About me
Do you want to make changes to help improve your emotional wellbeing? My approach to therapy is compassionate and collaborative with a focus on empowering you to achieve your therapy goals. I am an experience psychotherapist specialising in depression and anxiety disorders and offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). I draw on these different approaches and over 20 years experience working in the field of mental health to provide tailored support.
Training, qualifications & experience
- 2025 CFT
- 2025 ACT
- 2023 CBT and Long-term conditions
- 2010 Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- 2008 Bachelor of Medical Science (Hons) in Nursing Studies - Mental Health
- 2005 Advanced Diploma in Nursing Studies - Mental Health
I have been providing CBT since 2009, later extending my skills in EMDR, and more recently ACT and CFT. I am an accredited member of the BABCP, a member of the EMDR Association UK, a Mental Health Nurse registered with the NMC and an accredited ACT therapist. I have extensive experience working in the field of mental health within the NHS alongside my private practice.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
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
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Fees
£85.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Further information
Areas of interest and experience
- Depression
- Generalised anxiety disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Health anxiety
- Panic disorder
- Low-self esteem
- Perfectionism
- Social anxiety
- Specific phobias
- Disordered eating
- Pain
- Trichotillomania
