About me
I offer a welcoming, confidential space where you'll feel respected, understood and valued as we work together toward the meaningful changes you want in your life.
I'm an experienced psychological therapist (dramatherapist) with many years of clinical practice, offering culturally-sensitive, anti-oppressive, queer-affirmative trauma-informed confidential therapy sessions in Central and East London and online. Beyond my clinical work, I serve as a clinical supervisor for therapists, counsellors and mental health professionals. I have also been holding managerial and leadership roles in different therapeutic settings.
My approach combines dramatherapy, psychodynamic principles and systemic frameworks to create personalised therapeutic processes. I believe in the power of creative expression, imagination and embodied experience to facilitate deep healing and personal growth. In the sessions, I offer opportunities for using action-based methods, such as embodiment, breath-work, art-making and role work, but you are always the one to decide how much of these (if at all) feel the most beneficial to help you develop insights and tools for meaningful change.
I work with individuals, couples, families, organisations and groups for issues that include:
- trauma and PTSD,
- anxiety and depression,
- relationships,
- workplace stress and career issues,
- loss and bereavement,
- life transitions and personal development,
- discrimination / racialisation / systemic oppression, and
- exploration of gender / sexuality.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold an MA in Drama and Movement Therapy from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London) and have undertaken additional specialized training in Systemic Psychotherapy and Counselling. I am fully registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and a senior accredited member of the British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth).
With 8 years of clinical experience, I've worked extensively with diverse populations including adults and children of all ages who were:
- exploring issues from past trauma to current anxieties
- navigating neurodivergence and/or learning disabilities
- experiencing work or school related stress
- being racialised
- exploring gender and sexuality
- facing bullying, abuse or discrimination
- under social care and/or the asylum system
- studying in PRU, SEMH, SEND or mainstream schools
I have presented my work at several conferences organised by institutions such as the British Association of Dramatherapists, the European Federation of Dramatherapy, and the European Consortium of Arts Therapies, and I have written a chapter in an edited book on dramatherapy.
Alongside these, I have been working as a visiting lecturer, teaching dramatherapy modules in MA and BA university courses and supervising trainee therapists in placement. I have also been offering mental health training to other professionals (social workers, foster carers, accommodation providers, teachers and other therapists) specialised in the psychosocial experience of separated children.
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 HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£70.00 - £120.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fees operate on a sliding scale based on your capacity, which we discuss in our communication before the first session.
One-to-one therapy:
- in Hackney: £80 to £95 per session
- in Farringdon: £100 to £120 per session
I also offer a number of low-cost sessions with lower fees than the above
Couples / Parent & Child / Family therapy:
- £110 to £130 per session in Hackney
- £140 to £165 per session in Farringdon
Supervision:
- in Hackney: £70 to £90 per session
- in Farringdon: £90 to £110 per session
Lower fees apply for group sessions
Thank you
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Further information
I don't expect you to commit to regular sessions before we have the first session. After that, I usually allow a few days for you to consider whether you'd like to continue. If you do, we will set up a second session and will arrange to meet regularly (usually on a weekly basis).
