About me
Psychological therapy for teenagers and young adults
Stressed and overwhelmed? If your nerves are shattered with school, college or university, you are not alone. I am a highly experienced counselling psychologist, specialising in working with young people and adults, aged 16-25 years.
Perhaps you are facing an important transition, or a traumatic experience has triggered distress. Maybe you find yourself re-enacting the same painful story, a pattern on repeat. Or an old wound has resurfaced, echoing from the past.
Sometimes, something doesn’t feel okay inside, leaving you unsettled, stuck or disconnected, but it’s hard to identify what’s troubling you. Whatever the case may be, if you’ve been holding things in for a long time, you don’t have to struggle alone.
Psychological therapy can be helpful when difficulties arise. It provides a unique opportunity to untangle and make sense of worries; a space to look beyond the surface towards a deeper understanding. With time and commitment, this can help to lessen feelings of distress, foster resilience and support emotional wellbeing, leading to meaningful change.
I work with a broad range of issues, from everyday anxieties of adolescence, through to more severe and complex concerns, as well as with individuals seeking a reflective space for personal development.
Issues that I work with include:
- Anxiety, emotional overwhelm and burnout
- Self-esteem, feeling not good enough, the inner critic
- Depressed mood, emptiness, dissatisfaction, lack of meaning and purpose
- Bereavement, separation and loss
- Trauma
- Struggles with family, friendships or romantic relationships
- Worries relating to school, college, university or work
- Questions of identity, relating to sexuality, gender or culture
- Spiritual and existential concerns
- Pressures of social media and the online world
Searching for a therapist can feel overwhelming, particularly if you are struggling emotionally. Whether you are seeking support for yourself or as a concerned parent or carer, I understand the importance of finding a good fit with the therapist. If you’d like to get a sense of how I work, please get in touch to arrange an initial chat.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over 20 years of post-qualifying experience as a Chartered Counselling Psychologist working therapeutically with children, adolescents and adults, across London and Surrey. My clinical experience spans a breadth of contexts and specialist mental health services, within the NHS and other settings, including schools and universities, private practice and the voluntary sector.
I hold chartered membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and abide by their codes of ethics.
- Postgraduate Diploma Psychoanalytic Observational Studies - Tavistock Centre
- MSc Counselling Psychology - Roehampton Institute
- BA (Hons) Psychology and Sociology - University of Leeds
- Chartered member (CPsychol) of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Member of the Division of Counselling Psychology
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Enhanced DBS certificate
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.
British Psychological Society
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 - £105.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer an initial 20 minute introductory call, free of charge, where you can ask any questions you might have and get a sense of how I work, before deciding whether to book in.
When I work
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Further information
I currently work with teens and young adults aged 16-25 years.
Sessions are 50 minutes, at the same time each week. I provide time-limited and open-ended psychotherapy, according to need and preference.
I offer a warm, empathic, non judgmental space where worries can be explored and worked through at your own pace. I welcome clients from all backgrounds and would be very interested to hear from young people struggling with identity based issues relating to culture, gender and sexuality.
If you are curious about therapy and would like to arrange an initial chat, please contact me via email and we can arrange a time to speak.
