About me
About My Practice
Therapy within this practice is an active partnership. While the approach is rooted in exploring deep-seated relational patterns, it does not involve sitting in passive silence; instead, there is a focus on making sense of what the client is experiencing. Often, early experiences or hidden anxieties manifest as depression, relationship difficulties, or a general sense of feeling unfulfilled, rippling across every aspect of life. The core aim of the work is to facilitate a more meaningful, authentic way of living. By increasing awareness of unconscious dynamics and identifying what holds an individual back, struggles can be safely explored and emotional resilience strengthened
How I Work With Individuals
Whether therapy is sought individually or as a couple, a thoughtful, collaborative space is provided to address core concerns, resolve distressing issues, and enhance relationships. A free initial telephone consultation is offered. This provides an opportunity to discuss what brings the client to therapy, explore how the therapeutic work might proceed, and address any questions regarding the approach.
Couples I have extensive experience supporting couples to navigate relationship challenges, such as ongoing conflict, communication breakdowns, and periods of emotional disconnection. Our work together can help foster understanding, restore connection, and promote lasting change. I have additional expertise in supporting couples where neurodivergent communication styles or LGBTQ+ specific stressors (such as discrimination or exploring identity) are part of the picture.
My Training and Qualifications
I am a qualified psychotherapist and counsellor with 15 years of post-qualification experience. I hold a Master’s degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Goldsmiths, University of London, and I am a fully Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), adhering strictly to their Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
I am extensively trained to support clients experiencing a broad range of psychological and emotional difficulties, including:
- Anxiety & Mood Disorders: Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), social anxiety, panic attacks, and depression.
- Trauma & Abuse: Childhood trauma, recent traumatic events, and sexual abuse.
- Identity & Life Transitions: LGBTQ+ themes, identity exploration, adoption, bereavement, and low self-esteem.
- Relational & Situational Stress: Relationship breakdowns, couples counselling, and work-related burnout.
- Complex Clinical Needs: Addiction and personality disorders.
- Disordered eating and body image concerns: Disordered eating patterns, emotional eating, binge eating, and body image difficulties.
- Neurodivergency: Autism, ADHD, and AuDHD
Individuals online £45; Therapy Rooms £50
Couples online £55; in-person £60.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BACP accredited Counsellor & Psychotherapist
- Masters Degree in Counselling/Psychotherapy (Goldsmiths, University of London)
- Post-graduate diploma in Couples' Counselling
- Industry-specific diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy for addictive eating (accreditation Edexcel)
- Certificate - Counselling eating disorders
- Undergraduate degree - Education
- Post-Graduate Certificate - Education
Continuing professional development including: Addictions; narrative therapy; psychoanalytic understanding of shame; clinical assessment; post-traumatic stress; contemporary approaches to psychotherapy with couples; trauma, memory and the restoration of one's self
- Continuous clinical supervision
- BA (Hons) (East London University)
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Anglia Ruskin University)
- Enhanced DBS check
- Indemnity insurance
I have worked as a group counsellor for five years, facilitating group therapy focused on disordered eating. In addition, I have practised as a psychotherapist and counsellor for ten years, providing individual and couples therapy for a variety of issues. My experience includes working with the following agencies:
- Women's Therapy Centre, North London
- Calm Counselling Agency, Harlow
- Waltham Forest Disability Resource Centre, Leyton, London
- Group Therapy for Disordered Eating
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.
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
£45.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individual online £45; Cheltenham therapy rooms £55
Couples online £60; Cheltenham therapy rooms £70
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