In addition to the above fully referenced, peer reviewed publications, I have submitted several short articles for publication in this directory covering a range of clinical issues and outlining my theoretical approach. These papers are listed below and may be accessed by clicking on the respective title. I would like to emphasise, however, that, regardless of the various theories that we, as therapists, hold dear and use to help understand the difficulties that our clients are experiencing, outcome research findings consistently show that it is the quality of the emotional relationship, or working alliance, created between therapist and client that is of paramount importance in aiding change and bringing about recovery from stressful life events. Areas of counselling I deal withOther areas of counselling I deal withPanic attacksPsychosomatic symptoms Relationship violence and abuse Parent-child conflict Child development issues Compulsive lying Combat stress Suicidal ideation Rape Murder Manslaughter Self-injurious behaviour Sleep disorder Dissociation FeesI operate a sliding scale of between £35 and £60. The fee decided upon is dependent on such factors as the frequency of weekly sessions, whether the client is available for a daytime or an evening appointment, and whether the therapy is for an individual or for a couple.Extra InformationPractice addresses: 13 Seaton Road, Twickenham, TW2 7AT & Flat 2, Merlins Court, 30 Margery Street, London, WC1X 0JG. I see clients on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in Twickenham, and on Mondays and Fridays in Islington.My practice in Twickenham is well served by SouthWest Trains, Silverlink Metro (North London Line), the District Line tube and the 371 and H22 bus services. Parking is unrestricted in the immediate locality. My practice in Islington is well served by several tube lines (King's Cross, Angel, Farringdon) and by the 205, 30, 214, 73, 63, 76, 341, 19 and 38 bus services. Member Organisation(s)
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