About me
I offer relational psychodynamic therapy and integrate EMDR as appropriate to target traumatic memories, including "small t" trauma. I have a PhD in psychology, am a UKCP accredited psychotherapist and EMDR qualified, and have training in Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method for couples.
Psychological distress can be very confusing, distressing and isolating. You may feel stuck and want to move forward, from entrenched patterns or from loss and trauma. I work with people suffering from a range of issues, including depression, be it a sense that something is "not quite right" or deep hopelessness; with LGBTQ+ clients as well as anyone grappling with issues around their sexuality and gender; with neurodiverse clients.
I also work with couples, integrating Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method, two of the most research-supported approaches to couples work.
To help you get a sense how we might work together, I charge a reduced fee of £60 for the first session.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc Integrative Psychotherapy, Metanoia Institute & Middlesex University, London
- UKCP accredited (reg. 2011185297)
- EMDR qualified
- PhD Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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
Money
Therapies offered
Fees
£100.00 - £140.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individuals
Weekly sessions: standard rate £110 per 50-minute session.
EMDR sessions are 60 minutes at no additional cost, to allow for safe and thorough processing.
I offer some reduced fee slots; please ask.
Couples:
£140 per session (60 minutes)
When I work
Please enquire about current availability.
Further information
My work is integrative, meaning I offer you space to talk and non-judgmental reflective presence as well as specific techniques such as IFS (internal family systems), a somatosensory approach, and EFT (emotion focussed therapy). My therapy style is both listening and emotionally engaged.
Besides private practice, I have worked for the NHS at the Talking Therapies Southwark/ Maudsley as well as for the counselling service at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
I am a trained research psychologist (PhD) and have previously worked in applied and academic research, and so I bring a good awareness of the research evidence around therapy effectiveness as well as a stance of exploration and curiosity that I hope to share with you.
In 2017 I qualified as a teacher of the Alexander Technique (ATI), which gave me a completely different, embodied access to knowledge as well as an active approach to mindfulness.
I'm originally from Germany and since 2002 have lived in different countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, and I have now returned to London after two years in Germany. This gives me an awareness of the practical and psychological issues faced by expats and repats, and anyone straddling different cultures.
