About me
I am a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist with specialist training to work children, adolescents and families. I also offer adult work as a counsellor using a psychodynamic framework. I have been a therapist for 23 years.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am qualified to Master's level with Distinction, but also have a level four diploma in person-centred counselling. I hold a certificate-level qualification in energy work, which involves working with the body and energy.
My particular interests are in neurodiversity and trauma. I enjoy using creativity in the therapeutic room.
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.
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
Additional information
Initial assessments and parent work are £80 per hour. Standard rates are £75 per 50 minutes. I can sometimes offer discounts for long-term work, or students. I offer work Monday to Thursday in the daytime and evenings.
When I work
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Further information
Over my years practicing as a therapist I have worked for various charities, and in many schools. I have set up and managed two counselling services. I now work solely in my private practice alongside offering a small amount of organisational and individual supervision.
