About me
We all have anxieties, concerns and experiences that can be difficult to talk about. I offer a confidential space and a calm presence in which you can explore any issues free of judgment. My aim is that you feel listened to, heard and understood, and find the inner strength to set changes in motion.
In an ideal world, each one of us would feel unconditionally loved and accepted, free to be fully and openly ourselves, able to develop and maintain meaningful relationships with others and keen to explore the world around us. We would be trauma free. The reality is that many of us have experienced difficulties in our lives and we carry inner wounds that affect our confidence, our self-esteem and our ability to feel the full range of emotions.
Knocking on a therapist's door can feel unnerving; it is also the first step towards changing how you feel about yourself and how you relate to other people.
Therapy can help us to implement the changes we wish for
Therapy can help us to search for the roots of our pain and know that there is nothing intrinsically "wrong" with us. Over time, we can put down new, healthy roots that will nourish and re-energise us. Therapy can "unfreeze" parts of ourselves that feel stuck, enabling some flexibility to think, feel or act differently. We can strengthen our sense of who we are and explore and express what we want and what we need from others. We can improve our relationships and the way that we think and feel about ourselves. We can embark on implementing the changes that we wish to make in our lives.
How I work
The therapeutic relationship that we build is at the heart of our work together and I aim to establish a relationship that feels accepting, non-judgmental and honest. I will meet you with respect and openness. I am a LGBTQIA+ ally. I work with adults, couples and young people. I can support you if you are going through relationship issues, separation, family breakdown or divorce. I can help if you are struggling with low self-esteem, a lack of self-confidence, anxiety, panic attacks, trauma, suicidal ideation, anger, ADHD, feeling overwhelmed or worthless, self-harming or feeling depressed. Together, from a place of safety, compassion and understanding, we will work towards the goals that you set.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an experienced and accredited integrative counsellor and psychosexual therapist and I work with adults, young people and children. As a relationship therapist I also work with couples. I support individuals and couples to talk openly and resolve issues with sex and intimacy, as well as more general relationship issues, for example communication. I use an emotionally-focussed (EFT) approach to help partners define and address the negative cycles that develop between them. I am an experienced EMDR practitioner, having completed the full training approved by EMDR Europe Association (EMDRIA). I am also trained in Pesso Boyden System of Psychotherapy (PBSP), a mind-body approach to attachment issues and emotional well-being that can effect permanent and positive change. I am an ADHD-clinical services provider (ADHD-CCSP). I have further qualifications and experience as a secondary school and college teacher (BSc, PGCE).
I was employed for two years by a leading mental health charity to set up and coordinate the counselling service in a large sixth-form college, where I also worked as a counsellor. Prior to this I was an IAPT counsellor (as offered by the NHS) for 18 months.
I am an accredited and registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), and a registered member of the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT), following their ethical codes. I adhere to GDPR regulations. I am respectful of client privacy and I am registered with the ICO, which promotes data privacy. I am in regular, specialist supervision.
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.
COSRT is the UK’s leading membership organisation for therapists specialising in sexual and relationship issues.
All members must abide by their Code of Ethics and the performance of accredited members is regularly monitored.
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
£80.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
No charge made for initial 15-minute consultation by phone or online.
Face to face sessions in therapy rooms near Kings Cross and also available for online sessions. Rates are £80 for individual therapy and £120 for couples for a 50-minute session. Longer sessions for couples are available on a pro-rata basis. Limited concession places.
When I work
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Further information
Prior to working as a counsellor I taught in a range of schools and colleges and I have extensive pastoral and safeguarding experience. I have also worked as a writer and editor and I have lived and worked in East and West Europe and in South and Southeast Asia.
I hold in-person sessions for clients in two locations depending on the day: either in therapy rooms immediately opposite King's Cross Station or on Caledonian Road, within ten minutes walk from King's Cross, Angel, Granary Square and Caledonian Road & Barnsbury on the overground.
