About me
Psychotherapy and counselling in Bristol
People come to therapy for many different reasons. You may be struggling with anxiety or depression, difficulties in relationships, questions about identity, the experience of becoming a parent, or a persistent sense that something in life is not quite working.
Sometimes we know something is troubling us but cannot fully understand why. Therapy offers a space to speak freely and to think together about what may lie beneath the surface of our difficulties.
My approach is psychoanalytic and psychodynamic. Through conversation, reflection, and careful attention to experience, therapy can create the possibility for greater understanding and meaningful change.
I offer psychotherapy and counselling for adults living or working in Bristol.
If you are considering therapy, please get in touch by phone or email. I will respond within 24 hours to arrange an initial consultation, where we can discuss what has brought you to seek therapy and whether working together feels right.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified psychodynamic psychotherapist and a member of the Severnside Institute for Psychotherapy in Bristol.
Before qualifying as a psychotherapist, I trained and worked as a counsellor, qualifying in 2014. Over the course of my career I have worked extensively within NHS services and the voluntary sector, supporting people with a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties.
Alongside my private practice, my professional development is informed by ongoing clinical supervision, continuing professional training, and a commitment to reflective practice.
I am a registered member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (Registration No. 48891), and my work is guided by the BPC Ethical Framework.
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 British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). 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.
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Fees
£63.00 per session
Further information
People seek therapy for many different reasons. Some arrive with a clear difficulty in mind; others feel dissatisfied, stuck, or troubled by patterns in their lives that they do not fully understand.
I offer a confidential and non-judgemental space in which to speak freely. My work is informed by psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy, approaches that are interested in the unconscious aspects of experience: the meanings behind symptoms, recurring patterns in relationships, dreams and fantasies, and the ways we can find ourselves repeating what we consciously wish to avoid.
Therapy is not about advice or quick solutions. Rather, it provides an opportunity to explore thoughts, feelings, and experiences in greater depth, and to develop a different relationship to difficulties that may have felt fixed or overwhelming.
I welcome people with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, questions of sexuality and identity, and experiences such as hearing voices or distressing thoughts and beliefs.
Sessions take place weekly, with the possibility of more frequent meetings for those who wish to engage in a deeper and longer-term therapeutic process.
