About me
I am a psychotherapist with over twenty years of experience working in mental health, including thirteen years in NHS psychiatry. Alongside private practice, I have worked in charities, schools and fostering services, supporting adults, young people and families through a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties.
My approach is informed by psychodynamic psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and embodiment. I am interested not only in what people think about their experiences, but also in how those experiences are carried in the body, expressed in relationships, and reflected in the ways people move through the world.
Over the years, I have become increasingly curious about the ways we learn to adapt. Many of the qualities that help us function well – being independent, capable, responsible or endlessly caring for others – can also come at a cost. People often arrive in therapy feeling exhausted by patterns they can no longer sustain, yet unsure how to do things differently.
I work with people who want more than symptom management. They may be questioning long-standing patterns in relationships, including the relationship with themselves, struggling with a harsh inner critic, feeling disconnected from themselves, or finding that ways of coping which once served them no longer fit their lives.
My role is not to provide quick answers or ready-made solutions. Instead, I offer a thoughtful and collaborative space where we can explore your experience together, making room for greater understanding, choice and change.
Alongside my clinical work, I provide supervision to therapists and other professionals. I remain committed to ongoing learning and reflective practice, which continue to inform and deepen my work.
Working with Relationships
In addition to individual psychotherapy, I offer sessions for people in important relationships; this may include partners, friends, family members, or co-parents.
This work draws on my relational and psychodynamic approach and is informed by Internal Family Systems and Intimacy From the Inside Out (IFIO), alongside other structured and attachment-based approaches where helpful. Rather than focusing only on communication, we attend to how each person’s internal world (different emotional parts, protective patterns, and relational expectations) shapes what happens between you.
By slowing things down and working with these dynamics in a careful and structured way, it becomes possible to move out of familiar cycles of misunderstanding or reactivity, and towards greater clarity, connection, and mutual understanding.
Some people come because something feels stuck or painful in the relationship; others come to deepen an already meaningful connection.
Support for New Parents
Becoming a parent can bring joy as well as unexpected emotional challenges. Many new parents (mothers, fathers, and partners) experience anxiety, sadness, overwhelm, or difficulty bonding with their baby.
I offer a calm, thoughtful, and non-judgmental space to explore these experiences, drawing on attachment-based and trauma-informed practice to support postnatal depression, birth trauma, and early bonding difficulties.
While this is a particular area of interest, I work more broadly with adults at different stages of life.
Practical Details
I offer a 20 minutes introductory call to discuss availability and whether working together might be a good fit.
Therapy is usually weekly and open-ended. This allows the work to develop at depth, with regular check-ins to reflect on the process.
I offer sessions in person near London Bridge, as well as online.
I also work with many expats living abroad.
Who I work well with
Who I work well with
People seeking depth-oriented, longer-term psychotherapy
Professionals who function well outwardly but feel overwhelmed, anxious, or depleted internally
Highly sensitive, thoughtful, or creative individuals
Those experiencing shame, self-criticism, low self-worth, or questions around identity
People navigating relational or family patterns they struggle to change (individually or within relationships)
Adults affected by childhood or complex trauma
Adoptees and people with adoption-related experiences
New parents experiencing postnatal depression, overwhelm, or difficulties bonding with their baby
Supervision
I also offer clinical supervision for professionals and students, providing a reflective and supportive space for growth and development.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience working in the NHS, charities, schools, and the foster care system. I have supported adults, young people, and families with a wide range of emotional difficulties, including trauma and abuse, relational challenges, and complex family dynamics.
I spent 13 years working in psychiatry within the NHS, supporting individuals in both day services and inpatient units. Alongside my private practice, I currently work therapeutically with children and adolescents in foster care and offer therapeutic parenting support to foster carers, informed by Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP).
I also provide clinical supervision to professionals and students and maintain a strong commitment to ongoing professional development and reflective practice.
My work is informed by long-term experience with complex emotional and relational difficulties, and by a belief in working at a pace that supports safety, trust, and integration.
Training includes:
Internal Family Systems Level 2 (IFIO trained)
MA Psychoanalytic Observation Studies (Tavistock & Portman)
MA Dance & Movement Psychotherapy (Goldsmiths)
PG Expressive Therapies (Music & Dance Therapy)
Clinical Supervisor – Terapia
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) Level 1
Rewind Technique
Guided Imagery & Visualisation
DBT
ACT
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.
ADMP UK is the professional organisation for the profession for Dance Movement Psychotherapy in the United Kingdom.
They aim to support the development of DMP in the UK and internationally; foster communication among Dance Movement Psychotherapists (DMPs); and promote the use of DMP throughout the United Kingdom and abroad.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£100.00 - £130.00
Additional information
Fees
Individual Sessions: £100-£130
Dyads: £150–£170
I have a small number of lower-fee spaces available for those who would otherwise be unable to access therapy. Please ask if this is relevant for you.
When I work
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Further information
I usually suggest beginning with an initial period of up to four sessions. This offers a gentle and contained way to start therapy, allowing time to settle into the work and begin making sense of what brings you.
After this initial phase, we would usually agree a therapeutic contract together, including practical arrangements and boundaries, to support ongoing work.
Progress is discussed as we go along, and we regularly reflect together on how the work is feeling and what may be helpful to focus on. Therapy is typically offered on a weekly basis and may be shorter- or longer-term, depending on individual needs.
Fees, cancellations, and practical details are discussed openly so there are no surprises.
