About me
The journey to change and healing is unique to each person and in that sense I offer space for verbal dialogue, somatic practices and creativity (like drawing and chairwork) to respond to your needs and preferred ways of being in therapy.
I will meet and listen to you just as you are; therapy sessions are a safe, nurturing space to process themes like family wounds, overwhelming feelings, such as shame, anxiety and sadness, current relational difficulties and inner stuckness or ambivalence in a way that feels meaningful.
Together, we will explore how your life experiences, personal movement, thoughts, feelings and beliefs relate to one another, supporting greater self-understanding, growth and healing.
Therapy is a special space where your whole self feels safe to relax, gain insights and feel empowered. It is a place to reconnect with your abilities, discover new possibilities for comfort and joy and find new ways to relate with the world around you.
My practice is neurodiversity-informed and a welcoming space for people of all identities and backgrounds.
No previous experience with movement or bodywork is required.
You are welcome to contact me for a free initial conversation (zoom call, 20' minutes) to see whether this way of working feels right for you. Then an introductory session is arranged to meet each other and discuss how we can work together. Following the initial meeting, weekly therapy sessions are held at a regular time slot and are 50 min long.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- BSc in Primary Education, 2006
- MSc Queen Margaret University, 2011 (with distinction).
- Diploma in Creative Approaches to Supervision, London Centre for Psychodrama, 2019
- Registered Private Practitioner and Clinical Supervisor (ADMP UK)
I consistently pursue regular CPD trainings and clinical supervision.
I abide by the UKCP (working towards full membership) and ADMP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice.
Examples of additional training include:
Advanced Master Programme on the Treatment of Trauma. NICABM.
Preoccupied attachment. Fear of abandonment and chronic insecurity. Led by Linda Cundy. CONFER.
Intergrative Psychotherapy. UKCP accredited module.
Various webinars led by Pat Odgen and Janina Fischer. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. (themes: dissociation, shame, somatic resources and regulation, hopelessenes, moving beyond survival mechanisms).
Embodied Approach to Working with Parts (IFS). Institute of Embodied Psychotherapy.
Suicide Prevention Training. Grassroots.
Treating the Psychological Issue of Infertility. NICABM.
Workshops on the practice of Authentic Movement.
Experience
Over the past 14 years, I have worked with children, adolescents, and adults in a range of settings, such as special and mainstream schools, NHS mental health wards (South London and Maudsley NHS and Central and North West London NHS) and the charity sector.
I am currently working as a senior psychotherapist in a charity organisation in central Brighton with adults experiencing complex trauma and with people who misuse substances.
Alongside my broader psychotherapy practice, I facilitate individual and group work on: trauma healing, family wounds, chronic pain, OCD, anxiety, self-esteem, body/self image, addictions/substance use, fertility issues, women empowerment, peri- and post-natal period, depression and unexplained physical symptoms.
Member organisations
ADMP UK is the professional organisation for the profession for Dance Movement Psychotherapy in the United Kingdom.
They aim to support the development of DMP in the UK and internationally; foster communication among Dance Movement Psychotherapists (DMPs); and promote the use of DMP throughout the United Kingdom and abroad.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- Initial consultation meeting: £55
- Individual psychotherapy sessions: £80 (£70 for students and young people aged 26 and under)
- Clinical supervision sessions: £75 (£65 students and newly qualified)
When I work
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Further information
My practice is neurodiversity-informed and a welcoming space for people of all identities and backgrounds.
In therapy sessions, the body-mind work is encouraged, but no need of previous somatic work is necessary.
