About me
I work well with people who like to explore issues both at the surface and at a deeper level.
Where we’ve come from can influence where we’re going, and indeed can play out in the present too. I’ve worked with clients for over five years in private practice and in a local counselling charity.
Life and all its responsibilities can be tough to manage sometimes, and our sessions can give you a place to come each week to say what you’ve been wanting to say, and perhaps express feelings more freely than in the outside world. Our sessions can be a container for all that is messy and tough.
I’ve found it useful over the years not to focus on a rigid plan of treatment, and not to work in just one ‘modality’.
If it feels relevant, our work can incorporate aspects of philosophy/ethics, physiology, and spirituality into work. It can also be helpful to draw on concepts from various practices – CBT, TA, and Psychodynamic practice for example.
Sessions find a mix between working therapeutically at depth, perhaps on childhood and family issues, and gentle weekly support of things that go on in our complex lives.
I’ve worked with clients across a broad range of issues, including anxiety, depression, and OCD, and currently work in an eating disorders service. I welcome you with any issue you might like support with.
Therapy works best when we sit down together and get to know you and what you might be struggling with, taking things seriously yet holding some lightness, and hopefully developing a good relationship with each other.
Practically, alongside clients who are welcome to approach me independently, I am affiliated to work with clients who might have BUPA, AXA, or Vitality health insurance. I work both face-to-face in Finchley, and online via Zoom.
Training, qualifications & experience
My education/training includes:
BSc. in Psychology (level 6)
Post-graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Coaching (level 7)
Diploma in Supervision (level 6)
I work in private practice, and also for a local charity providing therapy in their 'recovery from eating disorders' service. I have volunteered in the past for The Samaritans.
I have achieved Accreditation with the BACP.
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.
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
Fees
£65.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I charge £65 for face-to-face sessions in Finchley.
I am also welcoming clients via Zoom at the moment, and my availability for this is more flexible.
If you would be interested in supervision sessions, please feel free to check out my supervisor profile.
When I work
My therapy room is 5 minutes walk from Finchley Central Station (Northern line).
Please note, I work with clients aged 17 and over.
Further information
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