About me
Finding a therapist can be a daunting task, especially if you’re in distress and having a difficult time. I have been practising as a therapist for over 15 years, but I never forget how hard it can be to reach out for help, sometimes for the first time ever, and I appreciate the courage it can take to do that. You can be assured of a really warm and friendly welcome here, and I will do my very best to make you feel at ease so that you can start to talk about whatever is troubling you.
People sometimes think therapists 'just listen' and don't say much. I will certainly listen very carefully to you, but I'll also ask questions, guide you through explorations of your inner world, and offer my perspective. I aim always to bring warmth and a lively sense of curiosity to our sessions, and whilst therapy is a space for thoughtful reflection, light-heartedness and humour are definitely allowed too!
I believe we all deserve kindness, support and understanding, whatever our situation and whatever problems we have. I'm constantly inspired by the people I work with, and am always optimistic about their ability to make sense of even the most difficult experiences and to live rich and rewarding lives.
Do get in touch for a free 30 minute consultation - I look forward to hearing from you and will be glad to help in any way I can.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been practicing as a therapist for over 15 years and am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I have previously worked at a charity which supports women who have experienced sexual abuse or domestic violence. I currently work in private practice and see individuals and couples on a long or short term basis. I also offer supervision to trainee and qualified therapists.
My training in Psychodynamic Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS) all focus on recognising past experiences, how we got through them, and how both our experiences and our survival strategies impact us now. However, Internal Family Systems (IFS) is the approach that I find offers the greatest potential for real change.
IFS recognises that there are many different parts of you, each with their own opinions, feelings and memories, but if these parts aren't recognised and understood, they can have us feeling conflicted, out of balance, stuck, confused and unhappy.
IFS is a transformative, evidence-based method of therapy that helps us to understand those different parts of ourselves better, to learn what caused them, and to know what triggers them. But more than that, IFS offers a way to truly heal parts of us that are stuck in the past, so that they no longer cause difficulties in our lives now.
My training and qualifications are as follows:
- MAPS (Multi-disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD (2026)
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision (2025)
- Grof Holotropic Breathwork and Psychedelic-assisted Therapy (2024-2026) - a training in working with people in non-ordinary states of awareness where profound transformation on a personal and spiritual level is possible, and in providing integration support to help people process extraordinary experiences after being in psychedelic or non-psychedelic (spiritual, NDE, transpersonal) states.
- Internal Family Systems Therapy Levels 1, 2 and 3 (2018-2020)– a highly compassionate, accepting and transformative approach which works with the many different ‘parts’ each of us has within us to create greater emotional balance and promote healing and personal growth.
- Emotionally Focussed Couples Therapy (2018) - a structured approach to couples therapy which research has shown to move 75-90% of couples from relationship distress to recovery.
- Minded Yoga Therapy (2014-2016) - specialising in the use of yoga and mindfulness for mental health
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (2010-2012) - a body-based method that is particularly useful for working with trauma.
- Diploma in Integrative Counselling (2006-2010) - including person-centred and psychodynamic approaches
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
In addition to Counselling/Psychotherapy I am also a trained Minded Yoga Therapist. I specialise in using yoga and mindfulness for mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression and PTSD, but I also work with people with physical difficulties and with the mental health implications of physical issues such as chronic pain or the distress of serious illness.
I am training in psychedelic therapy and also offer integration support to people who have had experiences in non-ordinary states of consciousness through, for example, psychedelic journeys, NDEs, and spiritual experiences. This can be part of therapy sessions that address other concerns in your life too, or you may want to focus specifically on integration work - please get in touch to arrange an initial consultation where we can discuss what might work best for you.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fees are usually £70 per hour for individuals and £90 per 1 hour or £130 per 1 hour 30 mins for couples. However, I can sometimes offer reduced rates on the basis of need: if the usual fee is not affordable for you, please don't be put off - this is something we can discuss in our initial free consultation.
Reduced fees (£60) are available to students on counselling, psychotherapy or psychology training.
