About me
I work with people experiencing difficulties such as complex trauma/PTSD, anger, anxiety, low self-esteem, inner self critics, stress/burnout & depression, including Veterans. These symptoms can be associated with traumatic events in childhood/adulthood: sexual abuse, personal injury, loss & bereavement, abuse, bullying & domestic violence, active service. I aim to help people recover from the effects of these stressful events on personal functioning & relationships. I also help adjustment to life challenges including health conditions & life transitions; adolescence, parenting, relationship beginning/ending & divorce, & retirement.
As a Clinical Psychologist, I use a range of evidence-based therapy models & techniques to tailor therapy to meet an individual’s needs. These interventions have been proven to have significant beneficial effects on a person’s well-being. My clinical practice is influenced by Compassionate Mind/Focused Therapy (CFT), EMDR, ACT, CBT & Schema Therapy.
You don't have to go through difficult times alone! I can provide a confidential, safe, calm and understanding space for you to explore your difficulties and learn new ways of being. Please reach out and get in touch. I am happy to provide an initial telephone consultation. I am also happy to provide online sessions via Skype, Facetime, ZOOM or phone.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester 2003 – 2007
- Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy – Devon Partnership NHS Trust 2012
- Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (2017)
- Compassion Focused Therapy – Postgraduate Certificate – University of Derby 2019-2020
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Level 4 Practitioner, 2009-2010 and achieved Accredited Practitioner status in July 2020.
- Schema Therapy Training - 2021 achieved Advanced status in 2025.
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 HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£105.00 per session
Additional information
Most privately paying individuals pay £105 for 55 minute sessions. Individually paying individuals are required to pay for each sessions 48 hours ahead of your appointment time via BACs. We do offer card machine services at the start of session or payment by cash. Please discuss this prior to starting your sessions.
I am registered with all major private healthcare providers who will pay or contribute, including Bupa, AXA, Aviva, Cigna, WPA and Vitality. I also work for other organisations. Rates are set with the provider and are £110 per session.
For individuals making use of insurance, we issue invoices electronically at the beginning of the month direct to the insurers. All excess payments are to be paid directly to Redland Psychology by BACs at this time.
Further information
Through my work I aim to help individuals, adults and emerging adults (young people from the age of 16) achieve well-being, using an integrated approach, blending the therapies I have trained in to meet the individual needs of each of my clients. I adapt my therapeutic approach to each client’s needs to provide each client with a personalised therapeutic journey.
Having difficult or strong emotions is part of the human experience, however, it is when this impacts on our ability to engage with life in a meaningful way that we may need help in finding a way forward, whether that be through adjustment, acceptance, compassion, making changes, or all of these.
I have worked in several mental health settings including neuropsychology and rehabilitation, mental and physical health services, learning disabilities and older people’s services. I have worked with emergency services, veterans, and people on the Autism Spectrum. I am not offering neurodiversity assessments at present.
