About me
I am an accredited and professionally trained Trauma Therapist and Integrative–Relational Psychotherapeutic Counsellor (MBACP). I offer depth-oriented, body-based therapy to individuals and groups, creating carefully held spaces that support healing, insight and meaningful inner change.
Many of the clients I work with are living with the impact of trauma or long-standing emotional patterns — though not all would initially name their experiences as trauma. Trauma is not always a single dramatic event. It can be relational, developmental or cumulative. It may arise from early attachment disruptions, sexual abuse or exploitation, medical or birth trauma, minority stress, systemic pressures, or environments where authenticity did not feel safe or welcomed.
Often clients seek support for anxiety, depression, perfectionism, burnout, relational difficulty or a quiet sense of disconnection — only gradually recognising how these patterns may be rooted in earlier overwhelm or unmet needs. For some, trauma has shaped the nervous system more profoundly, leading to dissociation or dissociative identity structures that developed as intelligent, creative survival responses to severe or repeated trauma.
I have particular experience working with complex trauma presentations, including dissociation and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). This work is approached gently and collaboratively, with a strong emphasis on safety, stabilisation and consent. There is no rush to uncover or expose. We move slowly, listening to the wisdom of the nervous system and building internal trust before going deeper.
Many clients also describe carrying the legacy of trauma — patterns, shame or expectations passed through family, culture or community. This may be especially present for LGBTQ+ clients, women navigating layered identities and visibility, and women who are childless — whether by circumstance, choice or loss — and holding unspoken grief, pressure or questions of belonging and meaning.
I also work with clients based in Jersey and the Channel Islands, and understand the unique relational and privacy dynamics that can arise within smaller communities.
My work is grounded in the understanding that trauma is held not only in the mind, but within the body, nervous system and wider relational and systemic fields. I primarily work using a blend of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Somatic Experiencing, alongside polyvagal-informed and trauma-stabilisation approaches. I am trained to IFS Level 3 through the official IFS Institute and also work as a Program Assistant on IFS trainings. I have trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and completed the full three-year Somatic Experiencing training.
I work in a collaborative, attuned and spacious way, moving at a pace that respects both your capacity and your inner wisdom. Central to my approach is supporting a compassionate, embodied relationship with your inner world — including emotional, protective and bodily responses — so that insight, safety and choice can emerge without force or overwhelm. Therapy is experienced as a shared process where consent, curiosity and empowerment are essential.
Clients come to me for support with a wide range of difficulties, including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and confidence issues, bereavement and loss (including pet loss), family and relational difficulties, PTSD and complex trauma, dissociation, eating disorders and body image distress, chronic stress, shame, identity-related difficulties and suicidal thoughts. Some clients arrive with a clear sense of what they want to work on, while others come with a feeling of being stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected from themselves.
Alongside personal trauma, the work may gently touch on intergenerational, cultural and systemic layers, including the impact of oppression, marginalisation and long-standing adaptive patterns held within the body and psyche. Some experience this as carrying something that does not feel entirely their own. For others, therapy includes navigating chronic conditions, questions of meaning, spirituality and belonging. These dimensions are approached with care, respect and discernment, without imposing belief or interpretation.
While many people begin therapy seeking relief from distress, the work often naturally moves beyond survival. As safety, regulation and inner trust develop, therapy becomes a space for reclaiming vitality, agency and embodied self-leadership.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have worked at a trauma-focused day clinic on Harley Street, where I facilitate groups in trauma psychoeducation, neuroscience and creative therapeutic processes. I have previously worked within the NHS, specialist LGBTQ+ health services within the Maudsley, residential suicidal crisis respite services, and organisations supporting sex workers within sexual health settings.
My background is in theatre, which informs a therapeutic style that values presence, embodiment, creativity and humanity. Where helpful, I integrate creative and experiential elements into the work, alongside mindfulness, meditation, movement and body-based awareness, supporting reconnection with the present moment and inner felt sense.
I am deeply committed to working with trauma in ways that are non-pathologising, body-aware and affirming of difference. Research increasingly recognises that traditional talking therapies alone can be limited when trauma is held within the nervous system. By working with both mind and body, we can gently release long-held survival responses, restore regulation and support lasting, meaningful change.
My private practice is based in Soho, Central London, in a light, calm and intentionally held therapy space. I offer a discreet, inclusive and affirming environment where all parts of you — personal, relational, cultural and ancestral — are welcome.
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.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have worked with specific groups such as people working within the sex industry well as the issues/groups listed above
Therapies offered
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Fees
£120.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer both short 6-12 weeks or long-term, face to face, online and telephone counselling. Counselling sessions are 50 mins long.
As a registered and accredited member of the BACP I work in accordance with the BACP's Ethical Framework and adhere to a strict code of ethics. All sessions and consultations are confidential.
When I work
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Further information
I offer in person session in central London, outdoor therapy and online zoom sessions
