About me
Therapy work (individual, couples and groups):
I see therapy as a space where two experts meet: my clients brings the wisdom of their lived experience, and I use models like Compassion Focused Therapy, CBT and Behavioural Couple Therapy to find helpful ways to understand and respond to what is happening. Therapy with me is more than talking - it's also about working together with couples and individuals to find their step.
The clients that find me most helpful are those who may feel like all their experiences are all pointing to the painful conclusion that there must be something fundamentally wrong with them. I specialise in supporting people to navigate OCD, emetophobia, depression affecting a relationship and the aftershocks of pregnancy loss. Christians navigating emotional pain that conflict with their beliefs may also find that we are a good match.
I like my clients to know that they don't need to have it all figured out to reach out to me. I encourage my clients to start with the questions if they don't have the answers.
Later this year, I hope to offer a therapy group that makes space for men to share and process their experiences of pregnancy loss with other grieving fathers. This is a unique type of grief which I believe needs its own space.
Supervision work: I offer one-to-one online supervision to newly qualified CBT therapists who have completed the PgDip in HICBT.
Training, qualifications & experience
Camden Talking Therapies Service (Camden and Islington NHS Trust) 2018 - present
Role(s) Behavioural Couples Therapist (2024-present)
- Delivering BCT to couples where one or both partners are depressed
- Attending monthly BCT specialist supervision
- Supporting couples to identify priorities in the relationship, work together to overcome symptoms of depression, build skills to effectively make collaborative decisions and discuss their thoughts and feelings
CBT (2021-present)
Clinical:
- Collaboratively develop idiosyncratic formulations with patients suffering from a range of moderate to severe psychiatric conditions
- Use a wide range of evidence-based CBT techniques including Socratic questioning, exposure therapy, behavioural experiments, thought-challenging, responsibility pie charts, surveys, diaries and behavioural activation to treat complex and comorbid presentations.
- Continue with skills development by attending regular clinical CBT skills, group and 1:1 supervision.
- Co-facilitate treatment groups e.g., Compassion-Focused Therapy group
Supervisor:
- Supervising two qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners to decide suitability, assess and develop treatment plans for step 2 interventions.
- Providing (successful) references for my supervisees applying for trainee clinical psychology posts. 4/4 of my previous supervisees have successful secured a place.
- Co-facilitating LI group reflective skills supervision once a month
- Supervising a trainee HI to complete the clinical and academic requirements of the course.
Service development:
- Working with managers to develop the service by managing the process of collecting, analysing and disseminating patient experience feedback to the team and suggesting changes.
- Contribute to monthly anti-black racism reflective group.
October 2021- October 2022: Trainee CBT Therapist
- Attend regular lectures, seminars and clinical skills on the theory and delivery of high intensity CBT; work under supervision to assess and treat a range of psychiatric conditions e.g. depression, GAD, social anxiety, PTSD, panic disorder and OCD.
August 2020- October 2021: Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- Supervising trainee PWPs to decide the suitability of referrals, formulate a person’s main problem using the CBT model, consider suitability for step 2 or step 3 CBT and deliver step 2 interventions in a client-centred way.
- Facilitating clinical skills groups for placement students, trainee and qualified PWPs has also ensured that I keep up to date with CBT-related research and NICE recommended guidelines.
- Successfully co-create and co-deliver staff training on working with interpreters online, being informed by the most recent NICE and BACP guidelines since the pandemic.
- Within the BME working group, I was entrusted to gather my team’s goals and interest for cultural sensitivity training. I successfully liaised with, represented and bridged the gap between PWPs, HIs and non-clinical staff across the teams to identify and work towards a shared goal of speaking about deeply sensitive issues while maintaining professional boundaries.
- I worked along colleagues to create an agenda, facilitate and participate in one of the reflective breakout rooms, demonstrating my ability to support others to develop while recognising my own need to do so. These groups continue to run 3 years on.
March 2019- August 2021: Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- Delivering low-intensity CBT protocols in person and online to a diverse group of patients suffering from low mood, anxiety, panic, stress and insomnia
- Assessing and treating patients using guided self-help, psychoeducational groups, Silvercloud (computerised CBT) and workshops
- Liaise with GPs and other referring health professionals to discuss referrals, manage risk appropriately and develop treatment plans for patients.
- Co-facilitating CBT workshops relating to transdiagnostic processes in depression and anxiety such as perfectionism and low self-esteem.
March 2018- March 2019: Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- Attend regular lectures, seminars and clinical skills on the theory and delivery of low intensity CBT; work under supervision to assess and treat depression, GAD, stress, panic and insomnia.
Academic and professional qualifications
- 2021-2022 Kings College London (KCL), Post-graduate Diploma in High-intensity CBT
- 2020-2021 University of East London (UEL), Master’s in Psychology, 2:1
- 2018-2019 University College London (UCL), Post-graduate Certificate in Low-intensity Cognitive Interventions - Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
- 2016 - City and Islington College, Level 3 Counselling Theory
- 2015 - City and Islington College, Level 2 Counselling Skills
- 2011 - 2014 Brunel University, BSc International Politics, 2:1
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
£80.00 - £150.00
Additional information
One-to-one sessions with me are £80 online and £95 face-to-face. Couples therapy is offered exclusively face-to-face at a cost of £150
CBT supervision with me is offered exclusively online at a fee of £80
Group therapy fees tbc
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