About me
I work with a variety of presentations including depression and anxiety disorders and have extensive experience and witnessed recovery whilst working with patients experiencing social phobia OCD and trauma. I continue to support mums and dads through perinatal struggles as well as patients living with long term health conditions. I use CBT, ACT and mindfulness.
Qualified and Accredited CBT Therapist. I put emphasis on creating and maintaining a good therapeutic relationship with my patients, foundation from which reflection, change and growth can take place.
Training, qualifications & experience
I was a Team Lead within West London NHS Trust and I supervised a substantial number of different professionals from multi-disciplinary backgrounds. Apart from my specialism in eating disorders, I also support people who are facing issues such as complex PTSD/ trauma, GAD, OCD, social phobia, insomnia, self-esteem issues, stress, anxiety, low mood, anger problems, long term illness, life changes and many other mental health problems.
I offer both short and long term therapy and am trained in a variety of evidence-based (NICE) and holistic approaches to tailor therapy to your own unique needs. In my practice, I aim to empower you to build a better understanding of yourself as a person, and how you came to experience your difficulties so that you can develop better coping strategies, more self-compassion, better relationship with yourself and then with others and get your life back on track by learning to become your own therapist over time. Through an initial assessment and then subsequent therapy sessions, we will get to know each other and together will create an appropriate and effective way forward towards solutions, healing and a more fulfilling life.
I appreciate and respect the vulnerability and courage it takes to enter therapy, and believe in offering a kind, accepting, collaborative and relational space in which you can feel heard, validated, safe and much supported. I understand the importance of being able to trust your therapist's expertise and their professional and general life experience.
Training & Qualifications:
- BNurs Degree in General Nursing (1st class)
- BSc Degree Psychology (1st class)
- Postgraduate Diploma in CBT - Royal Holloway University of London
- Certificate in CBT supervision
- Person Centred Therapy (Level 1) - Queen`s University Belfast
- IPT introductory CPD course
- Compassionate Mind training
Additional Courses:
- 2025 The Mental Health Act
- 2025 The Care Act
- 2025 Safeguarding Children
- 2025 Safeguarding Adults
- 2025 Equality, Diversity and Human Rights
- 2025 Data Security Awareness
- 2019 Clinical Supervision training
- 2019 Recruitment and selection
- 2019 Management Fundamentals
- 2023 Eating disorders and suicide training
- 2023 Preventing suicide
- 2023 Patient Safety
- 2026 The Oliver McGowan Training
Member organisations: BPS and BABCP
Experience:
Over the 12 years I care-coordinated, jointly worked with and advised on the management of the most complex caseloads of patients who presented with multiple mental health diagnoses and high medical and psychiatric risk.
I am highly skilled in complex and specialist psychological assessment, formulation, and treatment planning. I have liaised with both GPs and other professionals from all sorts of mental health and social care services. I have extensive experience in recruitment of mental health professionals, supervision, and professional management of psychological staff.
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 BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
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.
