About me
I grew up in Ireland and have made my home in London. Before training as a counsellor I spent over a decade as a musician, writing, recording and producing, and I’ve taught art and worked with young people. I’ve also worked as a consultant in the construction industry, where thoughts and feelings rarely get talked about and asking for help can feel like a weakness, or something to be ashamed of. I know how much it can take just to reach out.
I offer a warm, relational space for adults to explore what feels difficult, confusing or stuck: anxiety, low mood, indecision, emotional disconnection, and questions around identity, purpose or life transitions. I have particular experience working with young men exploring masculinity, emotional expression, and the influence of early relationships, including with their fathers, on their adult lives.
I offer sessions in dedicated therapy rooms in Kensington, as well as online.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained in psychosynthesis at the Psychosynthesis Trust and am a registered member of the BACP. I worked with clients voluntarily during and after my training before establishing my private practice, and have now been seeing clients consistently for several years.
Psychosynthesis is a transpersonal, depth-oriented approach that works with the whole person: psychological, emotional and existential. Alongside understanding what keeps you stuck, we’ll look at your capacity to choose, what psychosynthesis calls the will. My work has been described as strongly relational, with a natural ability to offer warmth, presence and positive regard.
I came to counselling through youth work. For several years I ran a youth empowerment programme, and in helping young people find their sense of purpose I found a lot of my own. It left me with a question I still bring into the room: if everyone has a natural spark and real capacity, what gets in the way?
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Many of the people I work with are trying to understand who they are, where they belong, and how they want to live. This often involves reflecting on family relationships, early experiences, and patterns that developed for good reasons but may no longer serve them today.
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Sessions are offered weekly at a regular time, either in person or online. If you have any questions about availability or how I work, these can be discussed during an initial enquiry or first session.
Further information
Many people come to therapy because something feels wrong. Others come because they sense there may be more to themselves and their lives than they are currently able to access.
I offer a warm, collaborative space where we can explore whatever has brought you here, whether that is anxiety, relationship difficulties, life transitions, questions of identity, or a deeper search for meaning and direction. Together we can work towards a fuller understanding of yourself and the possibility of living with greater clarity, authenticity, and purpose.
Therapy can be short-term or open-ended, depending on your needs and what feels most helpful.
