About me
I am a psychodynamic therapist who works in a client-led manner to support individuals and couples interested in deeper insight and long-term change. Whatever your struggle, experience showed me that change starts when we feel safe enough to open up and connect with another. As your therapist, I aim to provide a chance for real connection by offering you a trusting and confidential space where you can share your story and, as we build our therapeutic relationship, make connections between past experiences and present difficulties to start moving forward.
Along my psychoanalytical background, I bring over 15 years of work experience in the helping professions having taken on a variety of roles in local charities and community-based services, as well as in the NHS mental health services (Talking Therapies). As a counsellor in private practice, I continue to have a strong interest in helping individuals and couples/intimate partners who feel stuck, but also ready to start exploring why that might be and how to change that.
Intimate partner/couple therapy
Alongside individual counselling, I offer online and face to face couples/intimate partner therapy. In your weekly sessions, we focus on understanding the dynamics within your relationship so you and your partner(s) can work towards meaningful change. As therapy progresses, you might notice that you start thinking more relationally and communicate more effectively - thisoften makes space for your unique experiences within the relationship to co-exist and, eventually, to converge into a story where everyone can safely and authentically fit in. You might also notice that, once each side feels heard, better understood and less in need to defend their position, each partner becomes more open to taking accountability and responsibility for personal change - this often triggers deeper insight and change within the relationship too. Although you are in charge of the therapeutic process from day one, you are not alone - I am there to help you find your path and support you on the way for as long as you need. This means we work on an open-ended basis with regular reviews to see where you are in terms of your therapeutic goals. As part of my commitment to help you, I engage in continuous professional development, and I have taken additional training at Tavistock Relationships in couples therapy for depression, as well as in psychosexual studies (in progress). This helps me offer my clients up-to-date and a more integrated model of care that considers the many dimensions of their lives which can often impact on/are impacted by their romantic relationships.
Working with ADHD presentation
I am a neurodiversity-affirming therapist and I have extensive experience working with ADHD and ADHD-presenting clients, both individuals and couples. If you or your close relationships struggle because of ADHD and other neurodivergent presentations, I am here to help you as you make sense of this. By supporting you in gaining a better understanding of your experiences, and by modelling a compassion-based relationship with the ADHD diagnosis/presentation, I can help address everyday life challenges, including ways to navigate relationships when neurodivergence is present.
Like many of us, I hope for a world where everyone can feel safe, welcome and free to be themselves, and my practice is sensitive to cultural and spiritual, as well as gender, sexual and relationship diversity. Whatever issues you/your relationships are facing, wherever you are coming from and wherever you are going, I hold the belief that we all need the space to be heard and seen as we make sense of what we feel. If that's what you are looking for, do get in touch and join me in the space where you can pause, listen to yourself and take that first step towards giving yourself what you really need right now.
Training, qualifications & experience
- I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (BSc), as well as a Clinical Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling, and a Certificate in Couples' Counselling for Depression.
- I have undergone post-graduate studies at The University of Essex, the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies (MA in Jungian Studies), as well as at The University of Amsterdam (MSc in Communication Science).
- I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and a Tavistock Relationships-approved couple’s therapist for depression.
- I am currently doing a certificate in Psychosexual Studies with Tavistock Relationships (October 2025 - May 2026).
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £75.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- Individual counselling: £60 per session
- Couples counselling: £75 per session
*I hold a few regular slots at a concessionary rate for people on low income and in receipt of benefits, please enquire if there are any available when making contact.
Further information
Why Psychodynamic Counselling?
The psychodynamic approach to counselling derives from psychoanalysis, the initial version of talking therapy. Understanding the role that unconscious processes and early-life experiences can play in one’s current presentation is at the core of this approach. The aim of this type of counselling is not only to help manage symptoms, but also to understand why you might experience such symptoms and what they mean to you.
While in psychodynamic therapy, you are encouraged to talk about your experiences, past and present, and reflect on them with support from your therapist.
During your sessions with me, we will be looking at past and current experiences to understand more about your way of feeling, thinking and relating. We will pay attention to everything you bring, from feelings and thoughts to dreams and fantasies, as well as to the way you relate to such psychological contents.
By understanding the root cause of your difficulties and by becoming more aware of the underlying psychological processes, you can start feeling more in charge of your own life and more connected to yourself and others.
My approach to intimate partner/couples therapy is mainly psychoanalytically-informed, which allows us to look at your relationship dynamics and the change it might need. We will consider everything from habitual ways of engaging with each other to early life experiences and attachment styles that often inform this engagement. I also use behavioural interventions to help you change unhelpful behaviours that negatively affect your dynamic (e.g., communication, conflict resolution, stress management), as well as emotion focussed therapy elements to help you relate to yourselves and each other in a more realistic and compassionate way. Whether you come to therapy to improve your connection or, if you decided to conclude it, to find an ending that is right for your relationship, my role is to facilitate your process of hearing and helping each other on your way towards this change.
