This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
People come to psychotherapy for many different reasons. Some come to explore themselves, others to unblock their creativity or to open up a dialogue.
Some seek help because they are experiencing difficult or unwanted feelings, such as anxiety or sadness. They possibly have symptoms - sleeplessness for instance - that relate to these feelings. The distinctive element of psychoanalytic psychotherapy (as opposed to treating these problems with medication) is the belief that these feelings and symptoms mean something.
"Once the symptom is seen as a making of meaning by an organism enigmatic to itself, rather than as a malfunctioning of a potentially well-functioning system, the treatment becomes a less obviously normative project; the aims of the treatment, the concept of cure, are there to be argued about rather than merely consented to." Adam Phillips
In a session, you will be encouraged to talk about whatever is going through your mind. I provide a safe, contained space for you to explore your feelings and will assist you in trying to understand patterns in your experiences.
Our relationship and the different ways you use the space of therapy will be part of the process.
Some things are difficult to talk about; it is not always easy to find the words to express our emotions or to describe what has happened and it can be helpful to understand what might be getting in the way.
Some people find it easier to speak lying on a couch, others feel more comfortable sitting face to face.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a UKCP accredited psychoanalytic psychotherapist.
I trained with the Cambridge Society for Psychotherapy and offer individual therapy in a tucked-away location in the north of Norwich. I also work in Cambridge.
I have a PhD in literature.
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
£50.00 per session
Free initial in-person session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
In Cambridge I charge £65 per hour to cover travel and room rental
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