About me
I am an experienced British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) registered Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist with 30 years’ experience of working in mental health in the NHS. As a registrant of the BPC, I am highly trained and adhere to their code of ethics and professional conduct, ensuring my practice is of the highest standard.
I offer Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, which is an evidence-based therapy that helps you to address underlying issues, often from your past, that are impacting on your current life and relationships. It differs from other therapies as it aims for deep seated emotional change and development. I offer weekly sessions or, if required, more intensive psychotherapy that involves attending sessions several times a week. For further information, please visit the BPC website at bpc.org.uk.
I have a private practice in Shrewsbury and offer psychotherapy to adults with a range of emotional difficulties and mental health problems including trauma, depression, anxiety, OCD, phobias, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, loss and medically unexplained symptoms.
I also specialise in helping women and their families who are experiencing emotional and psychological difficulties during pregnancy and in the postnatal period. I have extensive experience of this in the NHS.
I know it can be difficult to take the first step and reach out for help and so I offer a free 15 minute introductory phone call.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have undergone an intensive and lengthy training in order to become registered as a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist with the BPC. I also worked in the NHS for 30 years in a variety of mental health settings. As a result, I have extensive experience of working with a wide range of emotional and mental health problems.
My qualifications include:
- Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2016)
- MA in The Foundations of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (2012)
- Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (2006)
- BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy (1993)
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.
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
£80.00 per session
Concessions offered for
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