About me
Hello, and welcome.
If you've found your way here, you may be going through something that feels hard to carry alone. Many people come to therapy when they are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, or work-related stress that quietly builds over time. Whatever has brought you here, I hope this page gives you a sense of how I work and whether it feels like the kind of support you're looking for.
I'm a Chartered Counselling Psychologist, UKCP Integrative Psychotherapist and accredited EMDR therapist, offering therapy in Croydon, Clapham Junction and online, nationally and internationally. I work with adults facing a wide range of difficulties, and my approach is integrative and trauma-informed, meaning I adapt how we work to suit you rather than following a fixed model.
At the heart of my work is a thoughtful, collaborative talking therapy where we take time to understand your experiences, patterns and relationships. Trauma and attachment often play an important role in the difficulties people bring to therapy, and part of the work may involve gently exploring how earlier experiences continue to shape the present. Where it feels appropriate, I may also draw on EMDR, including attachment-informed EMDR, to help process difficult or traumatic experiences that could be affecting your mood, relationships or sense of self.
Before becoming a psychologist, I spent several years working in corporate PR and marketing. This gives me a real understanding of professional pressure, high expectations and the stress that doesn't switch off at the end of the day.
I also offer clinical supervision for therapists and psychologists in my role as a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and UKCP Psychotherapist.
If you're thinking about starting therapy, please do get in touch to find out more about how we might work together.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and qualifications:
• Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy (DCPsych), Metanoia Institute and Middlesex University
• EMDR training completed with Sandi Richman
• Clinical Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy, Metanoia Institute
• Clinical Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Psychodynamic Counselling, Metanoia Institute
• CPD: Healing Trauma – Helping Mind, Brain and Body Let Go of the Past, with Dr Bessel van der Kolk
• CPD: Risk Assessment, The Awareness Centre, London
• Certificate in Counselling Skills, City and Islington College, London
• BA (Hons) Psychology, University College Dublin, Ireland
I hold a full DBS clearance.
You can learn more about my work at
http://www.connected-therapy.co.uk.
Member organisations
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Body awareness psychotherapy
Therapies offered
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Fees
£130.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My fee is £130 for a 50-minute psychological therapy / EMDR session. For supervision fees, please enquire directly.
Further information
I offer in-person therapy in Clapham Junction and Croydon, South London, working with adults from across the surrounding areas including Wandsworth, Battersea, Wimbledon, Crystal Palace, Norwood, Streatham and Brixton.
I also offer online therapy and EMDR nationally and internationally for those who prefer to work remotely or cannot attend in person.
My practice supports people experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, attachment difficulties, relationship difficulties, stress and low self-esteem.
