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About me
I offer talk therapy and art therapy online. I am an experienced art therapist and organisational therapist, registered with the British Association of Art Therapists and the British Psychoanalytic Council.
My approach is grounded in contemporary psychodynamic and psychoanalytic principles, combined with somatic interventions and, where appropriate, mentalisation-based techniques and solutions-focused practice. I find that these approaches provide a solid foundation for therapeutic work, allowing us to reflect on the past in order to understand patterns, thoughts, and behaviours in the present, and consider how we move forwards.
In my practice I have worked with people facing a range of life's challenges, including complex relationships, family and childhood difficulties, trauma, and transitions such as loss -this may sometimes present as depression, anxiety, addiction or low self-esteem. I have also worked with clients exploring identity, neurodivergence, sexuality, gender and eco-anxiety. I find it meaningful to accompany and support people through these experiences.
As an organisational therapist, I have also worked with people facing the complexities of working-life — whether that is workplace relationships, institutional dynamics, burnout, leadership, or the personal impact of professional roles.
My professional experience spans private practice, third-sector organisations, nature-based settings, criminal justice, and community projects. I value the thoughtful engagement that working with difference requires, and I welcome clients with diverse life experiences and beliefs.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold an MA in Art Psychotherapy and a Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy Supervision. I have undertaken extensive further training across a number of specialist areas.
In the field of trauma, I have trained in Somatic Interventions as well as the application of art therapy with trauma. I have done an advanced art therapy training with a mentalisation-based approach, as well as undertaking specialist mentalisation-based therapy trainings with the Anna Freud Centre, working with both adults and adolescents.
My psychoanalytic and psychodynamic training includes various programmes with the Tavistock and Portman Clinic, covering risk, group work, reflective practice, systemic family therapy, and adolescent development.
Nature-based therapy is an area of particular depth in my practice. I have trained in outdoor and experiential therapy across Spain, Belgium, and the UK, and I bring an eco-aware perspective to my work. I have contributed chapters to two Routledge publications on outdoor and nature-based art therapy, published in journals including Therapy Today and the International Journal of Art Therapy, and presented at international conferences.
Qualifications
General
BA. Scandinavian Literature and History (University College London)
MA. Art Psychotherapy (Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona)
Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy Supervision (Physis Scotland, Edinburgh)
Challenges in Global Health Postgraduate Diploma (Uppsala University, Sweden)
Psychoanalytic-Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic Counselling with Children and Young People. (APPCIOS)
Facilitating Reflective Practice Groups. (Tavistock and Portman Clinic)
Psychoanalytic ideas on Risk. (Tavistock and Portman Clinic)
Working With and Facilitating Groups. (Tavistock & Portman Clinic)
Introduction to Systemic Family Therapy. (Tavistock & Portman Clinic)
Understanding Development in Adolescence. (Tavistock & Portman Clinic)
Impact of Abortion in Family Dynamics (iPsi)
Family and Couple Therapy Seminar (Art Therapy Space)
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy – Theoretical concepts of Freud (IPSI)
Trauma Training
Somatic Intervention Level 2 (Ricki Bernstein)
Somatic Intervention Level 1 (Ricki Bernstein)
Mentalisation Based Therapy
Adolescent Mentalization Based Integrative Therapy (Vidal & Barraguer Foundation)
Mentalisation Based Therapy with Adults (Anna Freud Centre)
Mentalisation Based Therapy with Adolescents (Anna Freud Centre)
Advanced Art Therapy Training with MBT approach (Metaforá)
Outdoor Therapy
Working Therapeutically Outdoors (Hayley Marshall)
Therapy Outdoors: Embodiment Workshop (Hayley Marshall)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
The HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
The British Association of Art Therapists
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 - £75.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Sessions cost between £55.00 and £75.00 per session. I offer a self-selecting sliding scale.
I offer several reduced-fee spaces for people on low incomes or trainees. These are £40 per session.
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