About me
There are times when we all need help with the challenges of life.
Usually taking responsibility enables us and I believe it is possible to move from feeling out of control, confused, anxious, depressed and driven to repeat unhelpful or even destructive patterns in our lives and relationships to a place of making the choices that are good for us.
Covid was an extraordinary experience challenging most of us in one way or another. Now in 2025 the landscape is significantly different, many have moved full-heartedly towards life enhancing experiences but others are struggling. For most the conversation and information around Covid has receded from our everyday existence although the research and data continue to be collected - there are many unknowns.
Aside from, and alongside Covid we all want to live as full a life as is possible. So what about managing the unknown, uncertainties, doubts and anxieties that will inevitably arise from time to time? I can offer you a space to reflect and for us to think together with the hope that this will lead to better understanding, self-awareness and change.
My approach is integrative, in terms of modalities, and includes the mind/body link. I have over 25 years experience in offering counselling and psychotherapy in private practice and have also worked for a number of organisations, universities and charities.
I offer workshops and short courses.
Talking therapy outdoors is possible when appropriate and following assessment and consultation.
Initial consultations are usually face to face, after which it is possible to work on-line when appropriate.
The first session is a full consultation in person. This is an opportunity for you to experience the way I work and for me to get a better understanding of the main issues leading to you considering therapy.
Usually, by the end of an initial consultation we will have a clearer idea what the best next steps might be for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training/Qualifications
Post-graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Theory and Practice
Time-limited training
Solution Focussed Brief therapy training
Cognitive Behavioural approach training
Mindfulness
Post traumatic stress
Professional membership (Accredited, senior) of the BACP ensuring the highest standard of practice and an agreement to work within a code of ethics.
Experience
Private practice (2000 - present)
Counselling students and staff within a university service (2005 - 2017)
Stress Management training for a large organisation (2016 - 2017)
Mental Health and Wellbeing training for a large organisation (2019 - present)
Mindfulness courses and workshops within 2 universities (2018 - 2019)
Mentoring psychotherapy students BAATN (Black and Asian Therapists Network) (2014 - present)
Coaching/Reflective practice space CEO Bal Asha (charity based in Mumbai, India) (2019 - present)
Previous experience of working within large and small organisations in the private, public and charitable sectors in the UK, Australia, India.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
In addition to the areas listed above I have an interest in issues around identity, cultural difference and migration. Mindfulness and the mind/body link are also of particular interest to me.
Therapies offered
Fees
£90.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Initial consultation @ £90. Thereafter, to be negotiated. I hold some spaces for low fee paying clients and students.
When I work
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Please contact me for information.
