About me
Do you have a sense that something in your life is not quite right? Perhaps you’re stuck in some way, overwhelmed by anxiety or low mood, or struggling with familiar patterns in your relationships or family life that are difficult to change. Therapy can offer a space to reflect and begin to explore what may be going on.
I am a fully qualified Psychodynamic Therapist, working in private practice both online and in-person in Hammersmith, Chiswick, Clapham and Richmond.
I aim to provide a warm and safe environment, where I welcome, listen and support all my clients without judgement. Central to my work is building a trusting relationship, working alongside my clients offering a calm and confidential space, so that together we can examine your difficulties and try to bring about any changes you may wish to make.
My approach is rooted in psychodynamic therapy, with a focus on understanding how earlier life experiences and relationships, sometimes outside of conscious awareness, are impacting how we think, feel and relate to others in our adult world today.
I believe that everyone deserves to live a fulfilling and meaningful life, and it is through this process of gaining greater insight and clarity that my clients can experience more positive thoughts and healthier relationships.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling and am a registered member of the BACP. I have experience in working with adults of all ages and diverse backgrounds, having worked in the low-cost service of The Awareness Centre and Headstrong Counselling as well as the not-for-profit organisation Trauma Recovery CIC.
Now I work in Private Practice with a range of different issues, including relationships, family issues, trauma, suicide, bereavement and loss, self-esteem, stress, illness, life transitions, pregnancy and childbirth, adoption and neurodiversity. Recognising that everyone is unique, I work in an integrative way, drawing on a range of modalities within the therapeutic work, to suit the needs of each individual client.
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.
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Fees
£75.00 per session
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Further information
Prior to counselling, I studied social anthropology and journalism. I worked as a broadcast journalist in news and current affairs at both the BBC and LBC for many years and later as a TEFL teacher for immigrants and refugees.
