About me
I work with individual adults who seek therapy because they are struggling to cope with their emotions. You may be feeling anxious, lonely, sad, depressed, confused, overwhelmed, stressed, lost, suffering with low self-esteem, low self-confidence, negative self-perception, finding relationships with family members, friends or work colleagues difficult to manage, or you may have suffered a specific trauma in the past or the present that feels impossible to overcome.
Present day difficulties can create particularly intense suffering as they can also evoke feelings that originate from the past which have been diverted away from conscious awareness. Painful feelings that have been relegated to the unconscious, come to the surface in therapy. How your present suffering is impacted by your childhood relationships and experiences will begin to emerge.
In therapy with me, in the safety of the reliable and consistent relationship I offer, together we can make sense of the feelings you’re experiencing now.
I am a qualified, experienced and attentive therapist. I am interested in all that has led you to seek therapy, in all the complexities that make you who you are.
Taking the first steps...
You are welcome to contact me by email or by leaving me a voice message. We can then arrange a brief conversation on the phone and if it feels appropriate, set up an initial meeting during which we will begin to develop a sense of whether us working together feels right. We can then settle on a session time and day to meet regularly, either once or twice a week. I will take you through the practical details and we’ll take it from there.
My private practice is based in Mill Hill, NW7, North West London, at ground floor level, easily accessible by public transport and car, with parking available. You are welcome to visit my website by clicking on the link, for more information about how I work.
Training, qualifications & experience
I completed a robust post-graduate training in Psychodynamic Counselling at the Manor House Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling (MHCPC), which is a training accredited by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). MHCPC is also a member institution of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC).
Additionally, I completed the rigorous process of a further Individual Accreditation with the BACP, qualifying as an Accredited Member. I am also registered with the BPC. I abide by the Code of Ethics of both professional bodies. I am fully insured and DBS verified.
I respect boundaries and issues of confidentiality with the seriousness you would expect from a trained, experienced and accredited practitioner and abide by the terms of good practice and high standards set out by both of these long-established professional institutions.
I have worked as a therapist in clinical practice for many years with experience in different settings including the NHS and I run a private practice.
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.
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
It may be that you are suffering from a more general sense of low mood, or feel you have lost your direction. You may be feeling ill at ease with yourself and need someone to help you understand why. There may be many different reasons for you to be seeking therapy and you may not be able to tick a box and put a label on it. Whatever it is, we can talk it through together.
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Further information
Your present suffering, like many people I see, may be linked to developmental trauma born of traumatising relationships, of neglect or abuse, overt or more subtle forms of emotional abandonment. This can lead to poor mental and physical health, anxiety, depression, attachment issues, separation anxiety, loneliness, relationship problems. You may have suffered a specific trauma due to specific external events. Or you may be suffering from a more general sense of low mood, or feel you have lost your direction. You may feel ill at ease with yourself and are unsure why. There may be many different reasons for you to be seeking therapy and you may not be able to tick a box and put a label on it. Whatever it is, we can talk it through together.
If you have further questions about the therapy process or what I can offer, you are welcome to get in touch. I look forward to hearing from you.
