About me
I have more than 8 years’ experience helping people find safety, clarity and direction.
If you are reading this, it’s likely you’ve reached the point where you realise that additional help is needed. Perhaps your sense of vitality is diminished, or you hold negative thoughts and feelings about yourself. It may be that memories and patterns from the past hold you back.
Therapy with me is a process of safely bringing this picture into the light, rather than hiding it away. The phrase “Feel it to heal it” is largely true – that is, change comes from feeling your feelings (and expressing them) instead of trying to think your feelings or avoid them.
In truth, the therapy process takes time and can be hard sometimes – although therapy can be fun and playful too (honest!). There is much to be gained. A fairer and more positive view of yourself and your qualities. The ability to assert yourself in personal and professional relationships when you need to. Greater understanding and resilience around painful feelings. An improved sense of how your past continues to influence the present. The list goes on.
I have experience working with issues such as:
- Self-esteem and confidence
- Relationship difficulties
- Family problems and past traumas
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Loneliness
- Loss and bereavement
- Issues affecting young people (16-25)
- Stress
- Anger
- Career frustrations
- Loss of energy, spirit and vitality
- Questions of identity and belonging
- Abuse
- Trauma
I will be present, consistent and creative in working with you. The ‘offer’ is of an honest, ongoing working relationship where vulnerabilities are safe to express and explore.
There is no ‘should’ in this process – we will work in a way and at a speed that is right for you.
Where the feeling of safety in life is an issue (as it is with all traumas) I can bring in an understanding of the role of the nervous system (for example, through Polyvagal Theory) and we can look at your unique situation through this lens and find the resources and tools that can assist you.
Whether or not trauma is an issue for you, learning to be more present in your life, and more connected to the body (somatic awareness) can, I believe, help everyone.
With some time and space in therapy, comes the chance to work on some of the deeper meanings in your life, such as identity, loss, purpose, and how you would like your future to look.
Training, qualifications & experience
My training in Gestalt therapy offers the chance to work creatively together in an honest and ongoing dialogue. The work will be respectful of your preferences and choices.
- BACP-accredited Certificate in Humanistic Counselling
- Diploma in Counselling, awarded by the Gestalt Centre
Ongoing training and study in: Somatic therapy, Polyvagal therapy, Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, Trauma-informed, Sex and Relationships.
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
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Fees
£65.00 - £85.00
Additional information
- My fees are £65 - £85 per 50 minute session.
I work online (Zoom) and face to face via comfortable and private rooms in Dalston/Haggerston, Hackney. This is easily accessible from Stoke Newington, Clapton, De Beauvoir Town, Haggerston, Homerton, Hackney Central, Shoreditch, Liverpool Street and other parts of East London.
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