About me
I am a UKCP-accredited and BACP-registered integrative psychotherapist with extensive clinical experience in psychology. I hold a Level 7 Master’s degree in Psychotherapy and Counselling, as well as a Master’s degree in Psychology and Family Studies.
I am a UKCP registered psychotherapist and have completed Mental Health Familiarisation Placements in NHS clinical settings, where I gained valuable insight into complex mental health presentations, including eating disorders, crisis care, and severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
My approach is integrative, meaning I draw from a variety of therapeutic models to tailor the work to your history, needs, and goals. Rather than focusing on quick fixes, I aim to help you understand the deeper roots of your distress, so that any changes you make feel genuine and lasting.
I have worked with clients dealing with a range of issues, such as childhood and shock trauma, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, struggles with self-confidence, relationship and family challenges, parenting difficulties, life transitions, grief and loss, emotional regulation, and coping with significant changes.
My work is grounded in psychodynamic and attachment-based approaches, exploring how early experiences influence our current patterns of relating to ourselves and others. I also incorporate person-centred principles, focusing on the importance of empathy, acceptance, warmth, and genuine curiosity in the therapeutic process. My goal is to create a space where you feel safe, understood, and valued.
Together, we’ll gently explore old patterns or defences that may once have helped you cope but now hold you back, and we’ll replace them with healthier, more fulfilling ways of living.
I aim to offer a safe, respectful, and collaborative environment where lasting healing and self-understanding can take place.
Training, qualifications & experience
Education & Professional Training
- Master's Degree (MSc) - Level 7 in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling
- Master’s Degree (MA) in Psychology
- Master's Degree (MA) in Teacher Training - Psychology and Family Studies
- UKCP Accreditation Programme
Clinical Experience & Specialist Training
- Certificate in Working Therapeutically with Autistic Clients
- Training: Trauma and the Body
- Training: Working with Shame
- Online Counselling: Experience providing therapy within the UK Counselling Network, supporting clients with a wide range of emotional and relational challenges.
- The Parenting Project: Training and experience working with parents of neurodivergent children, focusing on family dynamics, relationship stress, and emotional well-being.
- Myton Hospice: Experience supporting bereaved clients and those coping with terminal illness in loved ones.
- Cruse Bereavement Support: Training and client work with individuals experiencing grief and loss.
- Training in Neurodiversity in Therapeutic Practice: Understanding and supporting neurodivergent clients within therapy.
- Training in Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Insight into personality dynamics and relational trauma.
- Suicide Awareness Training: Risk assessment and compassionate crisis response.
- Training in Accessing Deep Unconscious Processes: Linking unconscious patterns to present-day challenges through relational and somatic awareness.
- Extended Training in Grief and Bereavement: In-depth study of complex and prolonged grief processes.
- Research Thesis: Focused on prolonged grief and its impact on emotional regulation and adaptation.
Membership Organisations
- UKCP Accredited Clinical Membership
- BACP Registered Membership
- UPCA Accredited Clinical Membership
- BPS Graduate Membership
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.
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
£55.00 - £75.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My standard session fee is £55. Sessions covered by private healthcare insurance are charged at £75 each.
Concession fees are available to trainee psychotherapists and counsellors, to individuals aged 18-25 who self-fund their therapy, and to low-income adults.
Please inquire for more information.
When I work
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Further information
I offer a complimentary 15-minute online consultation to discuss your concerns and assess whether we are a good fit for each other.
During our first meeting, we will delve into the issues that have brought you to therapy and explore how it can benefit you. Together, we will decide whether to move forward with regular sessions. Typically, these sessions are held weekly or every other week at the same time. Each session lasts about 50 to 55 minutes, and maintaining a consistent schedule is an essential part of the therapeutic process.
