About me
You may be experiencing anxiety, low self-esteem, anger or general overwhelm. Perhaps you feel stuck, or left reeling from constant changes, personally or in the wider world.
The relationships we have or that we lack can leave us confused, frustrated, or deeply hurt. Our environment and how we are seen and treated by others can make us feel pressurised, dismissed, or misunderstood.
Together, we can work to understand your current and past experiences, so you can process the painful feelings that have left you distressed. Working sensitively and at your pace, in a trauma-informed way, allows us to explore how you feel without judgment.
How we can work together
While acknowledging the painful realities and difficulties of your world, we can also be curious about unconscious beliefs that have created unhelpful patterns of thought. Breaking these patterns enables increased self-awareness, so that you can live your life more freely.
Evidence has shown that a relational style of therapy offers the most effective way of creating deep change. My core training is psychodynamic, but I also draw on humanistic principles to combine the rigour of psychoanalytic understanding with a warm, empathic approach.
Issues I specialise in
I've worked a lot with anxiety, depression and low confidence stemming from difficult family relationships, childhood trauma, estrangement, bereavement and chronic illness or disability. Many of my clients are international or highly mobile, and their experiences often include feelings of insecurity, not belonging, or being displaced. Whatever your situation, I'm ready to listen.
Free consultation
I work over Zoom, or by phone, and can offer both short-term or open ended therapy depending on individual needs. Embarking on a therapeutic journey can feel daunting, so I offer an initial no-obligation 20 minute Zoom consultation. This is an opportunity to discuss any questions that you may have and to think about how we might work together. Please do get in touch and we can arrange to talk.
I currently have one evening space available on Mondays at 6pm, and one daytime space on Thursdays.
Training, qualifications & experience
MSc in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Counselling
Certificate in Humanistic Counselling
Further training in therapeutically working with trauma.
I have several years of experience working with medical professionals and in higher education. I work with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds, and am trained to work in a culturally competent way.
I am an Accredited member of the BACP, recognising the depth of my training and experience.
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
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I currently have one evening session available on Mondays at 6pm, and one daytime session on Thursdays
All my low cost spaces are now full.
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Further information
In our first full session, we'll revisit what we touched on in our initial call so that we can better understand your situation, and also check in with how you're feeling about starting therapy. The way we work is deep, accessing thoughts and feelings which you're currently not aware of, but I appreciate that at first, leaving space for this in an 'open', unstructured session may feel daunting (particularly if you're quite new to therapy), so I will adjust to you. This means that I'll leave space for you to freely and safely share whatever is on your mind, but I can also offer questions or prompts if you would prefer more structure or some guidance to help you start. Beginning with a new therapist can feel vulnerable, but know that I'm on your side, working with you to untangle whatever you're struggling with.
