About me
🔹 About me
I’m a fully qualified psychotherapist and EMDR therapist. I offer both in-person and online psychotherapy and EMDR sessions. Online therapy provides flexibility and continuity, allowing us to work together effectively wherever you are based. I also see clients in person at my private practice in Kent, close to Bromley, Orpington and South East London.
My specialism is on the impacts of traumatic experiences. I work using a trauma-informed approach, which means instead of asking, “What’s wrong with you?” I ask, “What’s happened to you?” Because the issues we struggle with often make perfect sense in light of what we’ve experienced in life.
The people I frequently work with are navigating emotional overwhelm, burnout, or significant life transitions. Outwardly, they may seem capable and composed — but inwardly, they feel stuck, anxious, or depleted. They've reached a point where something needs to shift. Their old ways of coping no longer feel manageable, and parts of life just aren't working — even if they can’t yet say exactly why.
They’re not in crisis — but life doesn’t feel quite right. They’ve carried a lot, held things together, and coped silently. But something inside is quietly asking for more. They’re looking for a calm, steady space to reflect, recalibrate, and begin to move forward in a way that feels more like themselves.
My work focuses on helping clients understand the emotional impact of life’s more difficult chapters — and supporting them to build resilience, ease inner tension, and reconnect with a grounded, resourced sense of self. This is therapy that holds both depth and possibility.
🔹 Areas I Can Help With
I support adults navigating a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges, including:
- Processing past traumatic events
- Anxiety and general worry
- Depression and low mood
- Stress and overwhelm
- PTSD / CPTSD
- Low self-esteem and self-worth
- Feeling stuck, lost or disconnected
- Burnout and emotional exhaustion
- Emotional sensitivity and dysregulation
- Perfectionism and inner criticism
- Grief, loss and emotional adjustment
- Life transitions (career change, parenting, ageing, menopause, loss, relocation)
- Relationship difficulties (including patterns of avoidance, people-pleasing or conflict)
- Difficult family dynamics and early relational patterns
🔹 How I Work
I work in an integrative way, meaning I draw from several therapeutic models to adapt to your individual needs and goals. Each person’s history and nervous system are unique — therapy should reflect that.
My approach is relational, body-aware and grounded in compassion. Together, we’ll explore how past experiences may still be shaping your present thoughts, behaviours and emotional responses — and gently build capacity for calm, confidence, and personal insight.
🔹 The main frameworks that influence my work include:
- Trauma-Informed Therapy – Centred in an understanding of how trauma affects the brain, body, and relationships. The focus is on safety, pacing, and trust, allowing healing to unfold without re-traumatisation.
- Person-Centred and Psychodynamic Principles – A relational foundation that allows for safe reflection, meaning-making, and deeper understanding.
- Somatic and Polyvagal-Informed Therapy – Body-based tools to support nervous system regulation, safety and emotional steadiness.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) – A gentle, non-pathologising approach that explores the different parts of you, supporting inner clarity and harmony.
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) – An evidence-based method that helps to process stuck emotional patterns and limiting beliefs. EMDR can support issues such as anxiety, low self-worth, performance blocks, and persistent stress responses.
My goal is to offer a steady, non-judgemental space for exploration, growth and emotional clarity — supporting you to move forward with more ease and confidence.
🔹 Professional Standards
I hold Accredited Membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and am a Member of the EMDR UK Association.
I am fully insured with public liability and professional indemnity cover, hold an Enhanced DBS certificate, and adhere to the ethical framework of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Training, qualifications & experience
Due to the complex nature of the issues that clients bring to therapy, I am committed to continually improving my knowledge and skills through further educational training and CPD.
🔹 Therapy Qualifications
- EMDR Levels 1, 2 and 3
- Postgraduate Diploma in Trauma Therapy
- Foundation Degree in Counselling
- Basic and Advanced Certificates in Online and Telephone Counselling
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Diploma in Grief and Bereavement Counselling
- Certificate in Counselling Studies
- Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Diploma in Psychology
🔹 Further Professional Training / CPD
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- The Voyage® Foundation Trauma Specialist Training
- Trauma and the Body: Somatic-Based Interventions
- How the Body Keeps the Score: Intensive Trauma Treatment
- Childhood Sexual Abuse: Hope For Healing
- Working with Sibling Sexual Abuse
- Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Violence
- Working with Shame
- Self-Harm and Suicidal Ideation
- Grief and Bereavement Training
- Relationships and Domestic Violence
- Dissociation, Derealisation and Depersonalisation in Practice
- Narcissistic Injuries, Abuse and Neglect
- Transgenerational Trauma
- Working with Gender Diverse Clients
- Practitioner Skills Training in Treating Eating Disorders
- Understanding the Impact of Fractured Families
- Relational Depth in Counselling & Psychotherapy
- Using Mindfulness in Therapy
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.
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
£100.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
🔹 Availability & Fees
Psychotherapy
In person or online via Zoom
60 minute session: £100
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
In person or online via Zoom or Bilateral Base
60 minute session: £100
90 minute session: £150
EMDR Intensives: Available where clinically appropriate. Please get in touch to discuss suitability and pricing.
Before beginning therapy, I offer an initial Zoom meeting (around 20–30 minutes) to get a sense of each other and discuss what you're looking for. If it feels appropriate for both of us, we then arrange a full assessment session to explore things in more depth. There’s no pressure or commitment — this process is simply an opportunity for us both to decide whether we feel well-matched to work together.
🔹 Online Psychotherapy
I offer online psychotherapy sessions via Zoom, working with adults across the UK and internationally. Online therapy allows clients to attend sessions from their own home or another private, comfortable space, and can offer greater flexibility, continuity, and accessibility — particularly for those with busy schedules, mobility difficulties, or who are not local.
I am a Certified Online Counsellor.
🔹 Online EMDR
I offer online EMDR therapy using either Zoom or Bilateral Base, a secure platform specifically designed for online EMDR work. This allows clients to engage in EMDR from a familiar and supportive environment.
I am a fully qualified EMDR therapist and a registered member of EMDR UK.
🔹 Private Healthcare
I am recognised by the following healthcare providers: Aviva, AXA, Bupa and WPA.
Cover levels and reimbursement rates vary depending on individual policies and therapy type. Specialist approaches such as EMDR are not always included within standard insurer reimbursement structures.
Please contact me to discuss your requirements and your healthcare provider.
🔹 Additional Information
Individual psychotherapy and EMDR sessions are usually booked at the same time and day each week for the duration of therapy.
Your initial assessment session is payable in advance to secure your appointment. Thereafter, appointments are paid for in advance, with invoices issued on the day of each session for the following scheduled appointment.
If you're considering EMDR, sessions are available as either 60-minute or 90-minute appointments. For some clients, where clinically appropriate, I also offer EMDR intensive sessions. These involve longer sessions or multiple sessions over one or more days and can be discussed if they are likely to be the most appropriate approach for your needs.
Therapy is open-ended, so there is no set limit to the number of sessions. We will regularly review our work together and your progress throughout therapy.
Please note my cancellation policy: cancellations or missed sessions within 48 hours of the session time incur the full session fee. This helps ensure fairness to all clients, as appointment times are reserved specifically for you and cannot usually be reallocated at short notice.
Fees are reviewed annually.
I work exclusively with adults aged 18 and over. I do not offer couples therapy, telephone therapy or text-based therapy.
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