About me
Psychotherapy in person (East London) & online
Welcome,
I work with people who are navigating life’s challenges while searching for deeper meaning and connection. Many of those who find their way to me struggle with anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, a fragile sense of self, or attachment wounds and difficulties in relationships.
Beyond personal struggles, I also recognise the weight of our wider world. Many of my clients struggle with feelings of overwhelm, alienation, or deep anxiety and hopelessness about the state of the world. These personal and collective struggles often intertwine, shaping everyday life.
From what I’ve witnessed in my work, at the heart of most people’s motivation to seek therapy is the longing for fulfilling relationships and connection. Together, we explore challenges such as an overpowering inner critic, feelings of inadequacy and shame, perfectionism, fear of rejection, and difficulties in setting healthy boundaries with self and others. If we work together, my hope would be that over time you will be able to cultivate a more compassionate relationship with yourself, trust yourself more, and experience deeper connections with both yourself and others.
I believe that most of us carry some degree of trauma, particularly relational trauma, which can often lead to challenges with attachment and connection in adulthood. Shaped by our upbringing, society, and life experiences, we may develop patterns and narratives that once helped us cope but no longer serve us. In therapy, we work together to create a space for healing and developing new ways to navigate life with greater clarity and self-compassion.
As a psychotherapist, I have extensive experience supporting people with challenges related to sense of self and adverse childhood experiences, developmental and complex trauma. My commitment is to create a compassionate space where these challenges can be explored with care and respect.
I also support individuals exploring identity in the context of patriarchy, capitalism, and systemic oppression; navigating issues of power, privilege, and discrimination. For those living between cultural worlds, questions of cultural identity, disconnection from home, and a sense of alienation are often central themes.
Life transitions, especially parenthood, bring their own complexities. I work with new parents who may feel the grief of lost identities, the loneliness of lacking community, or the pressure of impossibly high expectations. These difficulties are not only personal but deeply systemic, influenced by cultural narratives, limited support networks, and societal expectations.
I work with people from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, including those from queer, poly, and kink communities, as well as individuals who are neurodiverse or who identify across the gender spectrum. My practice is guided by a deep interest in how identities such as race, gender, sexuality, disability, class, language, culture, and other identities shape our sense of belonging and place in the world.
In our work together, my approach is grounded in compassion and curiosity. I acknowledge each person as a multifaceted, unique being. I am committed to creating a therapeutic space where all parts of you are seen and respected.
To help you take the first step, I offer a free 20‑minute phone consultation where we can discuss your reasons for seeking therapy and explore how we might work together.
PRACTICAL DETAILS
At our first session, we can discuss the issues that are of concern to you and your hopes and expectations for our work. This first meeting might help you get a sense of who I am as a person and how I can support you. I believe that it is important that you find a therapist that you feel at ease with, who you get the sense of being able to trust and build a relationship with over time. There is no obligation to continue after this first meeting.
Therapy is a very private and personal experience. All discussions with your therapist are handled sensitively and are confidential.
I aim to respond to all voice messages/texts/emails within 24 hours.
Areas I work with include:
-Relationship challenges and relationship breakdown
-Childhood adverse events (CAE) such as abuse and neglect
-Issues of power, oppression and privilege
-Cultural identity and issues of belonging
-Issues of sense of self, trauma
-Difficulty relating to others
-Issues of self-esteem
-Mood issues
-Shame
-Grief and loss in its many forms
-Repeating patterns of behaving, feeling and thinking
-Sense of lack of purpose or lack of direction
-Sense of emptiness and meaninglessness
-Stress, burnout and feeling like you can’t cope
-Depression, and low mood
-Anxiety, and panic attacks
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified, registered and accredited counsellor & psychotherapist. I am qualified at Master’s Degree level and hold both UKCP Registration and MBACP Accreditation.
My approach incorporates aspects of humanistic (Transactional Analysis), psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). My style is relational. I have integrated some ideas and techniques from mindfulness and embodied approaches to life and therapy.
Memberships:
- BACP (Registered Accredited Member)
- UKCP (Registered Psychotherapist)
- UKATA
- EATA
- ITAA
Fully insured
Data Protection Registered
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
I also offer online sessions.
Therapies offered
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Fees
From £70.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
From £70 upwards, fees for sessions at the end of day are higher. Sessions last 50 minutes.
When I work
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Monday - Friday 9/10am - 12/3pm
Further information
I structure my work by ideas from Transactional Analysis (TA). TA therapy draws on the belief that we all have natural tendency towards growth and wellness. Yet, old patterns of relating, feeling and thinking, as well as layers of emotional defences can create blocks interrupting the natural cycle of wellness. The role of psychotherapist is to create the right conditions to remove those blocks.
TA offers a framework within which we can explore how we have been shaped by our experiences. As we come into this world, we gradually learn how to be and act in ways that allow us to best meet our needs and stay safe. Often we continue to replay the old strategies in grown up life. However, the strategies, that were once useful, can become self-defeating, painful, or problematic.
If we work together, I will offer curious and compassionate perspective and will help you put your experience into a wider context. This, I hope, will enable you to gain fresh insight in yourself. Insight in yourself makes choice possible. By becoming aware of your patterns of being in this world, and past adaptations or defences, you can decide to change them and release that which no longer serves you.
At the core of my practice is a philosophy of inclusiveness, through embracing the difference and acknowledging the importance of identity and belonging. I celebrate the diversity of human experience. I honour your journey.
