About me
Hi, I am Jude, a therapist, I see many people online as well as in London Bridge or Canterbury in Kent. More and more people now opt for hybrid therapy combining some online and in person sessions.
I love working with a broad range of people, and I have experience working with older people, students, professionals, queer, questioning and LGBT+ people, migrants, parents, women, men and neurodivergent people.
Although everyone’s circumstances are different, I have noticed that there are common threads in what they experience:
- Anxiety
- Low self worth
- Low mood, depression and suicidal thoughts
- Relationship difficulties
- Feeling too much or feeling numb
Inner criticism
There are usually reasons why we feel the way we do
While the difficulties that surface in therapy can sometimes look surprisingly similar, the reasons they persist are often unique and layered.
For example, you might be struggling with low self-worth because of bullying at school or work, a childhood where your emotional needs weren’t met, divorce, neurodiversity, or an abusive family or relationship.
You might be experiencing anxiety, but what lies underneath it could be emotional neglect in childhood, difficulties with your partner, struggles around sex and intimacy, questioning your sexuality or gender identity, living with a chronic health condition or difficulties at work.
Relationships can be another source of confusion and pain. You might desperately want a relationship but find yourself withdrawing when someone gets close. Perhaps dating makes you feel panicked or you worry that if someone really got to know you they would discover that you’re somehow not good enough or that you’re an imposter.
I don’t see people as broken or in need of fixing. There are usually good reasons for the ways we feel and behave, even when those reasons aren’t immediately obvious to us.
Perhaps you’ve spent years trying valiantly to manage things by yourself and have reached a point where you feel that you don’t want to do it alone anymore.
How I can help
Therapy with me offers a space to understand yourself more deeply, recognise what triggers you and learn ways to bring comfort and calm to your nervous system.
We might:
Find ways to regulate and soothe yourself, so that when you become overwhelmed, difficult feelings pass more quickly and have less grip on you.
Understand how your past may be affecting your present, including the ways earlier experiences can shape how you relate to other people and cause you to react in ways you find difficult to understand.
Develop a kinder relationship with yourself. Perhaps you’re constantly criticising yourself, comparing yourself negatively with other people or caught in an exhausting internal conflict. I can support you to move away from self-criticism and towards greater self-worth and self-acceptance.
Explore the life you want to lead and the things that are getting in the way. We can work together to understand these obstacles and find ways to move through or around them.
I use a range of therapeutic approaches and interventions, adapting the work to you rather than expecting you to fit into a particular way of doing therapy. Sometimes we might talk things through; at other times I may introduce an exercise or intervention that helps you approach something from a different angle.
Over time, therapy can help you feel less anxious, depressed, isolated, self-critical or afraid, and more able to experience choice, connection and ease in your life.
Therapy isn’t always easy, and it isn’t a small investment of time or money. But choosing to ask for help can be a brave investment in yourself.
As one client recently said:
“One of the greatest changes from counselling with you is I like myself more. I wish I had done this 20 years ago.”
If you’re wondering whether therapy with me might be right for you, please get in touch. You’re welcome to arrange a free, no-obligation 30-minute online consultation where we can talk about what’s bringing you to therapy, what you’re looking for and whether I might be the right person to help.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’ve spent more than a decade supporting people through traumatic and difficult times. For many years, I managed a national LGBTQ+ listening service, supporting people experiencing difficulties with relationships and mental health. More recently, I provided mental health support to people living with chronic health conditions. These experiences showed me the power of honest conversation to bring about real change - and motivated me to train as a therapist.
- Foundation in Psychosynthesis Counselling
- Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling
- Advanced Certificate in Theraputic Trauma Practice (ongoing)
- MBACP
- Enhanced DBS
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
- Religious harm
- Conversation therapy
- Religious trauma
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £75.00
When I work
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Further information
I’m an integrative transpersonal therapist. I chose transpersonal therapy because it’s an optimistic approach seeing you as more than your difficulties. Alongside talking, I may use visualisations, objects, writing, drawing, or imagination when I think it will help you.
I am trained to work with:
- Depression
- Domestic abuse
- Gender and sexuality diversity
- General Anxiety
- Grief
- Health Anxiety
- Loss – divorce, breakups, job endings
- Low self-worth
- Neurodiversity
- PTSD
- Suicidal thoughts
- Trauma
