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M.A., DIPL. Psych., UKCP, MBACP

About me

Life can be challenging and difficult at times.

Psychotherapy offers a space you can gift yourself — a space to be held, supported, and invited into new possibilities. I provide a safe, open, and thoughtful therapeutic environment where you can slow down, reconnect with yourself, and explore what feels important.

Healing and growth often come through relationships in which we feel seen and understood. Difficulties and struggles can point us toward parts of our lives that are calling for attention, though this is not always easy to recognise when we are in the midst of them. Therapy offers a place to pause, look more closely, and discover ways of living and relating that allow life to feel more full and free. I will be there to walk beside you and support you along the way.

Our work will be uniquely shaped around who you are and what you bring, whether you come on your own or as a couple. I work holistically, exploring how your present concerns sit within the wider landscape of your life, relationships, and history. I work creatively and collaboratively, as I believe therapy can be not only meaningful, but also enriching and enjoyable.

Training, qualifications & experience

Master of Arts in Transpersonal Counselling & Psychotherapy

Advanced Diploma in Relationship Psychotherapy

Certificate in Dreamwork

I am an integrative and transpersonal psychotherapist based in London, offering individual and couples therapy. My work draws from psychodynamic, humanistic, and existential traditions, combining both traditional and experiential ways of working.

I trained at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education in London, completing eight years of training and a research master’s in association with the University of Northampton. I later trained as a couples therapist at the NAOS Institute and studied dreamwork with the Dream Research Institute.

My clinical experience has included two years as a bereavement counsellor with City and East London Bereavement Service, three years as the Chinese counsellor with Multi-Ethnic Counselling Service, and placements with a YOI prison and Maudsley Hospital. For my master’s research, I carried out a heuristic inquiry into suicide bereavement, and I currently facilitate groups for Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide.

My private practice, which I started six years ago, follows the code of conduct of the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy. I work in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese, and I work with clients from a wide range of backgrounds and identities, supporting people navigating cultural, relational, and life transitions.

Alongside my passion for understanding human experiences, I’m drawn to the quieter side of life. I travel when I can, often to places where I can meet different expressions of the natural world. Pottery, archery, and cooking are worlds I enjoy, where I can simply appreciate the richness of the everyday.

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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UKCP
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.

As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.

UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

UK Council for Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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UK Council for Psychotherapy
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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).

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

  • Creativity & Healing
  • Relationship & Intimacy
  • Loss & Bereavement
  • Trauma & Transformation
  • Self Worth & Life Purpose
  • Cultural Identity & Sense of Belonging
  • Depression & Anxiety

Therapies offered

Fees

£90.00 - £150.00

Concessions offered for

  • Refugees

Health Insurance/EAP

  • Vitality
  • Aviva
  • Axa Health
  • WPA

Additional information

Email me or text me to arrange an introductory session.

We will meet over a video call to introduce ourselves and talk about the prospect of working together. Then we will decide together how to go forward.

Sessions can be in person in W9 or SE15 London, or over video calls.
Each session lasts for an hour.

  • Introductory session: £50
  • Sessions for individuals: £90-150
  • Sessions for couples: £150

Limited discounted slots are available.

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Early morning
Morning
Early afternoon
Late afternoon
Evening

In-person sessions in Peckham (SE15) on Mondays

In-person sessions in Maida Vale (W9) on Tuesdays

Online sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays

London, Greater London, SE15

London, Greater London, W9

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Couples

Key details

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Additional languages

Mandarin
Cantonese

Online platforms

Whatsapp
Zoom
Jitsi

Supervision

In person
Online

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