About me
I offer UKCP-registered (2017), humanistic and integrative psychotherapy for adults who are experiencing anxiety, emotional overwhelm, loss of meaning, or difficulty relating to themselves or others.
I am a fully qualified Psychotherapist with a Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy from the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy (CCPE) in Paddington, London.
You may be seeking therapy because you have noticed patterns that are hard to shift, such as:
*persistent anxiety or emotional dysregulation
*a sense of being overwhelmed, shut down, or fragmented
*difficulties in relationships or attachment
*loss, transition, or questions of meaning
*long-standing self-criticism or shame
Some people arrive with a clear sense of what is troubling them; others arrive with a more general sense that something isn’t right. Both are welcome.
How I Work
My work is grounded in humanistic and integrative psychotherapy, informed by trauma-aware and nervous-system-informed perspectives.
Rather than working towards symptom reduction alone, therapy offers a space to:
understand how past experiences continue to shape present responses
notice how the body and nervous system respond to stress and threat
develop greater capacity for emotional regulation and reflection
explore relational patterns as they arise within and beyond therapy
I work at a pace that supports psychological safety and depth, attending carefully to what emerges in the therapeutic relationship.
Who I Work With
I work with adults experiencing:
anxiety, panic, and chronic stress
trauma and its ongoing impact
shame, low self-esteem, and inner conflict
bereavement, loss, and life transitions
relationship and attachment difficulties
learning differences and neurodivergence
loss of meaning or direction
If specialist support is required beyond my scope of practice, I will help you find appropriate referral pathways.
Practical Information
Individual psychotherapy for adults
In-person and online sessions
Margate, Kent | Little Kimble (Aylesbury), Bucks
£80–£90 per 50-minute session
Free initial telephone conversation
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified Psychotherapist with a Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2017) from the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy (CCPE) in Paddington, London.
I have been a member of UKCP since 2017 and abide by their Code of Ethics and Professional Practice. For more information, click this link.
The type of psychotherapy I offer falls under the UKCP umbrella of the Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College (HIPC).
My approach integrates learning and skills from 5 years of psychotherapy training and 8+ years of private practice. I have recently completed a Research Masters in Psychotherapy titled ‘Dyslexic or a Human Being? A Transpersonal Perspective on Labelling’. Specifically, my research explored my own experience as a person with a dyslexia diagnosis (given age eight) and how the ablest systems that we are measured against can cause feelings of shame, inadequacy and lack of confidence. I also explore how a dysregulated nervous system can make it much harder to carry out challenging tasks such as reading and writing and how, with the help of a ‘regulated other’ in psychotherapy, we can learn to self-regulate. Tools that aid this are self-compassion practices, breathing practices and somatic practices, to name a few. When we are able to self-regulate, it is easier to achieve difficult goals and be in challenging situations.
I have more than eight years of previous experience practising as a yoga instructor and hold a degree in Fine Art. I like to encourage my clients to use whatever medium they favour to help the therapeutic process – this might mean using breath, movement and relaxation techniques as well as using art materials to express ideas and thought where words are hard to find.
I taught English to foreign students from 2007 – 2009 and speak Spanish (I am not quite fluent enough to conduct a full therapy session in Spanish, but I do have a good grasp of the language).
I am currently volunteering with the Margate-based charity The Perfect Place To Grow.
Main Qualifications:
Masters In Transpersonal Counselling & Psychotherapy
with Distinction 2023-2024
Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy and UKCP Accredited Professional PostGrad Dipl 2017
RYT200 (Registered Yoga Teacher) 2009
Fine Art BA (Hons) 2006
CPD (Continual Professional Development):
Addiction. Affliction? Or a guide to wholeness? – Lynn Somerfield – 2019
Art therapy with young people who self-harm and/or express suicidal ideation – BAAT – 2025
Attachment Theory in Clinical Practice (short course) – Orit Badouk-Epstein at The Bowlby Centre – 2019
De-escalation Training alongside other induction training with the NHS – 2016
Certificate in Clinical Assessment Skills – WPF – 2017
Implicit Psychotherapy and Somatic Psychology – Abi Blakeside – 2023
Lasting Love with Esther Perel – The School of Life – 2018
Mothering The Bones – Kimberley Ann Johnson – 2025
Nonviolent Communication, ‘Connecting in Conflict’ – Yoram Mosenzon – 2018
Non-Violent Communication and Conflict Resolution with Yoram Mortensen -Intermediate and Advanced Trainings – 2025
Shame Matters Conference – The Bowlby Centre – 2018
The Hungry Ghost, A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Addiction… – Gabor Mate – 2018
Total Yoga Nidra Teacher and Facilitator Training – Uma and Nirlipta Dinsmore-Tuli – 2013
Wholeness in Fractured Times – a real-world understanding of the nervous system and feminine sexuality & Activate your Inner Jaguar – Kimberly Ann Johnson – 2022
Well Women Therapy – Uma Dinsmore-Tuli – 2011
Wild Power: Embrace your menstrual cycle, reclaim the feminine path to power – Alexandra Pope, Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer – 2017
Yoga for the Mind Conference – The Minded Institute – 2011
Yoga for ME and Chronic Fatigue – Fiona Agombar – 2010
Some environments I have worked in:
As a Psychotherapist:
Private Practice: 2017 – current (sabbatical taken in 2024 to complete Research Masters in Psychotherapy)
Facilitation of Second Year Gestalt Psychotherapy Module of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Diploma, CCPE, 2021-2023
Women and Health, A Women only community-based health centre offering NHS-funded, where I provided short-term Counselling and Psychotherapy. Camden. 2016-2019
FreshStart Psychotherapy, A community Interest Company offering low-cost, where I provided long-term psychotherapy. Paddington. 2017-2019
Neuropsychiatry Outpatient Ward, where I provided both short-term and long-term psychotherapy, Kent and Medway NHS. Sevenoaks. 2014-2016
The Caravan, Drop-in counselling and psychotherapy service where I provided both drop-in, short term and long-term psychotherapy. St James’s Piccadilly. 2014-2016
As a Yoga Teacher (see website for more info – www.uyoga.co.uk):
Self-Employed: I have experience hosting and facilitating day, weekend and weeklong yoga workshops and retreats, as well as regular weekly yoga classes, where I learned to manage a range of needs in a group situation. 2010 – 2019
NHS: Teaching Yoga to male residents of a psychiatric recovery unit and women residents on an acute psychiatric unit within the NHS Mental Health Trust. 2010-2014
Body and Soul Charity: Teaching yoga and volunteering with adults living with HIV and AIDS. 2012
Other interests:
From an early age I have expressed myself through the body, music and art and feel this mode of expression is helpful in accessing seemingly inaccessible thoughts and feelings where words might be insufficient. I am interested in the symbolism and phenomenology of our individual lives and the culture we live in and how in exploring our ‘symptoms as symbols’, we have a tool to discover what our unconscious is trying to communicate.
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 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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have recently completed a Research Masters in Psychotherapy titled ‘Dyslexic or a Human Being? A Transpersonal Perspective on Labelling’. Specifically, my research explored my own experience as a person with a dyslexia diagnosis (given age eight) and how the ablest systems that we are measured against can cause feelings of shame, inadequacy and lack of confidence. I also explore how a dysregulated nervous system can make it much harder to carry out challenging tasks such as reading and writing and how, with the help of a ‘regulated other’ in psychotherapy, we can learn to self-regulate. Tools that aid this are self-compassion practices, breathing practices and somatic practices, to name a few. When we are able to self-regulate, it is easier to achieve difficult goals and be in challenging situations.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£80.00 - £90.00
Additional information
Fees and all other practical information are discussed during an initial phone call. I volunteer with the charity The Perfect Place to Grow, so I do offer further consultations.
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Further information
Assessment
We will have an initial assessment where we will explore your needs and whether I am the right person for you to see. Each therapist comes with their own skillset so should I not be the right therapist for you I will point you in the direction of someone better suited.
