About me
I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy for individuals experiencing a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties. I work from my consulting room in Hackney.
At the heart of my approach is a conviction that by becoming more familiar with our deeper feelings and thoughts, those often outside of our awareness, we can begin to make genuine sense of our present lives — understanding the conflicts, struggles, and patterns that may have felt confusing or overwhelming for a long time, leaving us feeling stuck. I take each person's particular history seriously, and I am committed to offering the kind of careful, creative attention that can bring real relief from distressing emotional states, from ways of living that no longer serve you, and from the loneliness that can come when connection with others feels difficult or out of reach.
I have spent many years working across NHS services, charitable organisations, and private practice, and I bring that breadth of experience to every person I work with. I have specialist experience in depression, trauma and anxiety disorders. Psychotherapy can be daunting to begin but for those who are ready to engage with it, it can facilitate a profound process of bringing renewed life to both your internal and external worlds.
Please do get in touch to arrange an initial consultation, where you will have the chance to experience how I work, and where we can think together about whether I might be the right person to support you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Alongside my private practice, I work as a specialist psychotherapist in Barking and Dagenham Psychological Services, an NHS clinic in east London. Previously to that, I worked for several years as a psychotherapist for the Waltham Forest Psychotherapy Service (also part of the North East London Foundation Trust), as well as the non-profit organisation, Mind in Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster where I supervised a team of support workers and facilitated reflective practice groups.
Memberships:
- British Psychoanalytic Council
- The Tavistock Society of Psychotherapists
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Training:
My qualifying training was through the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in Foundations of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (MA) and I completed a further training in Intercultural Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.
Further trainings:
The Institute for Psychoanalysis: Post Foundation Course
Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust: Facilitating Reflective Practice Groups
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 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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 - £100.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
The initial 90-minute consultation will cost £100 and will last for up to an hour and a half. This meeting is where we will discuss your reasons for seeking treatment and will also have a chance to explore any questions you have for me, as well as thinking carefully together about whether we are a good fit for what you need.
I hold a small number of low fee vacancies for those who are unemployed or of low-income status so please contact me if this is relevant to you to see if one of these might be available.
