About me
Psychological Therapy and EMDR-Informed Coaching for Transformative Change
Welcome to my page. You might be feeling overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, or unsure how to move on from painful or traumatic experiences. You may be stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, struggling with relationships, facing a specific block that is holding you back, or simply exhausted from trying to hold everything together.
I am an experienced Clinical Psychologist, who offers in-depth therapy and goal-focused coaching, helping you understand what is keeping you stuck and guiding you towards sustainable change. Whether you want to heal from the past, address current challenges or build a future that feels more aligned with your values, we will work together to get you there.
What Brings People to Work with Me
People seek my support for many reasons. Sometimes it is to process a significant life event, such as bereavement, a relationship ending, or a traumatic experience. Other times, it is to work on long-standing difficulties: destructive patterns in relationships, persistent self-criticism, chronic low mood, or distressing obsessions and compulsions. You might want to explore the impact of your past, so it no longer overshadows the present, or navigate a life transition, such as becoming a parent.
Coaching clients often come with a more specific goal, such as:
- Preparing for a big career move
- Feeling blocked about launching a new business project
- Procrastinating on finishing a qualification
- Rebuilding self-belief after a redundancy
- Clarifying their next steps after returning from parental leave.
They want to remove blocks, rekindle motivation and purpose, and build the skills to grow in the direction they choose.
Whether through therapy or coaching, my role is to offer a structured and confidential space where we make sense of the origins of your distress and/or the patterns that hold you back. With insight, evidence-based techniques and a clear plan, you will be able to respond to challenges more effectively, make decisions with greater confidence and gain more control over your life.
My Professional Background and Approach
I am a Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience in the NHS and private practice. I have a doctorate-level training in mental health and psychological theory and spent most of my career working in NHS community mental health teams (a service for adults with more complex psychological problems) and trauma services. This enables me to draw on a range of evidence-based approaches to support clients with diverse needs and backgrounds.
My main approaches are:
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), which helps process and reduce the impact of trauma and distressing events
- EMDR-informed coaching, which integrates EMDR principles into a structured, goal-focused format to help overcome specific blocks, enhance performance, and move towards personal or professional goals.
- Schema Therapy, which helps identify and change deep-rooted patterns that cause ongoing difficulties
I also use ideas from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), tailoring the work to your needs.
Special interests include trauma-focused therapy and financial therapy (helping people improve their relationship with money by exploring the psychological patterns that influence financial decisions).
I see therapy and coaching as working partnerships. I bring psychological expertise, you bring your knowledge of yourself, and together we create meaningful change. I show up as a real person, as well as a psychologist, sharing reflections from my own experiences when useful, offering honest feedback and welcoming humour in the process. Both therapy and coaching are creative work: we use thinking and imagination to find new perspectives, try fresh approaches, and step outside comfort zones. Whilst this can feel daunting, it can also be inspiring and life-changing.
What to Expect
- Initial Contact and Assessment – We arrange an initial session to explore what has brought you here, what you hope to achieve an whether we are a good fit. We might then move into assessment, exploring your history, current challenges and goals. I will share my impressions and discuss the best way forward with you.
- Session format – 50-minute weekly sessions, held either face-to-face in Morden (South London) or online.
- Length of Work – Some people benefit from a short, focused block of sessions, others from longer-term work. The pace and methods are tailored to your needs.
- Languages – I offer therapy and coaching in English or German.
- Confidentiality – Everything you share is treated respectfully and in line with professional and ethical standards.
Feedback from Clients
Clients often describe the work I do with them as
- Deeply transformative – not only improving day-to-day life, but fostering renewed self-belief, better relationships, and emotional resilience.
- Supportive and safe – feeling safe, supported, and understood, even when we are working through difficult or long-avoided issues.
- Empowering – offering insights, tools and strategies that increase their sense of control and continue to help even after our work has ended.
Next Steps
You might be ready to put the past behind you, tackle something pressing in your life right now, or move towards a goal that excites you. Whatever change you are seeking, I can work alongside you to make it happen.
- Reach out – Contact me to arrange your first session.
- Initial consultation – We will explore what has brought you here, what you hope to achieve, and agree the best way forward.
- Start the work – Therapy or coaching tailored to your needs, helping you make progress you can sustain.
Training, qualifications & experience
My qualifications and experience
- Being from Germany and having studied for my degrees (BSc and MSc) in the UK and France has afforded me with rich cultural experiences, which make me sensitive, creative, and aware of diversity in my work.
- In 2007 I completed my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Neuroscience (IoPPN) in London.
- I then spent my career working in NHS secondary care services in South London. I have seen clients with a range of difficulties from diverse backgrounds and in my last job was the lead for a psychology service.
- I have also led courses for the general public for the South London and Maudsley (SLaM) primary care service, focused on sleep problems, anger problems and stress
- In addition to my clinical role, I teach on the doctoral training programme at the IoPPN.
Professional Registrations
- I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) - the organisation responsible for the statutory regulation of psychologists.
- I am a member of the Association of Clinical Psychologists (ACP-UK), a professional organizations that represents and supports clinical psychologists.
- I am also a member of EMDR UK & Ireland and The International Society for Schema Therapy (ISST). They are organisations dedicated to promoting the safe and effective use of these specific therapeutic approaches.
Psychological Approaches I practice
- I specialise in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy and I am an accredited EMDR Practitioner and EMDR Consultant in Training (with the EMDR Association UK & Ireland).
- More recently I have expanded my repertoire to include EMDR-informed coaching, which allows me to offer shorter and more goal-focused pieces of work
- I have completed advanced training in Schema Therapy and am an accredited Group Schema Therapist (with the International Society for Schema Therapy).
- I have additional training in Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT).
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.
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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.
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Therapies offered
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Fees
£150.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
The same fee applies to the initial 50-minute consultation meeting.
When I work
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My availability
Mondays: Slots at9:30 ,10:30, 11:30
Tuesdays: Slots at 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 14:00, 15:00
Further information
Outside of work, you can usually find me out-of-doors, pottering in my garden, enjoying London's parks or venturing further into the countryside. I enjoy knitting and crochet and am a big believer in the benefits of creative processes for reducing stress and enhancing cognitive function. I like listening to audiobooks - mainly popular science and fantasy for diversion. Being a member of an international family, which is split between Germany and UK, means that I go back and forward quite a bit and when circumstances allow I enjoy travelling more generally.
