About me
Experiencing yourself in conversation with the right person, can be transformative.
I’m a well established and accomplished psychodynamic psychotherapist & counsellor. I run two clinics, in Highgate (North London) and London Bridge (Central London).
Note:I also work extensively Online (in the Uk & Abroad).
- My aim is to relieve your distress in the most effective way possible by establishing an uninhibited, facilitatory space where thoughts & feelings can be revealed safely.
- I am impartial, attentive, curious & determined to explore fears, anxieties and uncertainties. To understand how your feelings intertwine with daily life, how you experienced them in the past, offering hope for the future.
- I have a wealth of experience to draw on and work face-to-face with all clients, online in the UK and worldwide (particularly English speaking territories & Expats).
- Whether online or in-person, counselling & psychotherapy with me offers a confidential, non-judgemental space in which to explore confused, unsettled or disturbed feelings. To discover what is behind your experience and to provide insight & hope, where both are absent.
Details of how I work can be found here at: https://www.heathpractice.co.uk
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a relational approach which links past experience and unconscious processes to present problems.
It's a place where energy is primarily and collaboratively focused on lines of thought. A place where time is reserved for feelings, to discover how we experience them, how we can understand them and to appreciate the often painful, conflicted conundrums that trouble us and our relationships.
Doubt and uncertainty will most likely be reflected in our work together, but within this safe, reliable & deeply thoughtful space your emotional life can be given room to explore & grow
I focus on relationship patterns, unconscious experience and processes, developmental history and what occurs between the two of us in the room.
I retain a wealth of experience and hold particular understanding in these clinical areas:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Relationship difficulties
- Personality disorders
- Trauma
- Low self-esteem
- Stress
- Bereavement
- Sexuality issues
- Domestic violence
- Loneliness and isolation
- Childhood sexual abuse
- Eating disorders
- Relational conflict/codependency
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an Accredited and Registered member of the BACP. The British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy.
I began my training at Birkbeck University of London, qualifying as a psychodynamic therapist at the renowned Highgate Counselling Centre (UK. Est.1966).
I hold a foundation certificate in Group Work from the Institute for Group Analysis based in Hampstead, London.
I have trained extensively with Place2Be (Est. 1994) in respect of working with children and I am Enhanced DBS checked.
I am a long serving member of a National Suicide Charity.
As an accredited member of the BACP - The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I work within and in reference to their ethical and professional guidelines. In line with BACP membership, I am also committed to my Continuing Professional Development and undertake regular supervision of my work.
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Notably: I am personally and academically interested in seeing those experiencing relational conflict and/or codependency within family and long standing relationship structures.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£70.00 - £120.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Ive organised fees such that the widest access to my services is possible. Fees start at £70 for regular online 50 minute sessions during the working hours. In-person from £80. Evenings and weekends attract higher fees.
I’m a registered practitioner for Aviva, AXA PP, Allianz & Vitality.
Note: Initial phone sessions are short (15minutes) and not considered assessment sessions. It is on the basis of first few sessions that we can decide whether or not working together would beneficial.
Please don't hesitate to ask about concessions. I believe there should be no barriers to accessing excellent mental health support and so always willing to assist where applicable.
- I offer a number of sessions at a reduced rate by negotiation for those on low incomes and high outgoings such as those with dependants and for students in full time study or in training with a recognised counselling association.
- If you are on very low income or on state support I can suggest you contact two particular organisations. Details of which are on the website under 'Fees & Boundaries'
When I work
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My availability varies so please do ask. I work In-Person, online and by phone. Consulting rooms are in Highgate & London Bridge.
Further information
I work psychodynamically both In-person and online.
Work tends to be open ended. I encourage prospective clients to commit to 3 or 4 initial sessions to allow anxieties to settle and for a way of working to present itself and for us to establish some goals together.
My clinics in Highgate and London Bridge are both situated within well established centres, arranged and presented for therapeutic practice.
Both centres have toilet facilities and waiting areas (Highgate reception facilities).
The London Bridge clinic is open all year round. Highgate temporarily closes over Christmas and Easter, and annually in August.
