About me
I work with adults, teenagers and children in SW London and online.
I can help if you are:
- Feeling stressed or overwhelmed
- Anxious, or worrying too much
- Struggling with negative or intrusive thoughts
- Feeling low, depressed, demotivated or stuck
- Grieving a loss
- Having trouble managing anger
- Experiencing stressful relationships or work or life situations
- Wanting to change habitual behaviours or relational patterns that are getting in the way of being the person you want to be
- a parent concerned about your child's emotions or behaviours
Counselling or psychotherapy with me can help you to:
- Feel more in control of your life
- Cope better with stress
- Feel better and more self-confident
- Improve your relationships
- Find ways to change unhelpful patterns and feel more at ease with yourself
I offer a safe, non-judgmental and compassionate space to work together to come to a better understanding of yourself, your world and your options, to help you to get your life back on track, feel more at ease with yourself, grow in confidence or improve your relationships.
Training, qualifications & experience
My qualifications and experience include:
MA in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, University of Roehampton (BACP accredited course)
Level 1 Internal Family Systems trained with IFS UK
Registered Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator
Experience of working with adults, adolescents and children from a diverse range of backgrounds in both short term and long term work, in the NHS, in employee assistance programmes and in schools, both in the UK and internationally. I have worked with a wide variety of emotional health issues and life events that bring them to counselling, including depression, anxiety, troubled relationships, low self-confidence, stress, abuse, self-harm, parenting, caring, long term illness, addictions and living with addiction in the family.
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
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer some appointments at concessionary rates. Please enquire.
Further information
As an integrative therapist, with a strong basis in person-centred therapy, my focus is on building a safe, trusting relationship within which you feel free to express yourself fully and explore your feelings and experiences. I bring in different ways of working based on other theories and approaches, depending on what feels appropriate and helpful to you as an individual and your particular needs and wishes.
The first session is for us to get to know each other and see if working with me feels right for you. We will discuss the issues that bring you to therapy, and what you would like to get out of therapy.
For work with children and teenagers, I will have an initial phone or video call with parents/carers to discuss their concerns, observations and relevant information before a first meeting with the young person.
