About me
I offer individual psychodynamic psychotherapy and group analytic psychotherapy, in person in central Bath and also online.
My approach is to work flexibly with people’s different needs, with a core focus on each person’s specific needs. I have found that talking and thinking with an experienced therapist, in a confidential therapeutic environment, can offer the possibility of developing new ways of thinking, understanding and insight into patterns of relating to oneself and others. This creates a space for change in the present and also hope for the future.
Group therapy harnesses the power of collective experience, shared wisdom and mutual support. If you’re on the path to developing mental and emotional well-being, consider the profound benefits group therapy can offer. The collective strength of the group experience often catalyses individual healing in ways we might never have envisioned.
Training, qualifications & experience
My therapeutic approach is based on a range of clinical experience. As a group analyst, this is my main approach, although I have also trained and practised in a number of modalities of therapy and am also a Mentalization Based Treatment Practitioner. I have gained my experience through different mental health sectors, as an Occupational therapist and Adult Psychotherapist in the NHS for 20 years.
I offer therapy for relational problems, trauma, anxiety, bereavement and more complex emotional needs.
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 UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
£65.00 per session
Additional information
The initial 30 minute online consultation is free.
Individual sessions are £65.00 for 50 minutes
Group sessions are £125.00 every month for weekly 90 minute sessions.
I also work with some Axa and Aviva Health insurance.
Further information
What is group analysis?
Sessions are once weekly and the therapy can be open-ended or time-limited, according to individual needs. This is something to be discussed in an initial consultation. As with all therapies it is important to commit yourself to attend regularly.
Group analysis is a form of psychotherapy based on the idea that our individual difficulties occur within the context of our relationship with others and society as a whole. Its focus is simultaneously on the here-and-now and the origins of our current concerns in the past, and on how we can move beyond these.
