About me
I am a Gestalt psychotherapist and supervisor with an MA in Gestalt Therapy, accredited by the UKCP, the NCPS and registered by the BACP. I have also completed EMDR therapy accredited training. I worked as a psychotherapist and a group facilitator in an NHS psychiatric hospital. I have also worked as a trauma specialist counsellor in Metropolitan Police Service. I have extensive experience with depression, anxiety disorders and CPTSD/trauma recovery, CSA, sexual difficulties, bereavement and working with victims of torture. I provide individual and couple therapy. I run support groups and provide support for refugees and victims of war. I offer people a safe, supportive space to explore difficult feelings and to recognise and deal with the hidden patterns in personal relationships. As well as being a psychotherapist I have a legal background.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a UKCP qualified and accredited psychotherapist and supervisor with a Psychotherapy Practitioner and Supervision Diplomas from the London Gestalt Centre. I also hold an MA in Gestalt Therapy from London Metropolitan University and the London Gestalt Centre. I am the Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. I have also completed EMDR therapy accredited training.
I have trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Integrative Sex and Couples Certification Course. Additionally, I hold a Certificate in Working with Autism from Yorkshire Hypnotherapy Training (ACCPH) and a Certificate in Traumatic grief. Recently I was also certified as the Sex Therapy Informed Professional.
I have facilitated groups, delivered trauma training and supported employees as a staff counsellor for the Metropolitan Police Service. I also worked in Chase Farm Hospital Enfield (Forensic Psychiatry), where I provided therapy for the patients. In these roles, I have helped clients with different types of traumas and PTSD.
In addition to my private practice, I undertake clinical therapeutic work with the victims of international human rights abuses and I am currently undertaking pro bono clinical therapeutic work with Ukrainians who have been traumatised by war with Guilford Help Centre.
The therapeutic relationship is a very special and very intimate one, based on trust and safety. That’s why it’s so important to find the right therapist. Working with you I will establish a non-judgemental environment and free space in which you can be yourself and work on the challenges you face.
In my therapeutic work I aim to help people to reach a deeper understanding of any experiences and difficulties that they find distressing or inhibiting. I have experience working with clients with depression, anxiety, sexual difficulties, traumas and PTSD.
In addition to my private practice, I undertake clinical therapeutic work with the victims of international human rights abuses and I am currently undertaking pro bono clinical therapeutic work with Ukrainians who have been traumatised by war with Guilford Help Centre and Stream Foundation.
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.
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
War trauma, suicide, victims of torture.
Therapies offered
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Fees
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
In some circumstances, temporary or extended discounts and concessions are possible; please ask about this when you enquire.
When I work
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Further information
Before training to become a psychotherapist, I worked as a lawyer in litigation, arbitration, tax and employment departments for 19 years. I have found my experience of working in high pressure environments with high demands and expectations very useful in my work with clients who are experiencing work-related stress, anxiety, anger, despair, fear and guilt.
