About me
I am a BACP accredited psychodynamic psychotherapist and counsellor with a London practice in the heart of the City of London (EC1) and in Leigh-on-sea, Essex. I also offer clinical supervision to counsellors and psychotherapists working with individuals. Alongside my private practice I have many years experience working in different settings in the NHS including a specialist eating disorders service in North London, a primary care service (IAPT) offering short-term psychotherapy and currently a specialist psychotherapy service in City & Hackney. My core training is in the psychodynamic approach but I have also trained in Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) and Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT). I work with individuals from a wide diversity of backgrounds and areas of difficulty including:
Depression; anxiety; eating disorders including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, non-specific eating problems; body image difficulties; self harm; uncontained anger; low self-esteem; loss of direction in life; bereavement; relationship problems; identity issues; and trauma.
Both locations where therapy takes place offer a tranquil and confidential space to explore and develop a deeper understanding of your difficulties and patterns of relating. I do not offer solutions, but in our work together help you to find your own. Nor do I promise quick fixes or overnight cures. Counselling and psychotherapy is a gradual process which can help you gain a deeper understanding of your difficulties and how they have arisen, a greater sense of personal choice and efficacy and an enhanced capacity to relate to yourself and others.
Sessions last fifty minutes and take place at the same time and day of the week.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have an MA in Psychology from the University of St Andrews, a BACP accredited training in Psychodynamic Counselling, and further trainings in Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT) and Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT). Equally important is my long and varied life experience, my own personal psychotherapy, regular professional supervision and 18 years working in the NHS, community settings and private practice. I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. I adhere to the BACPs code of ethics which stresses the importance of a safe and reliable setting, confidentiality and continual professional development.
My clinical work has brought me into contact with many different client groups. I also have specialised experience and expertise in eating disorders and difficulties and disordered body image.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£85.00 - £120.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£90 for an initial consultation
Thereafter to be decided at the initial consultation and depending on income and personal circumstances
When I work
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Further information
I offer in person sessions in two locations:
Snow Hill in the heart of the City of London, within walking distance of St Paul's, Chancery Lane and Farringdon underground stations, and opposite City Thameslink.
Leigh-on-sea, with a direct train route from London Fenchurch Street.
I also offer online sessions on zoom, skype and microsoft Teams.
