About me
I adopt an integrative and collaborative approach to counselling and psychotherapy. In a confidential space, I listen attentively to my clients and seek to nurture a trusting and compassionate therapeutic relationship. In my practice, I draw on different psychotherapeutic modalities to tailor therapy to each client’s needs. Grounded in the humanistic tradition in psychotherapy, I see my clients as “experts” on their own experience and as individuals with inherent worth, free will, and inner capacities for growth. The mind-body connection informs my work, and I combine bottom-up with top-down approaches. I have trained in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems (including somatic IFS and IFS “intuitive” drawing), body-oriented Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for the treatment of trauma, and Kundalini yoga.
I have experience working with depression, anxiety, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, addictions, eating disorders, grief, and supporting the integration of psychedelic experiences. I am open to working with a wide range of presenting issues, within the limits of my competence, and welcome clients from all social, ethnic, cultural and spiritual backgrounds. I offer sessions online and in person in South West London, in English or French, either on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time-limited period.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (www.bacp.co.uk) and adhere to its professional code of ethics. In line with this, I engage in regular clinical supervision and ongoing continuous professional development.
The outcomes of therapy depend on the therapist’s skills and experience, the client’s readiness, needs and goals, and the therapeutic relationship. If you have questions or would like to get a sense of what it might be like to work together, I invite you to contact me to arrange a free 15-minute informal call.
Introduction to the main therapeutic approaches informing my practice
Integrative counselling and psychotherapy brings together concepts and techniques from different therapeutic modalities to develop a coherent, flexible, and individualised way of working that responds to each client's needs. My initial training in integrative counselling and psychotherapy equipped me with a range of modalities, including psychodynamic therapy, attachment theory, and humanistic approaches such as person-centred and existential therapies. In addition, I have undertaken specialist training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP), two modalities that complement each other well in addressing trauma, developmental and relational injuries.
The IFS model proposes that the mind is naturally composed of multiple parts, or inner subpersonalities, which form a dynamic internal system. While others have described the mind’s natural multiplicity, IFS offers a distinctive approach by applying systems theory, originally developed in family therapy, to understand how these inner parts interact. IFS takes a non-pathologising approach, understanding psychological difficulties as protective strategies that develop to help us cope with unresolved emotions or memories. IFS further proposes that everyone has an innate and enduring state of awareness, known as Self, conceptually akin to the humanistic view of an innate tendency toward healing and growth. Ultimately, IFS therapy aims to restore Self-leadership and help the inner system move towards greater wholeness and balance. You can watch a introduction video to IFS here.
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP) is a body-oriented therapy that draws upon the body’s natural wisdom and innate drive towards healing to address the implicit (unconscious) memories and neurobiological effects of trauma and attachment injuries. Using mindfulness to focus primarily on bodily experience (such as physical sensation, dysregulated arousal, posture, and movement) as an entry point into trauma therapy, rather than focusing primarily on the “story,” SP attends to how the body has encoded and organised traumatic experiences and its interface with emotions, cognitive meaning making and limiting belief systems. By tuning into the body, SP enables clients to discover and change habitual, automatic physical and psychological patterns stemming from unresolved traumatic experiences that may impede their functioning and well-being. You can read more about SP here.
I have complimentary qualifications in Kundalini Yoga. It is said that the focus of Kundalini is to break through blocks in the energetic pathways of our bodies that result from our postural and emotional habits and history. A regular practice can lead to increased physical vitality, emotional stability and felt sense of connectedness.
Healing requires a delicate balance between safety and risk, and therapy may evoke memories, strong emotions, or bodily responses. You may be invited to explore uncomfortable territory and try new things that expand the boundaries of what feels comfortable, easy, or familiar. While working with a therapist, it is important to be attentive to your internal signals and what they may be telling you. As in any relationship, difficulties can occur between client and therapist. Although this can feel uncomfortable and challenging, it can also offer an opportunity to explore and address longstanding patterns, together with your therapist.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have qualifications in integrative counselling and psychotherapy (Master of Arts, University of East London), Internal Family Systems therapy (Levels 1 & 2, IFS institute), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level 1, SP Institute) for the treatment of trauma, and Kundalini Yoga (Level 1, Amrit Nam Sarovar school, France).
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).
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
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