My Approach

Arranging the first meeting.

You can contact me by email or you can telephone me on 07966649463. We will arrange a meeting for an initial consultation to discuss any questions you may have and areas you would like help with. I will explain to you how I work and we will explore the possibility of us working together. You will then decide if you feel that having therapy with me might be useful to you. Equally I would also have to think if I could help you with your issues. This first meeting is without obligations as I believe it is essential to choose a therapist with whom you can feel safe with and at ease.

Cost

For our initial meeting we will have over an hour and the fee will be the same as what we will agree as your fee for subsequent sessions. The sessions after this will be 50 minutes. I charge on a sliding scale (depending on your financial circumstances) from £70 to £85 per session. Once you book sessions with me it is your responsibility to attend them and you will be charged even if you don’t come unless otherwise agreed.

Frequency of the sessions

Frequency of sessions we will discuss during the initial meeting. We would decide if you should be coming for a determined number of sessions, perhaps with the aim of focusing on one specific issue, or if the therapy would be open ended. The sessions are usually once or twice a week, depending on our agreement. More frequent sessions help to explore the issues deeper. The sessions take place each week on the same day and at the same time. A session lasts 50 minutes.
Once you book sessions with me it is your responsibility to attend them and you will be charged even if you don’t come unless otherwise agreed.
Everything that is being said during therapy is confidential.

How long does counseling or therapy take?
It is impossible to predetermine how long it takes to achieve insight and possibly change. It requires commitment from both the client and the therapist. At the initial consultation we may decide together if you should be coming for a short period for counseling, perhaps with the aim of focusing on one specific issue, or if the therapy would be open ended. If the therapy is open ended it is useful to take stock from time to time about what has been achieved.

Holidays

I usually give one month in advance notification about holidays. I take regular holidays at Easter, Christmas and in the summer. I take quite long breaks and the idea is that we do try to synchronies our holidays so that sessions are not missed. This is of course something we will discuss on individual basis.

Location

I am based at my private practice in Brockley which is a walking distance from Brockley train and overground station, Zone 2.
MA (RCA) Royal College of Art
MSc in Psychodynamic Counselling
MA in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Social Studies

IPSS Member
UKCP Registration
The Relational School UK Member
SELC member

QUALIFICATIONS

I am a fully qualified UKCP registered counselor and psychotherapist. I work in psychoanalytic or psychodynamic way.
I provide psychotherapy for individuals on a short term and long term basis. I believe that psychotherapy can offer a safe and confidential relationship where issues and concerns, which are perhaps difficult to talk about with family and friends, can be shared and thought about.
As well as working in private practice I have also worked as a counselor in several London Universities as well as an honorary psychotherapist within the NHS.

About Me

I provide psychotherapy and counselling for individuals on a short term and long term basis. The method I work in is called psychodynamic. It is based on an idea that how you think and behave is not only linked to the present but also to your past. You may be feeling low because of a concrete distressing event, for example difficulties in or a break up of a relationship, problems at work, sexual issues, bereavement, or any other personal problems. Sometimes there isn’t any particular trigger you can name, it may just be that life has lost its meaning. You might be feeling depressed, suffer from self-doubts, have problems with addiction, you might be questioning your sexuality, your identity, or you might feel stuck and unable to move on. At such times it may be helpful to talk to someone who is not intimately connected to you or to others in your life and who will accept you and not make any judgements. These are the times you may benefit from ‘talking therapy’. At such times it may be helpful to talk to someone who is not intimately connected to you or to others in your life and who will accept you and not make any judgements. These are the times you may benefit from ‘talking therapy’.

Together we will try to make sense of your experiences, for example why you find that you repeat similar patterns and why shifting these seems so difficult. Understanding better yourself may lead to being able to bring greater choice and control to your life. You might discover new, more effective ways to deal with your life's issues and relationships.

I believe that it is important to create a sense of partnership with my clients that relies on trust and equality and that this in itself can foster a sense of agency and reparation.

I also provide therapy at a reduced fee for psychotherapy trainees.

I work with

• Individuals
• Private healthcare referrals

Types of Therapies Offered

• Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Cultural Issues
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Employment Difficulties
• Identity Problems
• Obsessions
• Online Counselling
• Parents
• Race Issues
• Relationships
• Stress
• Telephone Counselling
• Training
• Trauma
• Workplace Counselling