About me
You may feel stuck, overwhelmed, confused, or experience a sense of emptiness, deep unhappiness, loneliness or uncertainty. You may be struggling with relationships, grief or loss, or find yourself wondering why certain difficulties keep repeating or why some feelings are difficult to understand. Therapy can provide a space to explore these experiences with curiosity, compassion and understanding.
I am a psychodynamic therapist offering a relational and reflective approach to therapy. Psychodynamic therapy explores how our past experiences, relationships and early patterns can influence the way we see ourselves and relate to others, often in ways that are outside of our awareness.
I have extensive experience working with anxiety, depression and low mood, anger, grief and loss, guilt, low self-esteem, identity difficulties, relationship problems, neurodiversity , abuse and traumatic experiences. I have a particular interest in working with bereavement and loss, and I have noticed that grief is a deeply personal experience.
I am also interested in working with people who are neurodivergent, recognising that each person’s experiences are unique. Therapy can provide a supportive space to explore these experiences at your own pace.
Therapy can support you to explore what is happening in your life now, while also considering the experiences that may have influenced your thoughts, feelings and relationships. The therapeutic relationship is an important part of this process, providing a safe and thoughtful space where you can speak openly about what feels painful, confusing or difficult to manage.
Alongside my private practice, I have worked within the criminal justice system, supporting people experiencing complex difficulties and trauma. This experience has involved working with a wide range of challenging experiences and emotions. I bring a thoughtful and grounded approach to the work, regardless of the difficulties or experiences you have faced.
I aim to offer a calm and respectful space where you can feel heard and supported as we explore your experiences, develop greater understanding, and consider how change may become possible.
Training, qualifications & experience
Clinical training in Forensic Psychodynamic Psychotherapy- Tavistock and Portman NHS
PostGraduate Diploma Psychodynamic Practice- University of Oxford
Postgraduate Certificate Psychodynamic Counselling- University of Oxford
BA (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy- Irish College of Humanities and Applied Sciences
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
£70.00 per session
Additional information
All of my concession spaces are currently full.
When I work
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Further information
All sessions will be remote via zoom.
I offer a 15 minute telephone conversation free of charge before you make a decision to book an initial session.
