This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I am a Senior Counselling Psychologist EMDR therapist and MBT Accredited Practitioner with a background in secondary care in the NHS and over 10 years' experience offering psychological therapy to clients presenting with a range of issues.
My approach to therapy is warm, empathic, and genuine. It is important to me to create a space that feels safe, and where my clients feel heard and understood. Clients come to me for an initial assessment or to gain insight into what troubles them and why, to work on specific issues or to achieve particular goals and therapy outcomes.
My core training was in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), person-centred therapy and psychodynamic therapy. My work is grounded in Trauma-Informed and Relational approaches. I am also trained in Trauma Informed Stabilisation Treatment, Compassion Focused therapy, Acceptance and Commitment therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Mentalisation Based Therapy (MB), mindfulness-based approaches, and Meaning Reconstruction Therapy for grief. For each client, the approach is tailored to the individual's situation and client's goals and jointly agreed.
Training, qualifications & experience
I obtained my Counselling Psychology doctorate (PsychD) from the University of Roehampton in London.
I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the British Psychological Society (BPS). Additionally, I am an accredited Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT) Practitioner. With over 8 years of experience, I have worked in NHS primary and secondary care, as well as community counseling services. My experience involves working with patients dealing with a variety of mental health issues.
Currently, in addition to my private practice, where I offer individual counseling and psychological therapy, I work as a Counselling Psychologist in secondary care (MBT and Psychodynamic services) for the NHS.
My approach is rooted in a pluralistic model, integrating elements from psychodynamic, humanistic, existential, and cognitive-behavioral therapeutic modalities. This means that different theories or therapeutic models may be more or less helpful at different points in time, depending on your needs or preferences along your therapeutic journey.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Clinical areas of interest include: issues pertaining to attachment and relationships, loneliness and alienation, difficulties with emotion regulation (anger, fear etc.), low self-worth, emotional eating issues, depression, anxiety, sexuality, traumatic experiences, sexual and emotional abuse, psychosis, existential concerns such as mortality, meaning in life, decision-making, socio-cultural contextual influences in life and people’s own role in this.
Fees
£100.00 per session
Free initial online session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I am available for in-person sessions in Worthing. Alternatively, I offer online sessions.
Fees: £100 per individual session; I accept insurance.
Further information
You may find it helpful to visit my website, which will give you more detailed information about my work. You can contact me for an initial appointment where we can discuss how therapy might be helpful to you at this point in time.
