About me
I am a Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC, with over ten years of experience working in public and private mental health services. I have worked with a range of mental health presentations, from common mental health concerns to severe and enduring mental health conditions.
I am an openly queer practitioner who values inclusive, culturally sensitive, and anti-discriminatory practice. I have an interest in supporting gender, sexuality, and relationally diverse people, and to explore the many challenges and joys of being queer.
I use a range of evidence-based therapeutic modalities and focus on offering trauma-informed, neuroaffirmative, and queer-affirmative practice. I aim to provide a safe, empathic, non-judgemental environment for people to explore the topics and issues which are important to them.
I offer an integrative therapeutic approach predominantly using Person-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. My main focus is to build a strong therapeutic relationship, which lays the foundation for self-discovery, growth, and change, and rely on psychoeducation and techniques from multiple therapeutic modalities such as Solution Focused therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Schema Therapy, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. I value being able to work collaboratively with people and to offer the support which is best suited to them.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Doctorate in Counselling Psychology - Glasgow Caledonian University
- Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice - University of Sussex
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology with Clinical Psychology - University of Kent
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.
