About me
I am a UKCP accredited Integrative psychotherapist, counsellor and life coach, working in Hackney and North London (Stoke Newington N16), specialising in anxiety, trauma, OCD/ADHD and attachment issues.
I have been working very successfully with adult clients for 18 years and my blend of integration is fundamentally formed from the Humanistic and Existential schools of thought. Where helpful, I draw on: Attachment based therapy, Trauma informed and nervous system approaches, Contemporary psychodynamic thinking, Gestalt, CBT and CBTi ideas, mindfulness and body-aware work.
The nature of this integration allows me to go way beyond a one-size-fits-all approach to therapy, and to work with clients with their own bespoke needs and requirements, which leads to meaningful change in their lives.
Some of the issues I work with:
- Abuse
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- ADHD
- Bereavement
- Depression
- Family/relationship issues
- LGBTQIA+
- Low self-esteem
- Managing emotions
- OCD
- Panic Attacks
- Trauma
- Race
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Stress & change
- Suicidal feelings
You might be considering therapy if you feel anxious, hyper-vigilant, feel depressed or have low mood, repeat the same relational patterns, are wondering about neurodiversity or wanting help to explore a diagnosis, or you might have done therapy before and simply what to do deeper work on yourself.
I help people experiencing:
- Anxiety and chronic worry or depression
- Trauma and developmental trauma
- Relationship and attachment difficulties
- Nervous system overwhlem
- low self-esteem, shame or self-criticism
- Life transitions, identity questions and burnout
We will look at how your nervous system, past relationships, and present-day patterns interact - and how to create change that actually sticks.
We would work together in a collaborative relational way, with me providing the therapeutic skills, empathy, support and challenge necessary to create the safe environment for possible change, and we can work on either a short or long term basis.
I always think that therapy is a very strange endeavour indeed, after all, who would automatically think that sitting with a complete stranger and telling them their deepest, darkest secrets was going to be the most helpful and healthy option? But I truly believe that it is, and I have seen life changing results in both my clients and through my personal journey with therapy.
It can feel a daunting or even terrifying idea to consider having to get in touch with those lost or damaged parts of yourself, and it's natural for us to want to avoid that fear, but with the support of the right therapist it's possible to have that fear contained and held, and through this process for a safe space to be created for this difficult work to take place.
I am UKCP registered and work within their ethical framework. Sessions are available in person, online or a mix to suit you at my practice in North London N16.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have completed an extensive training at both post graduate and advanced level at Regents University London, and have worked with many different clients for 18 years. I work in accordance with the ethical guidelines of the UK Counsel for Psychotherapy (UKCP). I update my knowledge annually through continued professional learning and development.
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 UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£100.00 - £130.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My fee is on a sliding scale from £100-130 depending on your income, we will discuss and agree a fee in our initial session. Therapy sessions are weekly and last for fifty minutes. Cancellations are charged at full price if a session is missed with less than 48 hours notice.
We can work on either a short (min 6 sessions), mid (12+ sessions) or open-ended basis (where we would work until we both felt the work was completed), we could mutually agree this at our initial session based on what we both consider your therapeutic needs to be.
We can work in person, online or a mix to suit your needs and availability.
When I work
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Further information
I also offer a life-coaching service for those wishing to work on a specific dilemma or issue within your professional or personal life.
