About me
Hello and welcome. I am a BACP registered humanistic, integrative counsellor working online and in person with adults in North London.
Attending therapy can be helpful when we notice we are struggling with our life circumstances, our relationships or our sense of wellbeing.
You might feel anxious and overwhelmed, low in mood & confidence; maybe suffering with difficult thoughts. Perhaps you are living with loss, the impact of a difficult childhood, interpersonal trauma, or from other distressing life events. You may have questions about your identity or purpose.
Therapy can help us to make sense of our feelings, emotions, behaviours and relationships. And as a humanistic counsellor I believe that feeling fully seen and understood in the presence of another can support this process so we can gain clarity about how we relate to ourselves and to others. I also believe that you are the expert of your own life and will have the answers within you to find a way forward that is right for you.
I seek to create a warm, accepting and welcoming environment where you will feel able to explore what is important for you and understand your needs more fully. A space that will enable you to acknowledge your lived experiences and their impact and move towards meaningful change.
We will work together collaboratively and at your own pace to enable you to be present to your emotions and understand your ‘felt sense’ of what is happening within you and in your relationships. With compassion, we will bring gentle attention to any self beliefs, harsh inner voices or relational patterns that might be getting in the way of you feeling at ease, connected and fulfilled and learn new strategies so that you feel more able to take the next steps in your life.
I offer an inclusive practice that is respectful of your identity, sexuality, gender, neurodiversity, ethnicity, culture, beliefs and personal choices. I am committed to being anti-discriminatory in my approach.
Training, qualifications & experience
My training has covered a range of approaches, including person-centred, gestalt, systemic, psychodynamic, cognitive behavioural and compassion focused therapy. This allows me to work flexibly and responsively, according to your changing needs.
I have a Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling (CPPD Counselling School), Postgraduate Certificate in Child, Adolescent & Family Mental Wellbeing (The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust) & a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Social Studies with Diploma in Social Work. I have an enhanced DBS
I attend regular supervision in line with BACP requirements and ongoing personal training and development across a range of issues. This has included courses in Adhd & Women, Working with Relational Trauma: Dealing with Disorganised Attachment, Compassion Focused Therapy, Working with Mother Daughter Relationships, Trauma and the Body.
My work frequently includes supporting survivors of childhood trauma and domestic violence, sexual violence, work with complex grief, family relationship difficulties, managing difficult emotions, low confidence & shame.
I bring a breadth of life experience to my practice gained through 25+ years of working alongside people from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds during periods of challenge and distress. This includes work for Mind, time as a mental health social worker and with a specialist trauma informed project supporting women on release from custody.
I previously worked for 2 years with Headstrong Counselling online low-cost service, as well as an NHS funded Talking Therapy service within a Camden based women’s centre. I currently work for Headstrong Pro and in private practice.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My full in person & online fee is £70 I am able to offer a limited number of reduced fee spaces for people on low incomes.
When I work
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Further information
I work online with adults of all genders and have two in person practice options: Therapy for women on a Wednesday afternoon & evening based in a women's centre in Kentish Town/Camden, NW5 and therapy for all genders on a Friday in Islington/Finsbury Park, N7.
Please contact me via email so that we can arrange an initial 20-minute telephone call (no charge) where we can briefly discuss your hopes for counselling, how I work, and answer any questions you might have. I will discuss my contract, fees and availability. This brief session will be a chance for us both to see if you feel I could be the right therapist for you. I aim to respond to all enquiries within 48 hours.
If we decide to move forward, I will offer you an appointment for a 60-minute initial session charged at the agreed rate. This will be an opportunity for you to understand more about the therapeutic relationship and process.
