This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I'm a compassionate, non-judgemental and dedicated therapist whose strengths lie in working with people who find it hard to trust others.
I'm here to get to know you and how you construct your reality. Why are you who you are? What has happened to you? What are your strengths, what holds you back? How do you get in your own way?
Some areas of work and interest include:
- Anger
- Shame
- Relationship difficulties
- Childhood difficulties and trauma
- More recent trauma
- Low self-esteem and self-worth
- Perfectionism and high self-criticism
- Low mood and depression
- Anxiety
- Stress
- The impact of damaging or abusive relationships
- The body – your relationship to your physical being, how connected or disconnected you feel
- Dissociation
- Chronic pain
Gestalt therapy might suit you if:
- You have a lot of self-awareness, but things don't seem to change
- You want to hear more from your therapist – not in terms of tips and tricks or advice, but in terms of how they experience you and the session
- You are curious about yourself and wider existential themes
- You are interested in the 'how' as well as the 'what' in life
- You want a style of therapy that makes room for all parts of you, including playfulness and laughter
- You are interested in working creatively and experimentally (this can very much be at whatever pace feels manageable to you)
We can all get stuck and become rigid in how we look at the world, and - most importantly - how we look at ourselves. Therapy is a space where we can experiment with looking at things differently, to see whether we can find a new way of being that serves us better, here, today, rather than feeling held down by the past, or like we don't have agency over the direction of our lives.
Gestalt therapy is deep and explorative, but it's also present-day focused and growth oriented. What is relevant from the past will show itself in the present, in how you relate to others (including me), in what gets under your skin, what brings you joy and comfort, and what causes you terrible pain and anxiety. By working in the here and now, we can both soothe old wounds and create a more fulfilling future.
I am a diligent and ethically-minded therapist and take my responsibilities as your therapist extremely seriously. You are welcome to ask me any questions about my training, values, and my professional associations.
Training, qualifications & experience
Diploma in Counselling - The Gestalt Centre
MSc Psychology (Distinction) with a research project into how anger affects women's mental health - The University of Roehampton
MA English Literature and French - The University of Edinburgh
Member organisations
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
Additional information
I offer a free initial 15 minutes on Zoom so we can meet and you can ask any questions you may have.
I hold some space for low-cost sessions.
Further information
I'm a black-belt kickboxer and PT-in-training with a strong interest in how emotions and trauma are stored in the body, and the profound impact of finding both physical and mental strength, assertiveness, and flexibility through movement and embodied presence.
