About me
I am an Integrative Counsellor (MBACP) and I have a private practice in the City of London and the London Borough of Bexley.
I work with adults and couples both in-person and online on a wide range of behavioural, emotional, and relationship issues.
I am here to provide a safe and non-judgmental space for individuals to explore their thoughts and feelings and facilitate self-awareness and movement towards healing and growth.
Although I am trained in a range of modalities, including person-centred, cognitive, existential and relational approaches, my primary orientation is psychodynamic. I work with clients to gently explore unconscious processes, defence mechanisms, resistance and the dynamics of transference that often shape our relationships and behaviours. My approach is always collaborative and tailored to what feels most helpful for each individual.
My continuous professional development (CPD) is particularly focused on couples counselling, sexual issues and problematic pornography use. I am also currently enrolled in an MSc in Psychology, which is further deepening my theoretical knowledge and clinical insight.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and I abide by the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
After a brief initial consultation, our first session will be spent understanding what has brought you to counselling and what you hope to get out of counselling.
In this session we will decide if we are a good fit and whether to commit to ongoing counselling. It is important to me that you feel comfortable so that we can develop a working relationship in which you feel free and safe to discuss your emotions and the circumstances that have brought you to counselling.
I also work successfully with couples online to help them strengthen their connection and navigate challenges that can come up in relationships. Some of the areas I often support people with include managing the ups and downs of long-distance relationships, balancing the pressures of work and home life, rebuilding trust after infidelity, exploring non-monogamy, addressing concerns around pornography use, and deepening intimacy and desire. Through my online practice, I also work individually with young men, supporting them in addressing challenges such as problematic pornography use, exploring healthy expressions of masculinity, and navigating men’s issues more broadly.
Since the pandemic, I’ve found that online therapy offers a level of flexibility that really supports the busy lives of the people I work with — professionals, long-distance couples, and those balancing work, home, and raising children. It allows us to address relationship challenges in a way that fits more easily into daily life, which is why I’ve dedicated a large part of my practice to online couples therapy.
Locations:
City of London (Square Mile), Whitechapel, Aldgate, Liverpool Street, Barbican, St Pauls, Tower Bridge/Gateway, Wapping, Shadwell, Docklands, Canary Wharf and surrounding areas.
Bexley, Bexleyheath, Sidcup, Welling, Crayford, Abbey Wood, Thamesmead, Dartford and surrounding areas including Kent and Greenwich.
Online
Training, qualifications & experience
Level 6 Diploma (Distinction) in Integrative Counselling - Inter-Psyche Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Studies - NHS Kent and Medway Partnership Trust
The Couples Counselling Toolkit - The Counselling Academy
BA in Philosophy, Theology, and Religious Studies/MPhil in Medieval Studies - University of Bristol.
My professional background and previous roles have been in the areas of community safety, anti-social behaviour, SEN education, and housing for vulnerable tenants.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 - £90.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I ask that fees are paid prior to each session. I offer reduced rates to clients committed to long term counselling.
Limited concessionary rates are available for Middlesex and Mansell Street Estates City of London Residents. Proof of address/ID required.
When I work
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