About me
I support people to make positive life changes through a new understanding of themselves and their strength. Would you like to feel more satisfied with your life, get to know yourself better, work through important life events or improve your relationships? If so, please get in touch.
Therapy involves noticing and sometimes challenging how we think about ourselves, our past and how we relate to other people. Over time this awareness can empower us to be compassionate and true to ourselves and become more resilient.
My way of working draws on both the Person-Centred, Psychodynamic and Systemic approaches to therapy. I believe that you are best placed to understand yourself and your experiences. I also believe that looking to our past experiences, environment and relationships helps us make changes in the present. I see my role as supporting you to make sense of things and move towards where you want to be. I provide a respectful, sincere, and accepting space to focus on you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’m a fully qualified Counsellor and Therapist (Co. Dip) and Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP Accred). I have specific training in working with couples, attachment, grounding techniques, mentalising, abuse and trauma, grief and loss, gender awareness, and equality and access. I also have many years of experience in the music industry and often work with people in arts and media, as well as those for whom music is an important part of their lives.
I’ve provided counselling services for MIND and the NHS, supporting those experiencing life challenges and common mental health problems. I have also volunteered at Solace Women’s Aid, acting as a first point of contact for those experiencing domestic abuse and sexual violence. I currently work with The Family Relationship Centre (previously Relate), supporting couples and pairs who want to improve or make changes to their relationships.
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Change, Feeling stuck / trapped / lost
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
I ask people to pay to reserve a regular session time rather than for each session attended. I charge £60 for individual sessions and £90 for couple sessions. Sessions last 50 minutes. Payment for sessions can be made in advance or on a weekly basis. I accept payment by bank transfer.
I offer in-person sessions in North London if you prefer to talk in a neutral space, away from your home and everyday life. I offer online sessions across the UK if you prefer to communicate by phone or video and have access to a quiet space where you can talk privately.
I work from therapy rooms in Highbury, Islington (Highbury Crescent, N5) on Tuesday afternoons. I work from therapy rooms in Kentish Town, Camden (Leighton Road, NW5) on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons and Thursday evenings. I offer online (phone and video) sessions at the above times, as well as on Wednesday and Friday mornings. To allow greater flexibility there is the option of a combination of online and in-person sessions.
I offer time-limited therapy and open-ended therapy with regular reviews to make sure that we're both satisfied with how the work is going. I encourage people to attend on the same day at the same time each week. This is because regular therapy is often the most effective way to make a positive change.
If you are interested to get in touch, I will arrange a time to talk to you by phone, at no charge and with no pressure to commit to future sessions. This would include discussing how we might work together and what positive change we could work towards. It would also be an opportunity to ask any questions.
When I work
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I currently have availability to take on new individual and couple clients.
Further information
If you’re interested to work with me, we can arrange a time to talk at no cost and with no pressure to commit to further sessions. Please also feel free to visit my website where you can find resources on therapy and wellbeing, including blogposts, playlists, and reviews.
