About me
I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist and registered member of BACP.
For over 15 years, I have worked therapeutically with children and teenagers across private practice and educational settings, including schools and specialist organisations in Peckham, Brixton, Bermondsey and Hackney.
In private practice, I work 1:1 with teenagers aged 16+, as well as providing counsel to parents navigating the challenges of raising children and teens in an increasingly complex world; supporting families to cope with bereavement, divorce, learning difficulties, domestic violence and PTSD.
I also provide 1:1 psychotherapy to adults (typically under 40) who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, burnout, questions of identity, family and relationship challenges, or the ongoing impact of difficult or traumatic experiences. I have extensive experience supporting clients with Autism, ADHD, C-PTSD, BPD, and Bipolar Disorder.
My approach is primarily psychodynamic, whilst also integrating trauma-informed care, person-centred, systemic, and mentalization-based thinking.
I offer a steady, thoughtful, and collaborative therapeutic relationship within which clients can develop greater self-awareness, and begin to make meaningful changes. Weekly sessions provide continuity and containment, allowing trust to develop over time and making it possible to explore difficult memories, feelings and relationships in depth.
My approach is primarily psychodynamic, whilst also integrating trauma-informed care, person-centred, systemic, and mentalization-based thinking. I have extensive experience of working with Autism, ADHD, (C)PTSD and Bipolar Disorder.
I offer a steady, thoughtful, and collaborative therapeutic relationship within which clients can develop greater self-awareness and begin to make meaningful changes. Weekly sessions provide continuity and containment, allowing trust to develop over time and making it possible to explore difficult memories, feelings and relationships in depth.
If you are considering therapy, you are welcome to get in touch with a few brief details about yourself, including your age, availability and what has led you to seek support at this time.
I also welcome enquiries from parents or carers seeking support for a teenager or young adult. If contacting me on someone else’s behalf, it is helpful to include their age and a short outline of the issues they are struggling with. In private practice, I work with clients aged 16 and above.
I aim to respond to enquiries within 24 hours.
My consulting room is situated in a private location in East Dulwich; 10 minute walk from Lordship Lane; 5 minute walk from Peckham Rye Park. Free parking is available on all surrounding streets.
Before beginning ongoing therapeutic work, I offer an Initial Assessment Session - a 60 minute meeting in which we can begin to think together about your current difficulties, personal history, and what may have led you to seek therapy.
The assessment is also an opportunity for you to ask questions and see how you feel working with me. Some people arrive with clear concerns they wish to explore, while others struggle to know where to begin. Both are welcome.
Following this initial meeting, we can consider together whether ongoing therapy feels appropriate and discuss a possible way forward.
My working hours are Monday - Thursday.
I offer daytime and evening appointments.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Private Adolescent Psychotherapy Practice (2018 - current day)
- Sessional Psychotherapist (A-Space) Petchey Academy, Hackney (2021 - 2023)
- School Counsellor - Evelyn Grace Academy, Lambeth (2019 -2020)
- School Counsellor - Newlands Academy, Southwark (2017-2019)
- School Counsellor (Place2Be) - Riverside Primary School, Southwark (2017-18)
- School Counsellor (Place2Be) - Surrey Square Primary School, Southwark (2014 - 17)
- One to One Teaching Assistant/Mentor - The Villa Pre-Preparatory School, London (2012 - 15)
- Support Worker - Resources for Autism, Finchley (2010 - 11)
Education/Training
- Group Analysis Foundation - The Institute of Group Analysis, London (2024-25)
- Mentalisation-Based Treatment for Adolescents - Anna Freud Centre for Families and Children (April 2021)
- MSc (Masters) Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents. Birkbeck College, London (2016)
- BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography. The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow (2007)
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
Adoption issues
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
