About me
A warm welcome to Meeting Minds Therapy. Beginning psychotherapy is often a meaningful decision, but it can be difficult to navigate. You may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, uncertain, or perhaps you are struggling with relationships, loss, low self-esteem, or a sense that something doesn't feel quite right. Whatever brings you to therapy, you do not have to make sense of it alone.
I work psychodynamically and offer a space where we can think together about your experiences with curiosity and care. This means I am interested in what is going on beneath the surface, for example, your thoughts, feelings and impulses. Some of these may already be familiar to you, while new insights may emerge gradually through the therapeutic process. Working with your unconscious can prove invaluable, because it shapes how we experience ourselves, others and the outside world. Developing a deeper understanding of yourself can create the possibility for meaningful change. Therefore, psychodynamic psychotherapy is non-directive and uses free association, in which you are invited to bring whatever comes to mind.
Most importantly, there is no “right” or “wrong” way to be in psychodynamic psychotherapy. You are welcome to bring whatever emerges in your thoughts, whether that is something that has happened recently, a recurring difficulty, or simply a feeling that is hard to verbalise. My role is not to judge or tell you what to do, but to offer a thoughtful, supportive environment where difficult experiences can be explored safely at your own pace.
Training, qualifications & experience
I obtained my clinical qualifications at Birkbeck University, where I studied the MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy. My experience as a clinician ranges from seeing students at the Kings’ College London Counselling Service to working with mental health charities in Hertfordshire. Across each setting, I believe that creating a confidential, compassionate, and non-judgmental space is essential for therapeutic work to take place.
Member organisations
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
£85.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Further information
I offer both time-limited and open-ended therapy, online and in person. We can work together for a defined period around a particular concern, or over a longer period of time, allowing more space for ongoing support and exploration.
I offer a free 20-minute telephone or video consultation, giving us an opportunity to meet, discuss what has brought you to therapy, and consider whether working together feels right for you.
