About me
I work both in-person and online. I have an interest working with Highly Sensitive Persons and specialist training in sexual violation, relational abuse and bereavement. I have worked with various sensitive and vulnerable clients including young people and adults. who have experienced trauma, anxiety, depression, various mental health and menopause.
I offer counselling in French and through a diverse mixed heritage I understand some Arabic. I have worked with clients from the UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Brazil, Serbia, Romania, Check Republic, Hungary etc. I also welcome LGBTIQ+ clients.
How I work
When you come to have therapy with me, I'm interested in you, your situation, difficulties, life transitions and personal development. Most importantly I can offer you my willingness to see, hear and accept you as you are, without preconception, expectation or judgement.
In this confidential environment, I aim to develop with you a collaborative alliance where you can explore issues which may be troubling you; a breathing space for you to explore, reflect, experiment and be playful. You won't have to talk about anything or do anything that you don't want to.
Gestalt approach is wholeness. In fact the word ‘Gestalt’ roughly translates from German as ‘an organised whole’. Therefore, I’m interested in and curious about you as a whole person (your body, emotions, thoughts, sensations, movements, perceptions and situation) because you’re a unique individual in a particular life situation, someone who can only be fully understood in relation to your current situation as you experience it.
Taking a more holistic look at your situation may increase your awareness and enable you to see new possibilities more clearly.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Psychotherapy Practitioner Diploma, Gestalt Individual Group Psychotherapy leading to UKCP Accreditation (ongoing)
- MA Gestalt Therapy Theory (Merit)
- PG Dip, Gestalt Psychotherapy (Merit)
- BACP-Accredited Diploma in Counselling
- Certificate in Humanistic Counselling
- The Foundation Course: Awareness in Bereavement Care
- Samaritan Helpline Training
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.
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
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Current Availability:
- Online: Monday afternoons / evenings
- In-person: Tuesday afternoons/evenings and Fridays late morning / afternoons in Brighton.
Low Cost Psychotherapy:
I have limited spaces for long term weekly low cost psychotherapy sessions taking place in-person in Brighton (Tuesday afternoons or Fridays late mornings / noon). The fees are based on a sliding scale ranging from £35.00 to £50.00 and depends on your income. Please contact me if you’re interested so that we can discuss this further.
Further information
The first session
Your first meeting with me will last up to 50 minutes. This is a chance for us to discuss what you'd like to get from counselling, how what I can offer may suits your needs and how together we can make a suitable working alliance in your explorative journey. It's also an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
What is Gestalt?
Gestalt theory is concerned with the whole person, encouraging a balance between body, feeling, intellect and imagination. It is a relational approach.
The gestalt approach in psychotherapy understands people as being inextricably linked with their environments, both affected by and affecting the context in which a person lives.
Here and now, experiments, creativity, imagination, fragmentation, and integration are concepts linked with the theory and practice of Gestalt.
Gestalt sessions are typically lively, creative, interactive and experimental – and always focused on the Here and Now.
