About me
I work collaboratively with adults to develop awareness and understanding of challenges to mental well being and interpersonal relationships.
The purpose of Psychotherapy is personal change because something is wrong. That something may not be easy to describe and a central factor to my approach is to create a secure therapeutic relationship so a shared focus for change can emerge.
I offer in-depth and short-term psychotherapy to suit clients facing conflict, impasse and rupture in their personal relationships but often also in their professional relationships within the workplace.
I also bring my experience of working within the NHS as a couples psychotherapist at the NHS Tavistock and Portman Foundation Trust Couples Unit.
Prior to individual based psychotherapy, I worked in the business and technology sector for over 15 years, most recently in the development of psychology based performance solutions within organisations.
My approach is Psychodynamic Psychotherapy which is rooted in the concept of exploring unconscious mental processes and recurring patterns of behaving and relating which may be causing emotional and physical symptoms. It is a talking therapy aimed at developing awareness and understanding of unknown aspects of the self which feel vulnerable and which need care and expression.
Most difficulties were, at one time, adaptive solutions to life challenges which over time and changes in circumstances have become self-defeating. I work with you to develop an understanding of the relationship between your early developmental experiences in the context of current life mental health issues challenges. Habits of relating might be repeated in the therapeutic relationship and this can be thought about together. This is known as transference. Experiencing and reflecting on transference patterns in the therapy allows increasing awareness to open up and brings a ‘here and now’ dimension to the experience of therapy and the search for self-awareness and acceptance. We would work together to create a relationship that enables you to experience being understood which, in itself, generates a sense of security from which to explore your emotions more freely and confidently – freeing up the bonds to past experiences helps you to live more fully in the present and move towards a more satisfying, contented and fulfilling life.
My practice is located in London Bridge, in close proximity to the mainline and underground station. and nearby Borough Market In Surbiton, the practice is located a short walk from Surbiton mainline station.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a BA Psych, HDip Ed and PG Dip Psychotherapy and have undertaken specialist CBT-E training in the leading treatment for adults with Eating Disorders developed by the Centre for Research on Eating Disorders at Oxford University. I work in Private Practice and have 10 years clinical experience. I also have experience working within the NHS Tavistock and Portman Foundation Trust as a Couples Psychotherapist.
Prior to individual based psychotherapy, I worked in the business sector for over 15 years, most recently in the development of psychology based performance solutions within organisations.
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.
The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). 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.
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
Fees
£90.00 per session
Additional information
Contact me for a 15 minute introductory call to find out more and without obligation.
The fee for a 1.5 hour initial consultation is £90.
On-going weekly sessions are also charged at £90. The length of these sessions is 50 minutes.
