About me
I am a registered BACP psychotherapist, with a Master’s degree in Psychotherapy and Counselling, awarded with distinction. I offer both short-term and long-term therapy, tailored to each individual’s needs and circumstances. My experience spans a range of mental health settings, including private practices, charities and clinics, where I have worked with young people (16+) and adults, experiencing a variety of emotional and psychological difficulties. I currently offer online therapy sessions through my private practice, providing a confidential space to reflect, develop greater self-understanding and work towards meaningful change.
You might be carrying more than you can easily put into words, wanting change but unsure of the first step. Or you may notice the same painful situations turning up again and again, and be ready to understand what’s behind them. Life can bring a great deal of anxiety, pain and stress.
I offer a warm, non-judgemental and confidential space where you can slow down and make sense of what’s coming up for you. Where you can develop a deeper understanding of yourself and your responses to difficult situations, and build healthier ways of coping. Together, we can explore and gently challenge unhelpful thought patterns, self-beliefs, relational dynamics and reactions. Psychotherapy provides a safe space to explore ourselves, to develop an inner knowledge and awareness of who we are and how we see the world and others.
My approach integrates psychodynamic approaches which explores how unconscious processes influence us; attachment-based work, which looks at how we relate to ourselves and others; and parts work, influenced by Internal Family Systems (IFS). IFS recognises that we all have different parts, developed for a reason, usually to protect us. By getting to know them with curiosity rather than judgement, each part can feel understood. I’m interested in how your earliest relationships shaped you, and how they continue to influence you today, often outside your awareness. This can show up in your relationships with others, in how you feel about yourself, or in the ways you’ve learned to cope, some of which may now be causing you harm. Together, we’ll make sense of these patterns and explore new ways of relating to others and to yourself.
Please feel free to get in touch by email to arrange an initial 20-minute call. This is a chance to talk about what has brought you to therapy and to see whether we might be a good fit. I look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Psychotherapist, MA in counselling and psychotherapy, member BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy), BA.
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).
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