About me
Welcome and thank you for checking out my page. You may have landed here for any number of reasons, whether life events have presented challenges to your wellbeing, you are experiencing difficulties with your mental health, or something just does not feel quite right in yourself or your world.
As a qualified counselling psychologist, I am trained and experienced in a number of ways of supporting people as they navigate all kinds of human difficulties and questions. I have worked across multiple settings including the NHS, charities, universities and occupational health teams, and supported individuals with relationship breakdowns, bereavements, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety and panic attacks. Though I believe diagnoses can be helpful for some people to understand what is happening for them and get the support they need in the systems they operate in, I do not need to diagnose you to help you and you do not need a diagnosis to receive support from me.
Whilst I can offer specific therapeutic approaches such as cognitive-behavioural, compassion-focussed and person-centred therapy, I am primarily concerned with what is most helpful to you at this particular moment in time (it’s your therapy, not mine). You may not be quite sure what you need, or even know what is contributing to your current difficulties. I will work with you to figure this out to inform our sessions together.
I do offer a human presence in my practice, having gone through a bit of life myself. I strive to orient myself towards anti-oppressive practice, and welcome people from all backgrounds to my therapy room. I have experience working with LGBTQ+ communities and my doctoral research is centred around mixed-race identity. It’s important that you feel comfortable with your therapist, and I am happy to arrange a free ten-minute phone call if you would like to get a feel for each other before meeting for the first time.
Training, qualifications & experience
Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (PhD)
BSc Hons Psychology degree
Experience working in the NHS, charity sector, university counselling services and occupational health services within law enforcement organisations.
I have supported individuals struggling with:
- Relationship and interpersonal difficulties
- Anxiety, panic and stress
- Trauma, flashbacks and PTSD
- Depression and low mood
- Disordered eating, obsessive-compulsive disorder and health anxiety
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£95.00 per session
