About me
I am a UKCP-registered transpersonal integrative psychotherapist, working with individuals from all walks of life, including those who are going through deep emotional, physical and relational struggles. I have worked extensively in both NHS, community settings, and private practice with individuals facing a wide range of challenges from anxiety, depression, trauma, and loss, to complex psychosomatic symptoms and medically unexplained conditions.
My approach is grounded in creating a compassionate and non-judgmental space where you would feel safe to explore what has brought you to therapy at your own pace. At the heart of my practice is a deep respect for the human capacity to heal.
I believe that our emotional lives are deeply interconnected with our physical health. When our emotional experiences are suppressed often for very valid reasons we can develop habitual, unconscious defences that protect us from pain but may also limit our ability to feel fully alive and can cause further emotional and/or physical ill-health. As one psychoanalyst said, “Defences are the lies we tell ourselves to avoid pain.” In therapy, we work together to gently explore these patterns with care and curiosity, not criticism.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Diploma from the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE) London W2.
My approach integrates insights from transpersonal psychology, psychodynamic theory, and the latest developments in relational neuroscience. I work with a number of experiential and emotion-focused modalities including Experiential Dynamic Therapy (EDT), and its branches of Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), which aim to help people access and process deep emotional truths in a safe, accelerated, and relational way.
In addition, I also draw from Complex Integration of Multiple Brain Systems (CIMBS), a neurobiologically-informed therapy focused on activating the brain’s innate capacity for healing and integration, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), which helps people understand and relate to their inner emotional world as a system of protective and wounded parts. These approaches are grounded in the understanding that our nervous systems and brains are shaped by experience and are capable of profound change.
I am particularly interested in the mind-body connection, especially in how emotional stress, trauma, and relational patterns can manifest physically. I have extensive expertise in working with psychosomatic symptoms and Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) conditions such as chronic pain, fatigue, or functional syndromes, which may not have a clear medical diagnosis but are very real and life-limiting.
Rather than separating mind and body, I view these experiences through a neurobiological and trauma-informed lens, recognising how the nervous system can produce physical symptoms as a response to unresolved emotional pain or perceived threat. Therapy offers a way to approach these responses. Rather than dismissing or rejecting these symptoms, I consider them as messengers of healing coming from deep inside yourself.
I am a member of the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms (ATNS) and did present my work in this area at national conferences.
I worked in the NHS for many years. My work at the Tavistock was featured in "Unseen City: The Psychic Lives of the Urban Poor" by Professor Ankhi Mukherjee.
For nearly a decade, I was an honorary bereavement counsellor at Whipps Cross Hospital’s Margaret Centre (Barts Health NHS Trust), supporting people through the deep emotional pain of grief and loss.
Beyond the NHS, I have a strong commitment to supporting marginalised communities, including refugees, asylum seekers, and people impacted by systemic inequality. I worked for over 4 years at Room to Heal, with trauma survivors. I also provided culturally-sensitive therapy to Turkish-speaking clients through the Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre.
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
£80.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
When I work
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early morning | |||||||
| Morning | |||||||
| Early afternoon | |||||||
| Late afternoon | |||||||
| Evening |
Further information
Therapy is a relational and collaborative process. My aim is to create a safe and respectful space where you can explore both your struggles and your potential. Often, the parts of us that need healing the most are also the most protective guarding us against further hurt. In therapy, we can begin to gently build trust with these parts, so they no longer have to carry the burden alone.
I believe that being present in the here and now, with another person who truly listens and responds, can be one of the most powerful forces for healing. Together, we’ll explore the emotional, relational, and physiological patterns that may be limiting your well-being, and begin to open pathways for change, connection, and greater emotional vitality.
In addition to my clinical work, I am a passionate gardener and have long integrated nature-based approaches into therapeutic settings. I believe that nature can be a deeply grounding and restorative space for emotional exploration and connection.
If you would like to find out more or book an initial consultation, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
