About me
I offer one-to-one psychotherapy, providing a space to understand yourself more deeply and work towards lasting change rather than short-term relief.
In our work together, we explore thoughts and feelings that may sit beneath the surface, making sense of how past experiences shape the way you relate to yourself and to others today. My approach is warm, thoughtful, and grounded in curiosity about what makes you you. I work from the belief that developing a deeper understanding of our emotional world can support meaningful change, self-acceptance, and a more fulfilling life.
I specialise in open-ended psychotherapy, offering time and space for deeper exploration. Shorter-term counselling is also available where this better suits your needs. Sessions are offered in person at my consulting room in central St Albans, as well as online or by phone.
I offer a free initial telephone consultation to help you get a sense of how I work and whether therapy with me feels right for you.
I have over five years’ clinical experience, with core training at MSc level in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy. I am registered with both the BACP and BPC.
Alongside my private practice, I work within the NHS, providing psychotherapy in cancer and palliative care settings. This involves supporting individuals and families facing complex emotional challenges related to illness, loss, and dying, and is an area in which I have specialist experience. I have also delivered teaching and training to healthcare staff and previously held NHS psychotherapy posts in other mental health settings.
I have experience with issues that commonly arise for Chinese individuals and welcome referrals from this population. I can work with a wide range of difficulties and welcome enquiries if you are unsure whether therapy would be helpful.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an experienced psychotherapist and counsellor with over five years’ clinical experience, registered with both the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC).
My training includes:
MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy
Graduate Certificate in Humanistic & Psychodynamic Counselling
Registered member of the BACP
Registered member of the BPC
I offer in-depth therapy for a broad range of issues, including depression, anxiety, anger, relationship difficulties, childhood trauma, grief and loss (including child loss), identity struggles, personality disorders, psychosomatic symptoms, body dysmorphia, autistic traits and low self-esteem.
My approach is grounded in the belief that understanding our emotional world and past experiences can lead to meaningful change, self-acceptance, and a more fulfilling life.
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 British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). 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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Concessions offered for
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