About me
I view therapy as a journey of healing, growth and discovery. Alongside my private practice, I work as a Clinical Psychologist in the NHS and as a lecturer and supervisor in academia, where I study childhood trauma and adult mental health. I have training in different therapy models, including schema therapy and compassion focused therapy, and offer integrative therapy to adults and adolescents. I am influenced by psychodynamic models, but also draw from systemic family therapy, cultural approaches and CBT (in particular "third wave", which connects how we think to how we feel and our relationship to our inner experiences).
People come to therapy for different reasons, and having a space to reflect, share, and experience difficult or confusing feelings is in itself a big part of psychotherapy. In our sessions, we will explore the reasons that brought you to therapy and identify or develop goals, exploratory or specific, that will guide the focus of our work together.
We might address feelings such as stress, panic, low self-worth, loneliness, or the impact of life transitions and relationship challenges. We might also explore and process the impact of difficult life events. Together, we will create a safe space to enable you to feel empowered and valued, coming closer to living a more fulfilling or connected life.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over ten years of experiences of working in specialist mental health services in the UK and internationally. This has included community psychiatric services for children, families and adults, specialist trauma centres and inpatient and community forensic services. Alongside my private practice, I currently work in community mental health, offering 1:1 individual and group psychological support, clinical supervision and consultation to colleagues from other disciplines. In addition, I am also a lecturer and collaborator of the University of London, teaching and supervising undergraduate and Masters students. My research on trauma has been published in leading international journals.
In addition to my undergraduate and post-graduate studies in Psychology and Clinical Mental Health Sciences, I have obtained a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
I have attended additional training in a range of approaches, including:
- Trauma focused therapies (TF-CBT and narrative exposure therapy)
- Schema Therapy
- Transference Focused Psychotherapy
- Mentalization Based Therapy
- CBT informed interventions for children, young people and families
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 HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£120.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I regularly have a small number of concession places for those on lower incomes, please enquire on availability.
