About me
I’m a psychotherapist with an MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy from Birkbeck College, University of London. I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
I work with adults of all ages and backgrounds. You may be experiencing some form of emotional difficulty, distress, anxiety or depression. You may have experienced loss, such as bereavement or a relationship breakup, or may be going through a life transition such as the menopause.
I began my professional career as an osteopath in the late 1990s. Fascinated by the way stress manifests in the body as physical pain, I developed a special interest in the connection between mind and body, mental health and wellbeing. Having worked in the NHS, voluntary sector and private practice, I trained as a psychotherapist and began my practice at Mid-Sussex Counselling Centre.
My training is psychodynamic which uses concepts based on psychoanalysis, and provides a non-judgmental space where you can talk about whatever is on your mind. We will work together to gain insight into your difficulties and explore how they might link to past experiences, sometimes rooted in childhood. Gaining insight can help you to know yourself better, and can improve your wellbeing over time.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy, Birkbeck College, University of London
- BSc Osteopathic Medicine, British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- BA French, University of Sussex
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.
