About me
Therapy is especially beneficial in those moments when we can’t make sense of our feelings or behaviours. We run into these anxiety provoking times, where we feel adrift from ourselves and others and it can feel confusing and destabilising. These moments can happen for many different reasons, some obvious; major losses, broken relationships, trauma and some less so. I’ve lost count of how many clients have told me that they don’t think they should be having therapy because nothing ‘that bad’ has happened. The thing is that something ‘that bad’ will have happened at some point, probably when we were too young and vulnerable to cope with it, and in identifying what it was, the present experience will make sense and feelings will be released and eased.
Our primary or most intimate relationships are conversely the place that we will run into issues the most. We actively seek out our ‘unfinished business’ and unconsciously get closest to the people who are the most likely to trigger these debilitating responses. In all types of couples counselling, including marital or familial etc, we work together to try and identify what it is about the other's behaviour that is causing us the most anxiety. It's only once we can soothe that anxiety that we get on can start learning better relational tools to help us get the most out of our time with those who are so important to us.
My interest in psychotherapy was sparked by my own experience of debilitating anxiety while running my own company, a theatrical agency, in my 30s. Having therapy quite simply changed my life and I knew then that I wanted to train in it.
Since then I have become particularly interested in the methods whose efficacy can be tested and proven alongside the breakthroughs in neuroscience. Coherence Therapy, IFS, EMDR and Relational Life Therapy are just some of the tools I use to alleviate symptoms including anxiety, depression and mild to severe trauma.
I work just behind Putney Bridge tube in Fulham, SW6 or online. I see both couples and individuals.
What Happens Next
Once you have made contact with me, we will agree a time to meet, and I will send you directions. My initial assessment fee is £65. If, at our first meeting, you decide you would like to meet again, we will discuss an ongoing hourly fee which is income-based, ranging between £50 and £90 for individuals. With couples or family members the structure is a bit different which we can discuss when we meet. Prices range from £70 - £120 for the therapeutic hour.
There will always be a number of ways to approach whatever may be troubling you; some may feel more suitable to you than others. The important thing is that you feel you are a very important part of the decision-making process in terms of how we work together.
I am results-focused; that is, you should notice a difference in your symptoms while seeing me.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- BA (Oxford University)
- PGDip (WPF)
- Transpersonal couples counselling training with the CCPE
- Advanced training in Coherence Therapy (CT)
- Level 1 IFS
- Levels 1 and 2 EMDR
- Relational Life Therapy Institute Practicum 1 and 2
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
£50.00 - £210.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I believe in practising as inclusively as possible. I have some slots available during the week for low-fee clients, students, OAPs, or those who are currently unemployed, although these may involve a waiting time.
Otherwise, I operate a sliding scale from between £50.00 - £90.00 an hour, dependent on income for individuals and £70 - £120 an hour for couples
Further information
Although it can be necessary to establish a regular meeting in the first instance, once that foundation has been established, I like people to feel able to adapt to a more flexible schedule as needed. I integrate neuroscience-based approaches like Coherence Therapy, IFS, EMDR, and Relational Life therapy to bring about change as quickly as possible.
I look forward to working with you.
