About me
Anxiety, panic and past experiences can affect how we feel, relate and cope. Therapy can help you understand how these experiences continue to shape your responses and find a way forward that feels more manageable.
I am a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) and EMDR Practitioner with extensive experience working in both NHS and private settings. My work is focused on supporting adults experiencing trauma, PTSD and trauma-related anxiety, as well as specific anxiety disorders including panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), health anxiety, social anxiety and phobias.
I often work with people who have been managing their difficulties for a long time and may feel frustrated, emotionally overwhelmed, or unsure why certain reactions persist. This can show up as a constant sense of threat, intense emotional responses, low self-esteem, or feeling stuck despite repeated efforts to cope or “push through”. Rather than focusing on coping alone, therapy offers space to understand what is maintaining these difficulties and to develop ways of responding that feel more grounded and sustainable.
Alongside CBT, I use Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) to support the processing of distressing or traumatic experiences that may continue to have an impact, even when they are difficult to put into words. I am also training in Systemic and Family Therapy, which allows me to consider how relationships, family dynamics, cultural background and life transitions can influence emotional wellbeing.
I work in an inclusive and affirming way, recognising the importance of identity, neurodiversity and lived experience. I offer therapy in both English and Greek and welcome clients from diverse backgrounds.
How I Can Help
I offer specialist psychological therapy for adults experiencing:
✔Trauma and PTSD, including complex or developmental trauma
✔Panic attacks and panic disorder
✔Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
✔Health anxiety, social anxiety and specific phobias
✔Anxiety linked to past experiences, chronic stress or overwhelming life events
✔Low self-esteem and negative self-beliefs rooted in earlier experiences
✔Difficulties adjusting following distressing or life-changing events
✔Anxiety and emotional regulation difficulties in the context of ADHD or autism
Therapy can offer a space to slow things down, understand the patterns that have developed over time, and work towards responding rather than reacting. Together, we focus on reducing the impact of anxiety or distress while supporting longer-term change that feels sustainable.
My Approach
My approach is trauma-informed, collaborative and tailored to your individual needs. CBT provides a structured framework for understanding how thoughts, emotions and behaviours interact, while EMDR allows us to work more directly with distressing memories and experiences that continue to affect the present.
Rather than focusing only on managing symptoms, I aim to help clients develop a deeper understanding of their difficulties, reduce the intensity of anxiety or emotional distress, and regain a sense of choice and control in their lives. Sessions are adapted to suit you, whether that involves working in a structured way or taking things more gently and gradually when needed.
I offer therapy both online and in person.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Richman EMDR Training, accredited by EMDR Europe and EMDR Association UK & Ireland (2024–2025)
- Systemic and Family Therapy – Athenian Institute of Anthropos (AIA), accredited by the European Association of Psychotherapy (EAP) and member of EFTA-TIC and the National Organisation of Psychotherapy Greece (NOPG) (2023–Present)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – Royal Holloway, University of London, UK (2021–2022)
- MSc Clinical Neurodevelopmental Studies – King’s College London, UK (2016–2017)
- Postgraduate Seminar in Group Analytic Psychotherapy – Centre of Educational Training, Centre for Mental Health, Athens, Greece (2015–2016)
- BSc Psychology – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2010-2016)
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 BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
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
£90.00 per session
Further information
The first few sessions serve as an opportunity for you to see if I’m the right therapist for you and to decide whether you’d like to work together on a short-term basis or in an open-ended way.
In our first session, we will also go over the therapeutic contract, which outlines key boundaries to ensure a safe and supportive space for you.
I offer a sliding scale structure where sessions can be either short-term and goal-focused or open-ended, depending on your needs.
