About me
My practice of psychodynamic psychotherapy focuses on the impact that an individual’s Unconscious has on their conscious thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. Sometimes, this can be found in their present day experiences. At other times, this is rooted in events and experiences from their earlier life such as difficulties with attachment or traumatic childhood experiences. Psychodynamic psychotherapy focuses on how these past experiences and the present collide together in order to alleviate the negative thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that a person has about themselves or others by identifying where they came from before deciding what you would like to change about it.
When you contact me, I will set up a time for us to have an introductory phone call so that I can hear more from you about what you are currently struggling with. From there, we can agree a time for two initial consultation appointments to meet each other and gain a better understanding of what our work may entail.
From there, each treatment offered is fully tailored to you and your experience. I practice in a non-directive, client-centred approach that focuses not on me telling you what to do or change, but instead allowing you to better understand yourself, your motivations and experiences in order to help you take greater control over your thoughts and emotions so that you can make the right choices for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist focusing on providing psychotherapy to individual adults. I gained my qualifications through the University of Edinburgh, where I have been qualified to the highest level as a Doctor of Psychotherapy and Counselling. I have experience working with individuals in open-ended, long-term psychotherapy as well as on a short-term and time-limited basis. Prior to starting my private practice, I have worked in both leading private institutions and the NHS.
I have vast experience in providing support for individuals of many backgrounds, nationalities, ethnicities, religions, genders, and sexual orientations in gaining a better understanding of their unconscious processes and the influences these have on their day-to-day lives.
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
£100.00 per session
When I work
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I currently have availabilities on Mondays and Wednesdays in the early afternoon. If you would like to book an appointment outside of these days or times, please contact me and we can work together to find a suitable availability.
