About me
I am a psychodynamic counsellor who brings a warm, curious, engaged and candid approach to the therapeutic relationship offering individuals one weekly, short term or open ended therapy in my private practice studio or online. I have 10 years experience of seeing clients within a charitable, University and private practice setting, supporting people who have experienced unhappy childhoods or are currently experiencing conflicted unhappy relationships or feelings of anxiety, depression, loss and low self worth.
Psychodynamic therapy is a form of therapy that aims to make the unconscious conscious and looks at how relationships and environments in our past influence our choices and behavioural patterns in the here and now. Therapy offers a fresh alternative perspective for you to work on the most important relationship in your life, the one with yourself. I believe the essence of achieving this lies in the foundations of feeling comfortable with the therapist of your choice. This is backed up by research that states that the relationship between the client and therapist is key to the successful outcome of the therapy, not the specific model of therapy being offered.
I specialize in trauma at the charity I still currently work with and my approach is trauma informed. I offer therapy in a confidential and non judgemental collaborative space where difficulties can be safely and sensitively explored.
I work flexibly and collaboratively, tailoring the therapy to your needs. I work between the hours of 9-3 Monday to Friday. For new clients I offer a free initial 1/2 hour consultation to assess your current issues to determine whether I can help you and also for you to consider if you with to work with me.
I do not have wheelchair access at my private practice.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Membership: BACP Individual Member
- University of London, Birkbeck College: Diploma in Psychology
- Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Chichester Counselling Services
- Introduction to Time Focused Therapy
- DBS Cleared
- CPD training: The Power of Purpose, The Power of Self Esteem, How the Mind heals the Body, Unprocessed Anger, Maternal Jealousy, Incorporating Left and Right-Brain Based approaches to Treating Depression and Anxiety, Building an Effective Neurodivergent-Affirmative Practice, Attachment and relational Trauma,
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
An initial telephone or online consultation discussion, with no obligation to continue is free. This is an opportunity for you to ask questions and consider if you could work with me.
Sessions thereafter cost £50 an hour.
When I work
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Flexible general availability interspersed between 9am to 3pm, Monday to Friday for online, phone or face to face therapy.
