About me
Supporting clients through bereavement and loss, medical trauma (personal or family), family change and relationships, health anxiety, and separation.
Working with you side-by-side to review, process and make sense of your experiences and supporting you with unearthing the root cause of distress, confusion and sadness. Each thought, feeling or experience you share will be met with warmth, compassion and empathy, and you'll be encouraged to share what you feel is relevant, stuck in your mind or simply needs to be said out loud.
The aim of our work together is to facilitate experiential sense making, emotional recognition and self-validation, as well strengthening your ability to locate and apply your own psychological tools to self-regulate and regain composure.
The goal, is a renewed sense of stability, control, self-assurance and the ability to move forward.
Your therapy at your pace, in a confidential and therapeutic space designed for you to feel safe and heard, free from judgement or limitations on what you share, address or focus on in your session. If you feel it is important, it is.
For younger clients (5-17): - Imaginative play, board games, craft works and free speech are communicative mediums I use to engage them in work. The goal is for young people to gain a deeper understanding of their distress and sadness, to recognise these feelings as valid and manageable, as well as identifying key people they can turn to when they become overwhelmed.
Individual weekly or fortnightly sessions available, in-person only.
For adults 18-24yrs: Individual weekly or fortnightly sessions available face-to-face or online if appropriate. Please contact me to discuss online counselling options.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training & Qualifications
MA Psychodynamic Counselling
BSc Psychology (Hons)
Using social and therapeutic horticulture for people with mental health support needs (Thrive)
Counselling Skills for Working with Children (Place2Be)
NVQ3 Childcare, Learning & Development
Where I've worked & gained experience.
Whilst completing my undergraduate studies, I worked in children's residential homes for looked after children (LAC) with complex needs and moderate to severe mental health diagnoses.
Following this, I moved into clinical care working for the National Health Service (NHS) on an acute paediatric ward for children aged 0-16. After a few years, I took an opportunity to work in Burns Intensive Care (Child & Adult), during which time I began my core training in Psychodynamic Counselling.
Toward the end of my training, I joined the North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) Eating Disorders Team as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, working in the community for Southend, Essex & Thurrock CAMHS.
I continue to work with NELFT specialising in children's mental health triage and referrals, under the the Essex Single Point of Access Team (SPA).
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Select mutism or sudden onset mutism following loss or bereavement.
Therapies offered
Fees
£35.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Initial telephone consultations are FREE! (20mins)
Under 18 - In Person only, online unavailable.
Consultation: £35
Regular: £55
Brief (min. 12 sessions): 60
Over 18
In Person /online consultation: £35
Regular Online: £49
Regular In Person: £62
Brief In Person: £70
18+ Student & Care Leavers Discount available.
Late cancellation / non-attendance charges apply.
When I work
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New - Friday afternoon sessions available from Feb 2027.
Further information
Appointments run for 50 minutes, with exception of consultations.
