About me
I am an HCPC and UKCP registered Art Psychotherapist and UKCP accredited Clinical Supervisor, with experience working within NHS community mental health services.
I offer a reflective, psychodynamically informed space where we can begin to think together about your experiences, relationships, and emotional life. My approach is grounded in an understanding of attachment, mentalizing, and the ways in which past experiences can shape how we feel about ourselves and others in the present.
Art psychotherapy can offer a different way of expressing and exploring thoughts and feelings, particularly where words may feel difficult or insufficient. You do not need to have any artistic skill or experience. The focus is not on producing artwork, but on using creative materials as a way of thinking and communicating.
I have experience supporting adults and adolescents with a range of difficulties, including anxiety (including generalised anxiety disorder), depression, trauma, relational difficulties, and issues around identity, low self-confidence, and self-worth. I aim to offer a space that feels safe, containing, and non-judgemental, where you can begin to explore things at your own pace.
I offer sessions in-person in Corringham (Stanford-le-Hope), Thurrock, and the wider Basildon area, as well as online. I offer both short-term and longer-term work depending on your needs.
Alongside my clinical work, I also offer clinical supervision to trainees and qualified therapists. My supervisory approach is thoughtful and collaborative, grounded in psychodynamic and mentalizing frameworks. I aim to support practitioners in developing their clinical thinking, reflective capacity, and confidence in their work, while also attending to the emotional impact of clinical practice.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified Art Psychotherapist with a Master’s degree in Art Psychotherapy and a BA (Hons) in Fine Art.
I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and accredited with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
I have experience working within NHS community mental health services, including with individuals experiencing personality disorder and complex emotional difficulties. My work has involved supporting clients with trauma, abuse (emotional, physical and sexual), anxiety, depression, stress, and grief.
My approach is informed by mentalizing-based treatment (MBT), which focuses on developing an understanding of one’s own thoughts and feelings, and those of others, particularly within the context of relationships.
I also have experience working with addiction and substance misuse.
I have undertaken additional training in Accelerated Trauma Treatment.
Alongside my clinical work, I offer clinical supervision to trainees and qualified therapists, supporting reflective practice and clinical development.
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 HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
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.
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.
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free 15-minute telephone consultation to briefly think together about what you are looking for and whether this feels like the right fit.
If we decide to proceed, an initial consultation session can be arranged to explore things in more depth.
Sessions are typically held on a weekly basis and last 50 minutes.
A limited number of concessionary spaces are available for those on lower incomes or in training.
If you would like to arrange an initial consultation or have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.
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