About me
I start from the premise that life is difficult – often much more so than we expect – unfortunately. Know that your feelings are normal and part of the tricky business of being human. But you are likely here because they are painful and getting in the way of living the life you want, and you want to learn new ways of handling them. As a fellow traveller, I really do understand.
My aim - always - is to create a warm, compassionate space to work with you, with understanding and humour and at your pace. Together we will untangle beliefs and coping mechanisms to help free you from those that might be causing you problems. Developing stronger self-worth and learning to be kinder to ourselves is also almost always part of the work we will do together, as these form the foundations of better mental health for all of us.
I work in person from rooms in north London – Tufnell Park, Kentish Town, King’s Cross and Gray's Inn Rd – and online, or a mix of the two. Clients mostly come to me weekly or every two weeks (which can work well both practice-wise and financially) and I aim to be as flexible as possible about scheduling.
I am a CBT therapist and have experience working with many issues, including anxiety (in all its forms, including OCD, emetophobia, health), perfectionism, depression, self-esteem and relationship issues, plus ADHD and autism.
I work frequently with professionals dealing with issues such as imposter syndrome, stress, burnout, perfectionism and fear of failure. I also have experience working with many people in the creative industries who might present with issues such as performance anxiety, perfectionism, fear of rejection or failure - and equally sometimes - fear of success.
I enjoy working with all age groups and have experience through all the adult life stages (16+). I have also worked often with young adults (16-30) who are frequently busy grappling with the tricky business of moving from the teen years to adulthood, with all the pressures and uncertainties that can bring.
Please feel free to get in touch and we can arrange a 15-minute initial chat and take it from there. I look forward to hearing from you.
I do not have expert training in sexual assault and trauma, so if your enquiry is for this, please contact: Rape Crisis www.rapecrisis.org.uk or look for counsellors who specify this. Thank you.
Training, qualifications & experience
College for Cognitive Behaviour Therapies, London:
- Diploma in CBT-REBT (Distinction), Advanced Diploma in CBT-REBT, Advanced Diploma in Integrative CBT-REBT (Distinction)
- Compassion Focussed Therapy - Compassionate Mind Foundation, Introductory course (evolutionary psychology)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - several courses
- Military Human - transitions.
- Single Session Therapy
I have worked across a wide range of issues with clients at an NHS GP Practice in London, plus with private clients and through working with armed forces veterans at Walking with the Wounded.
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 National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. 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
Parenting - neurodiversity, adoption, infertility.
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
When I work
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Further information
Online availability only currently. (Rooms in Tufnell Park, Kentish Town and King's Cross.)
