About me
Hello and a very warm welcome,
At the very heart of my practice is my desire to create a safe, gentle and nurturing space for people who find themselves at any stage of their journey with an autoimmune condition or chronic health condition. Newly diagnosed and questioning everything? Or further along the road and tired, lost and confused? I wish to meet you exactly where you are.
If you have been told that your body is ‘attacking itself’, yet you sense that there is so much more to your experience than this, I aspire to offer solace, insight and inspiration about the wisdom and intelligence of your wonderful body. Rather than focusing on a person as an assemblage of lab tests, numbers and data interpreted as problematic, my approach aims to shift the perception you may hold of yourself beyond this, to a place where we can compassionately tend to what is often overlooked in the journey to becoming unwell. In honouring the richness of your human experience, my practice is borne out of my philosophy that a health condition can be seen as a wise teacher and a portal into a much deeper way of connecting with yourself and your life.
Interweaving my learnings from three degrees in Psychology, including a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, additional training in Compassionate Inquiry, Compassion Focussed Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Trauma and Intergenerational Trauma, and Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy, with insight from Eastern medicine, my approach has evolved from my professional and personal experiences, and the rich path that I have followed in recent years. I therefore aspire to offer a truly holistic and integrative approach, with a person’s unique wholeness as the central piece. Rather than focussing on ‘healing’, I invite people to attend to the whole of themselves and to build new narratives of possibility for their lives.
Having been immersed in the field of Psychology for over 20 years, this background is foundational to my practice and remains highly influential in my approach to meeting distress. I am trained as a Clinical Psychologist, registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and I hold Chartered status with the British Psychological Society (BPS). A significant part of my work experience has been gained working in the National Health Service (NHS) and in Local Authority Services in London, working across a broad range of mental health services. In more recent years, I have focused on working in private practice and remotely, which has enabled me to grow my practice to clients around the world as the direction of my work has evolved.
Perhaps of most importance for my clients is my own journey over recent years with autoimmune conditions. Through unravelling certain patterns and recognising where imbalances in the body may have stemmed from, I experienced a deepening connection with, and a greater awareness of, my own body. I stepped away from battling with my body, to developing my understanding of it in ways that brought gratitude and awe. From here, a softening slowly became available. Through my own experiences, I have been inspired to create a full spectrum offering, tending to the psychological, the emotional, the somatic, the energetic, the symbolic and the elemental.
If my approach resonates with you and you feel called to reach out, I would love to hear from you. It would be a pleasure and an honour to support you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Bachelors degree in Psychology (BSc Hons.)
- Masters in Mental Health (MSc)
- Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy)
- Chartered Clinical Psychologist (CPsychol)
I have over 20 years of experience working in the field of mental health, in varied roles within the NHS and in private practice. I am a chartered Clinical Psychologist (British Psychological Society) and I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (regulatory body for Clinical Psychologists).
My roles within the NHS have been in services that specialise in offering support and a range of interventions to people who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis. Prior to this, I worked in a community rehabilitation setting providing holistic assessments and therapeutic interventions to people with a range of long-standing mental health difficulties. I also have experience of offering consultation and bespoke training to a variety of mental health and social care professionals.
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.
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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
Autoimmune health conditions. Chronic health conditions.
Therapies offered
Fees
£120.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
The cost for assessment and therapy sessions is £120 per 55 minute session.
I will provide you with Terms and Conditions upon starting to work together.
Further information
I am aware that approaching a professional for help can be a daunting process. I invite people for an initial consultation to explore the reasons they have sought help in a safe and welcoming space.
