About me
I am a registered Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and Counsellor which means I work within strict professional guidelines. All contact within sessions, via email, or by phone, is confidential.
I provide weekly therapy sessions by phone, online (using the Zoom platform), and in-person from my consulting room in Haggerston (E8) - just a short walk from Haggerston Overground and the nearby Dalston Kingsland Overground station.
As a therapist, I can offer you a calm, respectful, and confidential space where I can work with you in a professionally supportive way each week to identify and explore any issues that are causing you concern.
People consider starting short-term or long-term therapy sessions for many different reasons. Sometimes there is a specific issue, such as the breakdown of a relationship, a bereavement, work-related stress, or some other painful life event. Sometimes there are more complex and deep-rooted difficulties that have built up over a long period of time, often established in childhood, which present in less focused or obvious ways - such as feeling anxious, depressed, sad or empty, finding it difficult to make or sustain good relationships, struggling with loss or change, feeling a lack of self-confidence or self-esteem.
Many people find it helpful to talk to an objective, professionally trained person outside of their family or circle of friends.
Whatever your reason for considering therapy, please feel free to contact me directly either by telephone or email to discuss the possibility of working together, ask any questions that you might have, or to arrange an initial appointment.
I will respond to you within 24 hours and all correspondence between us will be confidential.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have experience of working with adults in both long term and short term psychotherapy. I worked for a number of years within the NHS City and Hackney Specialist Psychotherapy Service, where I worked with individuals with a primary diagnosis of Personality Disorder and a variety of co-existing difficulties. I have been running my own private practice for over 8 years now and am based in Hackney, East London.
I originally trained at WPF therapy, London, a leading institution for academic and clinical training in psychotherapy in the UK. I hold an MA (Psych) in Psychodynamic Theory and Practice from Roehampton University and I have further training in Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT), having recently completed the initial stage of the professional training programme at the Anna Freud Centre.
I am a registered member of the FPC (Foundation for Counselling and Psychotherapy), and the UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy), and I adhere to these associations' professional codes of ethics and work within strict professional guidelines.
All of this combined enables me to work with clinical expertise whilst being aware of current developments within the professional field.
LGBTQI+ affirmative.
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 UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. 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
£50.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Before starting therapy, I offer an initial 50-minute consultation which is charged at a standard appointment fee of £70. This gives us the opportunity to discuss your reasons for considering therapy, your current situation, and whether once-weekly psychodynamic therapy sessions could be helpful. .
If we agree to work together, I would offer you 50 minute sessions on the same day and at the same time each week on either a short-term or long-term open-ended basis. The standard fee for ongoing weekly sessions is £70.
Individual circumstances differ and I aim to make therapy accessible. If affordability is a concern, please let me know and we can discuss the current availability of low-cost sessions. As a guide, low-cost fees are normally set around £50 for weekly 50 minute appointment(s).
