About me
I’m an HCPC-registered, EMDR UK accredited Clinical Psychologist offering online therapy for adults. I work with trauma and complex trauma (including EMDR), anxiety and OCD, and the effects of difficult life experiences, whether recent or long-standing.
Many people come to me not quite sure where to start, just knowing that something isn’t working, or that the past keeps turning up in the present. That’s a perfectly good starting point. Therapy can be a place to pause, make sense of what’s happened and how it’s still affecting you, and notice your strengths along the way.
I take a whole-person approach, looking at how things like sleep, eating, routines, relationships and physical health interact with what you’re facing. Together we’ll explore the areas of your life that matter most to you, including ones you might not yet realise could benefit from attention. I draw mainly on CBT, EMDR, Compassion-Focused Therapy and ACT, alongside DBT and systemic ideas where they fit, guided by your priorities. Where it’s helpful, I can also bring in mindfulness and body-based practices.
I work with people from all backgrounds. Much of my clinical work and research has been with racialised and migrant communities, so I’m comfortable talking about race, culture, migration, and identity, and just as comfortable if those aren’t what brings you here. I’m also experienced in supporting LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and disabled clients, and anyone who has felt overlooked or misunderstood. I have a particular interest in racial and migration-related trauma, childhood abuse, and recovery from controlling or high-demand environments (including cults, coercive relationships and rigid religious communities).
If you’re interested, get in touch and we can arrange a free 15-minute call.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’ve been a Clinical Psychologist for around ten years, working with adults and children across community and inpatient mental health services, a men’s prison, a health psychology service, a charity assessing people in immigration detention (many of whom had survived torture or trafficking), older adults’ services, and a university CBT service that I led and managed. I’ve also led research into the mental health and access needs of racially minoritised university students.
What this means for you is that I’m comfortable with complexity, and with hearing difficult things without flinching.
- HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist
- EMDR UK accredited
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Newcastle University
- MSc Neuropsychology, Maastricht University
- BSc (Hons) Psychology (Joint Honours), University of Birmingham
- 16 peer-reviewed publications (list on my website)
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 HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Recovery from controlling or high-demand environments (including cults, coercive relationships and rigid religious communities)
- Migration-related trauma
- Medical trauma
- Intergenerational trauma
- Culturally informed and African-centred approaches
- Life and identity transitions
Therapies offered
Fees
£130.00 - £150.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Sessions are 50 to 60 minutes in duration.
If you are using insurance to fund your sessions please check your cover and any pre-authorisation requirements before booking. Fees are reviewed annually. Clear information on cancellations, payments and complaints is provided before we begin.
When I work
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