About me
Well done for getting to here. Things can be better than they are today.
Wouldn't it be valuable and nourishing to have a weekly non-judgemental and supportive listener? An opportunity to talk about your worries, share, explore and unpack your concerns? Someone to actively listen as you begin to untangle what you are really thinking and feeling – all that you have been keeping inside, hidden for too long.
‘There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.’ (Maya Angelou)
I am a registered integrative counsellor and therapist (MBACP) offering short and long-term therapy for 18+adults in Clapham Junction, Wandsworth, London, SW11 in-person, online and by telephone. I have recent experience working on a weekly basis for my local NHS Talking Therapy Service. I often work using an attachment-based approach.
I work Monday to Thursday from 8am to 8pm.
For me, the collaborative relationship between the client and therapist is at the heart of therapy. We work together, yet you are the expert on you.
You decide what to bring to our sessions; what we discuss and explore.
We work at your pace exploring the thoughts, feelings and emotions evoked in your mind and body - as well as noticing and reflecting your life patterns and how these impact your adult relationships.
We may reflect on your present worries, your early attachments and consider how you communicate (or struggle to communicate) with those you love.
We may notice the stress, tightness and tension you carry.
Whatever your concerns, problems, pressures, thoughts or feelings I am here to actively listen and to support you.
Clients bring a very wide range of issues, problems, worries and dilemmas to our sessions.
You may be lonely, experiencing insecurity, not feeling good enough or navigating ongoing conflict in your relationship.
You may be struggling with your relationships,grief, navigating a toxic workplace or feel exhausted and overwhelmed with all that you have going on.
You may be caught up in a cycle of people-pleasing and self-blame while your inner critical voice tells you repeatedly that you should be doing better.
You may have ADHD, ASD or AuDHD (diagnosed or otherwise) and are finding it increasingly hard to cope, regulate your emotions and continue to mask in what feels like an increasingly neurotypical world.
My life so far has been rich in terms of lived experience, work, motherhood and travel and has presented plenty of personal and professional challenges along the way. After many enriching years teaching English at a local inner-city state secondary school for boys, I opted for change choosing to embark on a second career in counselling. I am very happily immersed in my therapy work and am thoroughly committed to supporting my clients.
My personal development work is ongoing, always.
If you feel I can be the counsellor for you, pop to my website and have a look at my FAQs to find out more about me and my work. Do contact me. I offer a free 20-minute phone conversation or zoom (your choice) giving you the opportunity to share your hopes and expectations for therapy, ask me any questions and for you to you see if you feel we have an initial connection.
There is no obligation to book any number of sessions up front.
Allowing yourself a weekly 50-minute opportunity to voice and explore your concerns in confidence can develop your curiosity, ease your emotional load and deepen your self-compassion. Being here now and reading this means that you have already taken the hardest step. Hold onto your courage as you seek support to begin to restore and renew your well-being.
I work with cultural humility. I welcome, value and celebrate diversity and difference.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
My life so far has been rich in terms of lived experience, work, travel and challenges.
After many nourishing years teaching English at a local inner-city state secondary school, I opted for a significant change in direction choosing to embark on my second career in counselling. Now, happily immersed in my second career in therapy, I have my own private practice and am fully committed to supporting my clients.
I have almost two years of recent experience working on a weekly basis for my local NHS Talking Therapy Service.
My many years of teaching mean I fully understand the relentless strain, scrutiny and stress of a pressurised workplace and the impact this has on our mental and physical health as well as our relationships.
I am a mother and always interested in how we manage a balance as we juggle the demands of work and family life.
My personal development work is ongoing, always. I have just completed an additional year long part-time post qualification training (92.5 hours) at The John Bowlby Centre in Attachement Theory & Skills.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My clients pay by BACS 24 hours prior to each appointment.
When I work
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Further information
Once you contact me, I try to get back to you very promptly.
I offer a free 20-minute telephone initial phone conversation or zoom giving you the opportunity to tell me a little about yourself, share your hopes and expectations from therapy and ask me any questions.
At our first meeting (whether online, in-person or on the telephone) we will talk about what has brought you to therapy, a little of your background and how I can support you.
I currently have availability for in-person, telephone and online appointments.
Hold on to your courage, take a deep breath, reach out and contact me.
I emphasise that there is no obligation to book any number of sessions.
