About me
There are times when life can appear manageable from the outside whilst feeling very different on the inside. You may be successful in your career, caring for others, managing significant responsibilities, or navigating a major life transition, yet find yourself struggling with anxiety, burnout, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma, or a persistent sense of dissatisfaction.
I am an experienced psychodynamic psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience working with adults and couples. I am accredited and registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and hold an MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy.
I work with a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties, including anxiety, depression, trauma, complex trauma (C-PTSD), relationship difficulties, attachment issues, bereavement, emotional dysregulation, work-related stress, and the lasting impact of childhood experiences. I also have particular experience supporting professionals, business owners, healthcare professionals, creatives, and individuals managing significant personal and professional responsibilities.
My approach is psychodynamic, which means we work not only with present-day difficulties but also seek to understand the deeper patterns, unconscious processes, and relational experiences that may contribute to emotional distress. Together we can explore recurring themes in your life, relationships, and emotional world in a way that promotes greater self-awareness, resilience, and lasting psychological change.
Many of the people who seek therapy with me are not simply looking for symptom relief. They want to understand themselves more deeply, improve their relationships, navigate difficult life circumstances, and develop a more fulfilling and authentic way of living.
I aim to provide a thoughtful, confidential, and non-judgemental therapeutic space where difficult thoughts and feelings can be explored safely. Every person is unique, and therapy is tailored to your individual needs, circumstances, and goals.
Sessions are available in person from my consulting rooms in Buckhurst Hill and online via Google Meet for clients throughout the UK and internationally.
How The Therapy That I Offer Can Help
Our psyche can bury into our unconscious painful feelings and memories which are to difficult for the conscious mind to process. As a result of the burying of these painful memories and experiences individuals can sometimes behave in ways which they do not understand. Psychodynamic psychotherapy helps to understand these behaviours and make significant changes in these behaviours.
Who I Help
Whether you are navigating personal or professional transitions, loss, or a feeling that “something isn’t quite right,” our work together focuses on uncovering understanding and fostering inner resilience.
I help adults who feel overwhelmed with their difficulties and unsure of how to go forward with their lives. Be they high achieving business professionals who on the outside seem to have it all but on the inside are anxious, depressed afraid, to individuals who have been traumatised in their childhood or at any point in their lives and are still being impacted by that trauma. Trauma and emotions that maybe nobody knows about. Individuals who have a relentless inner critic that constantly tells them that they are not good enough and nothing they do will be good enough.
This type of therapy will also be of benefit to individuals who seem to “have it all” but still feel “empty” or troubled inside.
I have provided psychotherapy for individuals who have experienced deep trauma from incidents which have been documented in the media and National News Outlets. My experience is extensive and I intend to help you with the difficulties or issues that you are experiencing.
You can read my contribution to The Stylist Magazine article here https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/held-back-by-your-secret-fear-of-success-heres-how-to-overcome-it/739525
You can read my article in the Metro here So you’ve got a racist family member – now what?
Training, qualifications & experience
Since 1998 I have completed various training courses in Counselling, culminating in qualifying with a Master of Science degree in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy from Birkbeck College, University of London.
I began my clinical work, pre and post qualification at the Complex Care Clinic of St Ann's Hospital part of the Haringey, Enfield and Barnet NHS Trust in London. I provided psychodynamic therapy for individuals that had very complex psychological/emotional/mental health problems such as borderline personality disorder, paranoid schizoid disorders, depression, anxiety and many more. Most of the therapy that I provided was long term, face to face. I do provide online therapy by Skype when it is very difficult to attend in person face to face sessions.
I provide psychotherapy from my private practice at Mountcharm House in Queens Road Buckhurst Hill. Before then I provided therapy from my practice at Lily House in south Woodford. Previous to setting up in private practice, I provided treatment at the The Rectory Lane Psychotherapy Clinic at North Essex Partnership, NHS Foundation Trust for individuals who suffered with complex longstanding psychological and emotional issues.
I have also provided and still provide short term face to face counselling to individuals who as a result of traumatic life events in adulthood, have felt they have been unable to cope with or make sense of life anymore. Traumatic life events such as a death in the family, divorce, redundancy, domestic violence and other tragic life events.
I worked as a counsellor at the Enfield Women's Centre providing counselling to women that had experienced domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, rape, depression, anxiety, low self esteem and a general inability to cope with life.
I have also worked with women who have undergone abortions or termination of pregnancies and are having difficulty with the decision they made or the decision they were pressured into.
Summary of Qualifications
Master of Science (Psychotherapy and Counselling)
Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy
Higher Certificate In Counselling
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
COVID-19
If during this time of self isolation, quarantine and lock-down you are having difficulty coping. If you are feeling anxious, depressed, hopeless or fearful, you are not alone even if you are by yourself . Please contact me, I am here to help, I am providing remote sessions by Skype, Zoom and telephone during this challenging time.
Therapies offered
Fees
£125.00 - £300.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
In person/online Individual Sessions £125.00 for 50 minutes.
In person/online Couples Sessions £160.00 for 50 minutes.
Short Term Therapy (16 sessions) £150.00 per session
Corporate Fee for Individual Assessment Session for 60 minutes £350.00.
Corporate Fee for Individual therapy for 50 minutes £350.00.
The assessment session is not a therapy session, it is the consultation session where I will find out about you, your experiences from early childhood to adulthood, your family setup, your work (if you do work) and what brings you to seek therapy. By doing this I will try to identify or understand the psychological or personal issues and problems that you are experiencing.
Towards the end of the assessment session we will decide if you will start weekly therapy with me as your therapist under the psychodynamic model. Or if you feel that you are not yet ready for therapy or the psychodynamic model is not tor you.
Therapy sessions are client led, unlike the assessment session where I ask questions and am given answers by you. In the therapy session whatever you as the client brings to the therapy session is what will be explored. Sessions take place at least once a week at the same time and on the same day of the week.
When I work
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Further information
I am registered with Private Health Insurers:- AXA PPP and Vitality Health.
I adhere to the BACP ethical framework in my practice.
