My Approach

I offer psychotherapeutic counselling and EMDR on both a short and long term basis for anyone whose problems have become too overwhelming to face alone or who find themselves ‘stuck’ and unable to move on in life.

This could involve working through past traumas, identifying unhealthy thought processes and patterns, identifying a path for the future, creating new coping strategies that work for your particular situation or just enabling you to offload when you’ve had a bad week.

I provide a supportive environment which is objective, non-judgemental and neutral. Whether we meet on a short or long term basis, the ultimate goal is to help you find ways to deal with your problems and to give you the tools and skills enabling you to face your issues issues. Working collaboratively to enable you to achieve more self awareness and resilience for the issues you are facing. Just by reading this you have already shown a curiosity to explore more, even if at this stage you feel unsure of where it may lead.

My core training is in psychodynamic psychotherapy and I have encompassed a further range of therapies that enable me to integrate them with my core training. They include Systemic Therapy (understanding family systems when working with individuals and couples), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Polyvagal Theory, Psychosexual studies and working with more complex issues. I also offer Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy for past traumas that may be causing you significant distress. Depending on what brings you to seek therapy, we can discuss which approach available would be the most helpful to bring you relief from the issues you are experiencing.

About Me

I have been practicing as a psychodynamic psychotherapist for over 12 years and aim to provide a warm and relational approach to therapy. In addition to my UKCP registration, I am also a member of BACP and the EMDR UK Association.

Prior to training as a counsellor and psychotherapist, I worked for over 20 years as a project manager within the corporate environment and within education and social enterprises. More recently I have worked as Clinical Manager at a well established counselling charity, alongside my own private practice. I am also a clinical supervisor and work with trainee and qualified counsellors.

I work face to face and online, with costs ranging between £60 - £70.

I work with

• Couples
• Individuals
• Private healthcare referrals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Types of Therapies Offered

• UTC Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Abuse
• Addiction
• ADHD
• Age-related Issues
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Depression
• Divorce
• EMDR
• Employment Difficulties
• Identity Problems
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Phobias
• Post-Traumatic Stress
• Relationships
• Separation
• Stress
• Supervision
• Trauma