About me
You may find yourself caught in recurring patterns, returning to similar choices, conflicts, or uncertainties without fully understanding why. Perhaps there is a broader sense that something isn’t right, yet is difficult to name or define.
You don’t need to arrive with a clear explanation – part of the work is finding a way to put things into words.
My approach is oriented by psychoanalysis. Rather than treat difficulties as problems to be corrected, we would consider them as points of personal significance to be explored. You would be encouraged to speak freely and in detail about what troubles you.
Rather than offer advice, techniques or predetermined solutions, we will give close attention and curiosity to your own understanding of what feels unmanageable. I work without preconceptions about what constitutes ‘normal’ or ‘usual’ ways of suffering.
Through careful listening and discussion of the context of your difficulties, it can become possible to recognise something of the role they play in your life, and why they may persist for you. With time, new ways of relating to and understanding your difficulties can emerge.
If this way of working resonates, you are welcome to get in touch for an initial conversation.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a BA in Philosophy, an MA in Psychoanalysis, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Since 2019, I have been in ongoing Lacanian clinical training with the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research (CFAR).
Alongside my private practice, I have several years of experience working in an affordable counselling clinic, providing therapeutic support within universities, and working across autism and bereavement services.
I abide by the code of ethics of CFAR and the code of professional conduct of the BACP.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £80.00
Additional information
Fees range between £60–£80, depending on individual circumstances and can be discussed in the initial consultation. I offer a limited number of reduced-fee spaces.
Missed sessions are charged when less than 48 hours’ notice is given.
Further information
I offer an initial telephone consultation to discuss what has brought you to therapy and to consider whether this way of working feels right for you. There is no charge for this meeting.
I work in person in Greenwich (south-east London). Online or telephone sessions may be possible once we have begun working together, depending on the circumstances
Sessions usually take place once a week or more, at a regular time.
The offer is open-ended, meaning there is no fixed number of sessions and you are free to bring the work to an end at any point.
The length of sessions is flexible and guided by the work itself. Rather than adhering to a fixed time limit, sessions are shaped by what is said. At times it may feel useful to end earlier if something particularly significant has emerged, and return to it later. At other moments, sessions may run slightly longer when it seems that something important would be lost by stopping abruptly. As a general guide, they usually last between 30 and 60 minutes.
What is shared in sessions remains private and confidential and will not be disclosed without your consent. Any notes are kept brief, factual, and anonymised. Notes and identifiable information, such as contact details, are stored securely on password-protected devices and are not shared with third parties without your explicit permission, unless legally required.
