About me
I am an experienced therapist in private practice, offering integrative therapy in South London. I have practiced as a therapist in primary care (GP surgeries) as well in the charitable sector for 25 years, which has included resolving issues such as anxiety, depression, family issues, relationship problems, addiction, and trauma. I work with individuals and couples, in person as well as online and outdoors ("walk & talk"), and I offer therapy in English and German language. I offer a safe space where you will be heard with compassion and without judgment, where you will be treated as the unique individual you are and seen through the eyes of years of training and experience. I see our therapeutic relationship as a shared journey, where we navigate the matters on your mind together. This is a collaborative journey, created and driven by you. We will work at your pace, and you determine its start and its direction. From start to end, I will be your support and guide along the way.
How Can Therapy Help?
Therapy can be the gateway to living your life more fully and connecting more deeply with yourself and others.
Whether there is something missing in your life or some loss of direction, therapy can help you regain your sense of balance and discover fresh perspectives.
Whether you wish to look at a current issue such as anxiety or depression, or something underlying what's bothering you, I offer a secure and confidential space where you can be heard and listened to. It can sometimes be useful to talk to someone outside your usual environment, as a therapist can offer the necessary neutrality whilst holding your process week by week, with compassion and clarity.
What is Integrative Therapy?
Integrative counselling and psychotherapy is a fusion of unique theories and approaches which is constantly evolving to the benefit of your therapeutic process. My integrative approach is based on how we relate to ourselves, others and the world. The therapeutic relationship is the key to this way of working, as a partnership where your reflections will be safely held and explored. I combine components of relational theory, body psychotherapy, and psychodynamic principles, as a solid foundation for your therapeutic process. As we find out more about you, your therapy will uncover your core issues and lay the ground for deeper reflection and expression, if that feels right for you.
Please feel to phone me if you want to know more or to see if I can help you. help.arrange for an initial first session at your convenience. This will provide the space for you to explore your options and get a sense of what it might be like to work together.
Training, qualifications & experience
M.A. and Adv. Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy & Counselling - The Minster Centre / Middlesex University
Advanced Certificate in Somatic Trauma Theory and Skills - Temenos Education
Diploma in Deep Bodywork - Entelia Institute
Accredited Member of UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
Registered Member of British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
Certificate in Working with Families & Significant Others - Action on Addiction
Issues I have worked with:
- Abuse
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Alexithymia
- Anxiety
- Bereavement & loss
- Burnout
- Couples' issues
- Depression
- Eating Distress
- Infertility issues
- Migrant issues
- Older people's issues
- Post-natal depression
- Problems at work
- Questions around identity
- Relationship problems
- Stress & life crises
- Trauma
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.
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.
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
Therapy in German language; couples' counselling and mediation; self-care promotion and burnout prevention; carers' coaching (for those affected by someone else's substance misuse); issues around migration/sense of belonging.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£95.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I charge £95 per hour per session. The first session lasts one full hour and subsequent sessions are of 50 minutes' duration. Couples' sessions are 60 minutes and cost £125.
When I work
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Further information
I work with persons from a variety of diverse backgrounds
The Crystal Palace Practice is situated in a quiet space close to the Upper Norwood Triangle, with convenient free parking. I see individuals from West Norwood, Streatham, Balham, Clapham, Tooting, Dulwich, Forest Hill, South Norwood, Tulse Hill, Herne Hill, and Camberwell, as well as Bromley and Croydon.
Number 42 Psychotherapy Practice is based on 42 Borough High Street, 3 mins. away from the Northern Line tube and close to London Bridge Station.
