About me
Sometimes an experience changes how you see yourself, your relationships or the world around you. You may be living with the effects of complex trauma, grieving someone or something important, or trying to adjust after an experience that threatened or profoundly altered your life.
You might be experiencing distressing memories, anxiety, grief, numbness, hypervigilance or a sense of no longer feeling like yourself. Perhaps you understand what has happened but still feel unable to move forward.
I am an EMDR Europe-Accredited Practitioner offering trauma-informed, integrative therapy to adults and young people aged 16 and over. My particular areas of focus are:
• grief, bereavement and traumatic loss
• life-threatening or life-altering experiences which might include serious illness, work place accident/assault, medical treatment, disability or another experience that has changed your health, independence, identity or expected future
• PTSD and distressing memories
• anxiety, fear and feeling constantly on alert
• difficulty adjusting to life after a significant event
A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH
Being trauma-informed means that your emotional safety, choice and individual pace are central to our work.
I will not rush you into revisiting painful experiences. Before beginning any EMDR processing, we will take time to understand what you are experiencing, identify what you want from therapy and develop ways to help you feel grounded and supported.
Trauma can affect the mind, body, emotions, relationships and sense of identity. I will work with you as a whole person, not simply as a collection of symptoms.
A CLIENT’S EXPERIENCE
“Thank you so much. The work we’re doing feels like the most transformational healing work I’ve ever done.”
Shared anonymously with permission
HOW I WORK
My approach is integrative, with EMDR at the heart of my trauma work. EMDR—Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing—is a structured, evidence-based psychological therapy that can help the mind process experiences that continue to feel unresolved.
Depending on your needs and preferences, I may integrate EMDR and talking therapy with grounding, imagery, body awareness and creative arts techniques.
Creative techniques can provide another way to explore experiences or emotions that are difficult to put into words. You do not need to be artistic or musical, and you will never be expected to use them. They are optional therapeutic tools that will only be offered when they feel relevant and helpful to you.
My original professional training was in music therapy, which has given me extensive experience of working sensitively and creatively with complex emotional experiences. My current private practice is focused on trauma-informed EMDR and integrative therapy rather than standalone music therapy.
GRIEF AND LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES
Grief can follow many kinds of loss. Alongside bereavement, you may be grieving your health, independence, identity, relationships, future plans or the life you had before a significant event.
Life-threatening or life-altering experiences can leave a lasting emotional impact, even after the immediate danger or crisis has passed. Therapy can provide space to process what happened, make sense of what has changed and begin adapting to life now—without minimising what you have experienced or asking you to leave important memories behind.
WORKING TOGETHER
I offer a warm, collaborative and non-judgemental therapeutic relationship. We will work at a pace that feels manageable, regularly reviewing what is helping and what you need.
The aim is not to erase your experiences or forget the people and things that matter to you. It is to help reduce the distress surrounding what has happened, strengthen your resources and support you in finding a way forward.
I offer online sessions throughout the UK. You are welcome to contact me for an initial conversation about what brings you to therapy and whether my approach may be right for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
My Qualifications:
- EMDR Europe-Accredited Practitioner
- MA Music Therapy University of Roehampton
- Neurologic Music Therapy ® - NMT ACADEMY
- NICU-MT - University of Florida
- MATADOC (Music Therapist Assessment Tool for Awareness of Disorders of Consciousness
My Registrations:
- HCPC REGISTERED AS16044
- Member of EMDR Association UK
- Member of British Association of Music Therapists
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 HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
My experience includes working with people affected by complex trauma, traumatic bereavement, serious illness and experiences that have profoundly changed their lives including accidents or assault at work.
My background as an HCPC-registered music therapist has also developed my ability to work sensitively with emotions and experiences that can be difficult to express in words
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 - £110.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer online sessions which offers you the greatest flexibility - it means you can have a session in the comfort of your own home without having to worry about travel time.
60 minute sessions are £70 and 90 minute sessions are £110.
I tend to recommend a minimum of 8 sessions followed by a review together with the option of booking further sessions.. The average number of sessions required for many people is 12 sessions.
When I work
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Further information
As an EMDR therapist, I work with young people aged 16+ and adults.
I offer EMDR online, allowing you to attend therapy from your own familiar space. Before processing begins, we will discuss privacy, technology, grounding and what you may need during and after the session.
In addition to EMDR I am also a Music Therapist working for Chiltern Music Therapy and privately. You can find out more about me on my website at www.soundandmusicsurrey.com.
As well as DBS checks, I hold Level 3 Safeguarding Certificates for Children and Adults.
