About me
I am an existential psychotherapist working with adults in London and online.
People often come to therapy when they notice they are no longer able to keep living in quite the same way. This might feel like anxiety, emotional disconnection, exhaustion, overthinking, or a more general sense that life has become constrained or less meaningful.
You do not need to arrive with clarity about what is wrong. Therapy often begins with a more uncertain sense that something is not working, or that familiar ways of managing life are no longer enough.
How I work
My approach is grounded in existential psychotherapy. This means we begin with your lived experience rather than diagnostic labels or fixed interpretations.
We look at patterns in how you relate to yourself, others, and difficult feelings — and how these patterns may have become fixed over time.
Alongside this, I draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), particularly in relation to anxiety, avoidance, chronic pain, and repetitive thinking. I'm also interested in Buddhist psychology and philosophy, and the Christian contemplative tradition.
The aim is not always to remove difficulty, but to develop a clearer and more workable relationship with it.
Areas I work with
- anxiety and overthinking
- emotional numbness or disconnection
- burnout and exhaustion
- depression and loss of direction
- identity questions and life transitions
- relationship difficulties and repeated patterns
- addiction and compulsive behaviour
- chronic pain and mind–body difficulties
- feeling stuck despite outward stability
First Sessions
The first session is a conversation rather than an assessment. We begin with what has brought you here and think together about whether working together feels useful.
Some people come for short-term work around a specific difficulty. Others choose longer-term therapy to explore deeper patterns.
Please have a look at my website for more information- www.retreatforwards.com
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained in existential-phenomenological psychotherapy at the NSPC in London and also have training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
I have worked in NHS services, charities, and private practice, including specialist work at St Thomas’ Hospital.
I am a registered member of the BACP and UKCP.
Before becoming a Psychotherapist I took degrees in Philosophy and Psychology
Member organisations
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 - £90.00
Concessions offered for
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