About me
I regularly and successfully work with clients experiencing anxiety, panic disorder, depression, shame, anger, addiction, low self-esteem, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, self harm, burnout or chronic illness.
You may be challenged by relationship issues, parenting, family dynamics, separation/divorce, bereavement, sexuality and Identity issues.
I have undergone extensive training to work and support ADHD and Neurodivergent clients. I consider myself an ally of the LGBTQIA+ community and actively welcome diversity .
There are many issues that motivate people to initiate the therapeutic process and seek help. You may feel worried, confused, overwhelmed or stuck, perhaps hopeless or isolated. Life can appear to be an on-going challenge or you may be facing a particular crisis, it is complex at times and each of us brings our unique situation and experience to therapy. I will tailor sessions to work in a way that is relational, and supportive. I come with 17 years experience and am informed by and draw from a wide range of techniques and diagnostic models. My initial training was as an integrative psychotherapist and later as a Therapeutic and Mindfulness coach. I have since undertaken many further trainings and am committed to continued professional development.
Fundamentally our sessions will involve exploring your thoughts, feelings and patterns of behaviour and I may also incorporate somatic reflection and exercises. It is only with reflection, self-awareness and understanding that we are able to make positive changes and live an authentic, fulfilling life.
At our first meeting we will discuss how often and how long the therapeutic process may be. I appreciate the changing pattern and nature of work schedules and attempt to be flexible where possible. I am friendly, relational and compassionate in approach .
I have a particular interest in ADHD, anger management, parenting, women's empowerment and life transitions and the often complex nature of intimate relationships once we become parents.
Generally I work from my comfortable home office in person or on zoom or can offer a hybrid of both. I can provide off road parking and am a short walk from Willesden Junction and Kensal Green stations and also near many bus routes.
I am an accredited member of the BACP and abide by their code of ethics and practice and attend regular supervision with a UKCP registered supervisor.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BA (Hons) Politics and Women's Studies 2:1
- OCR/RSA Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Certificate and Post Graduate training in Counselling & Psychotherapy - Spectrum Centre for Humanistic Psychology
- BACP Certificate of Proficiency
- Fusion® Therapeutic Coach
- Mindfulness Trainer
- Rewind technique for PTSD
- Gestalt Institute - Working with Groups
- PODS - Working with Abuse, Trauma and Dissociation
- Certificate in Foundations of Working with Organisations
- ADHD and Neurodiversity services provider
Ongoing Continual Professional Development with a particular interest in Neuroscience and Mind - Body practises
As well as running my private practice I have worked at The Place2be as a volunteer counsellor with children and with adults for the Women's Consortium in Brent. I also facilitated a group at Central Middlesex Hospital working with patients who live with long term chronic health conditions.
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
£90.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Periodically a limited number of concessionary places are available, dependent on times available, please enquire by email.
When I work
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Evening and early morning sessions offered
