About me
Psychodynamic psychotherapy offers a safe, supportive space to think together about the challenges you're facing, both past and present. This work is not only about managing symptoms, but about understanding the patterns that keep repeating and finding new ways of relating to yourself and others.
Working psychodynamically, we explore how past experiences and unconscious processes may be shaping your life today. Within the safety of the therapeutic relationship, these hidden influences can come into focus, opening the way for insight, healing, and meaningful change.
Sessions are available in person in North London, with online sessions also possible if that works better for you.
CONSULTATION
An initial consultation gives us the chance to explore your needs and expectations together. This usually involves one or two 50 minute meetings, which help us see whether a psychodynamic approach feels right for you and give you a sense of what working with me might be like. From there, we will decide if continuing with regular therapy feels like the right path for you.
THERAPY
If we both agree to commence with therapy, we will arrange a time for regular meetings that last 50 minutes and take place on the same day and time each week. That regular rhythm can be a really important part of feeling held and supported, knowing this space is reliably there for you. Unless there is a different need from the outset, I usually work in an open-ended way and when the time does come to think about ending, this is something we discuss, agree and work towards together.
Training, qualifications & experience
With a Master's degree in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy, I have been in clinical practice since 2022, working primarily in the NHS walking alongside people as they make sense of their lives and move toward greater freedom and well-being. My NHS experience spans a range of settings, including psychiatric wards, secondary and primary care, working with individuals with complex and enduring mental health difficulties and with people from varied racial and cultural backgrounds. I am currently part of the honorary clinical staff at the Tavistock's Fitzjohn's Unit.
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work within its ethical framework.
In private practice, I work with individual adults on an open-ended or time-limited basis, offering a safe, non-judgmental space to think together about what kind of life you want and what may be getting in the way. My path to psychotherapy was preceded by a creative career, which left me with a lasting interest in how people make meaning and a particular sensitivity to the gap between what we say and what we mean.
Some of the areas I can help with include:
- Anxiety and depression
- Family and relationship difficulties
- Bereavement and loss
- Life changes or major life events
- Trauma or crisis situations
- Exploring a genuine curiosity about yourself
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.
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Fees
£80.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Subject to availability, I offer concessionary rates for those experiencing financial hardship.
Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to enquire about working together.
