About me
I have worked in private practice in London for 10 years. I trained as an adult Psychotherapist at Regent's College, School of Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology and as a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist at the Tavistock Centre. I am currently undertaking doctoral research into gender related issues in child and adolescent psychotherapy.
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and of the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP).
I work with people from all walks of life, from adolescence across the life-span, as well as parents and families.
You may have a specific issue/s that you wish to address. Sometimes the problem can be more difficult to pin down. It may feel like there are difficulties that overlap and are harder to untangle. I work with people who are having problems with their relationships, with friends and family, with study or working life, with depression, anxiety, issues related to self-esteem, identity and sexuality and those experiencing the aftermath of neglect, abuse or trauma.
Psychoanalytic work has a long history of addressing relational difficulties in careful detail, and is my usual approach. I am happy to be contacted by people seeking short term support focused on specific issues, as well as longer-term therapy when desired changes have been harder to achieve.
My approach
Therapy offers a safe and confidential space where you can explore what is troubling you without fear of criticism or judgment. Central to my work is you as an individual, your own experience and the ways in which you understand what's been happening.
Through engaging in a collaborative process that helps us to think about our challenges, therapy can allow us to open up possibility, even in areas of our lives that feel stuck. It can be an opportunity to begin facing up to parts of our lives and ourselves that have previously felt too painful to think about and understand.
I am interested in how the experiences of our childhood and our families influence our development and later lives. We may repeat early patterns of relating, and of protecting ourselves, even when they are no longer helpful and may even unknowingly maintain our current problems. Through understanding these patterns and how they’re limiting us, it’s possible to begin making choices that can help us lead a more fulfilling life.
Training, qualifications & experience
I completed a rigorous six year training as a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust.
I trained for five years as an Adult Psychotherapist at Regents University, School of Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology.
As well as working in private practice, I am currently undertaking doctoral research in child and adolescent psychotherapy.
I've been employed in several NHS adult psychotherapy departments, in primary care and in charitable organisations. I worked as part of a complex needs Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), covering four London boroughs and continue to work as part of a specialist multidisciplinary CAMHS team in London.
I have managed therapy services in various educational settings, providing therapeutic interventions for children, young people and parents, and supervision for trainee therapists.
I have been a mindfulness practitioner for over 10 years and have explored embodiment in a variety of ways. My work is informed by an awareness of what our bodies tell us about our experience.
Prior to my professional training I studied music.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 - £100.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fees are between £80 - 100 per session, depending on your circumstances.
Further information
How to start?
Initially I offer a consultation process which will help us to think about your needs and whether my approach can be helpful for you. If you are interested in working with me, or have any queries, please feel free to contact me via email or phone. If I'm not available right away, I'll get back to you as soon as I can. You may wish to leave me a message suggesting a time for me to call you.
