About me
I am a BACP-registered psychotherapist working with adults and couples.
I see therapy, above all, as a relationship. Much of who we are has been shaped through our relationships with others, often in ways we are not fully conscious of. Experiences from the past can continue to live within us and influence how we relate, what we expect from others and how we experience ourselves.
In therapy, we can begin to notice these patterns together. I pay particular attention to what develops within the therapeutic relationship, as feelings and ways of relating that may be difficult to recognise elsewhere can sometimes become more visible between therapist and client. Rather than offering ready-made explanations, I hope to create a space where we can become curious about these experiences and gradually give meaning to what has been difficult to understand alone.
People often come to me at moments when relationships have become painful, confusing or repetitive, or when anxiety, loss or difficulties with intimacy have become harder to manage. My interest is not only in relieving what is troubling you, but in understanding more deeply what may be happening beneath it and how your inner world shapes the way you relate to yourself and to others.
I welcome people from all backgrounds and have extensive experience working with LGBTQ+ and migrant communities. In this work, questions of belonging, identity and how we are seen by others can become closely connected to our relationships and to the way we experience ourselves.
I work in English and Portuguese.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am currently undertaking an MA in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. This training has deepened my understanding of unconscious processes, early relationships and the ways in which past experiences can continue to shape our present relationships and emotional lives.
My original training was in Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy, and I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I have also completed further training in couples therapy and regularly undertake continuing professional development alongside clinical supervision and personal therapy.
I have worked therapeutically with adults and young people since 2020 and have been in private practice since 2022, where I work with adults, young people and couples. Since 2023, I have also worked as a school counsellor with adolescents, including young people experiencing significant emotional distress, difficulties in relationships, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
Alongside my clinical work, I have extensive experience with LGBTQ+ and migrant communities. Before moving fully into psychotherapy, I coordinated the Queer Migrant Men project at The Love Tank, supporting LGBTQ+ migrants in the UK around wellbeing, sexual health and access to services. I have also worked therapeutically within LGBTQ+ organisations, including METRO Charity.
These different areas of experience inform a practice that is attentive not only to an individual’s inner world, but also to the relationships, communities and wider social contexts in which that inner world develops.
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
Immigration Issues
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Additional information
Individual sessions are £80. A limited number of online-only spaces are available at £70. Couples sessions are £12.
