About me
More often than not, the roots of our emotional problems go deeper than our awareness can reach. My role is to help you identify, unearth and examine any unhelpful patterns of relating to yourself and others that may be leaving you feeling depressed, anxious or alone.
Whatever brings you here, I offer a thoughtful, non-judgemental and confidential space in which to make sense of what is happening in your internal world. Therapy is an opportunity to tell your own stories and to meaningfully acknowledge the whole spectrum of your existence. In time, this can free you from stories that are no longer true to who you are, and open up more space for choice and change in your life.
If you’d like to talk and see whether this could help, I’m happy to arrange an initial conversation, either in person or online, so you can get a fuller sense of what the process might entail.
I have been practising as a psychodynamic psychotherapist for more than ten years, working with individuals and couples who are struggling with their relationships. I also have experience of working with a range of adult mental health difficulties, including anxiety, depression, mind and body difficulties (somatic symptom disorders and eating disorders), and the emotional impact of PTSD, ADHD, ASD, BPD and OCD. I have a particular interest in the emotional challenges faced by young adults, immigrants, creative people and the LGBTQIA+ community.
In my work with individuals, I hope to give you what you need to change and grow. The roots of emotional problems often go deeper than everyday awareness can reach. My role is to help you recognise and understand the destructive ways of relating to yourself and others that can leave you feeling depressed, anxious or alone.
In my work with couples, my aim is to help you explore the difficulties in your relationship, which may have been made worse by stress, trauma, illness, infertility, difficulties in the sexual relationship, affairs or changes in later life. If your relationship is coming to an end, I can also help you to negotiate your separation or divorce in a more respectful way. This can mean making space for each of you to be heard, thinking together about practical matters such as arrangements for children, and supporting you both through the emotional impact of the ending.
I am registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (FPC), and I am a training member of Tavistock Relationships. I offer both short- and long-term work.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have experience of working with a range of adult mental health difficulties: relationship issues, anxiety, depression, mind and body difficulties (somatic function disorders and eating disorders) and the emotional impact of PTSD, ADHD, ASD, BPD and OCD. I also have an interest in the unique emotional challenges faced by young adults, immigrants, creative people and the LGBTQIA+ community.
I am an accredited member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (FPC) and a training member of Tavistock Relationships.
Qualification,Training and CPDs:
- Couple Psychodynamic Psychotherapy - Advanced Standing, Tavistock Relationships (present)
- Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy, Anna Freud Centre
- Working with people with Eating Disorders and Body Dysmorphia, Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust
- The Maudsley Model of Anorexia Treatment for Adults, Kings College London
- PG Dip, Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, WPF, London
- Certificate in Psychotherapy and Counselling, WPF, London
- Foundation in Psychoanalytic Studies, Institute of Psychoanalysis, London
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.
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
£90.00 per session
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