My Approach

People come to therapy for many different reasons. You may be struggling with a relationship, work, love, sexuality, your body or your sense of identity. You may be experiencing anxiety, depression or a period of crisis, or you may simply have a sense that something in your life is not quite right or keeps repeating in ways that are difficult to understand.

My practice is grounded in the psychoanalytic tradition and begins with the particular concerns that bring you to therapy. I listen closely to what you say and to the meanings that emerge as you speak about your experience. Together, we can explore what is troubling you, including recurring patterns, conflicts and difficulties that may not be immediately understandable.

This may involve thinking about your history and relationships, but also about unconscious factors that continue to shape how you experience yourself and others. Rather than beginning with assumptions about what something means or what needs to change, the work develops through what emerges in our conversations.

You are invited to speak freely about whatever comes to mind: the things that worry or disturb you, but also thoughts, feelings, wishes or questions that may be difficult to formulate or to speak about elsewhere. There is no right or wrong subject to bring to a session. Therapy offers a confidential space in which you can speak without judgement and begin to find your own way of understanding what you are experiencing.

The work can be focused on a particular difficulty or can develop into a longer exploration. We can discuss what might be most appropriate when we first meet.

SESSIONS
Sessions vary slightly in length but are generally 30-60 minutes long. Their length is not always predetermined and may vary according to what emerges in the session.

The practice is located in EC1, just a short walk from Farringdon and Barbican Underground stations. It is also within easy reach of Clerkenwell, Smithfield, the City of London, Holborn and King’s Cross, making it easily accessible from across London by public transport. Full directions will be provided when we arrange your initial consultation.

INTIAL CONSULTATION
Please get in touch to arrange an initial, face-to-face consultation.

There is no fee for this initial consultation. Ongoing fees and means of payment will be decided together during our first meeting and will depend on session frequency and personal circumstances. We can discuss the rhythm of sessions that will work for you.

This will be an opportunity to discuss your situation and the possibility of working together, as well as any questions and concerns you might have. Choosing a therapist who is right for you is vital to the success of the work – if you feel that what is offered is not what you are looking for, I will be happy to suggest alternatives or refer you to a colleague.

About Me

Alongside my private practice, I work as an Assessor at the Centre for Community Psychotherapy London (CCPL), a psychotherapy clinic for longer-term counselling. I have also worked as an Honorary Psychodynamic Psychotherapist with the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and as a Senior Counsellor and Assessor at Highbury Counselling Centre.

I work with

• Individuals

Types of Therapies Offered

• Integrative Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Abuse
• Addiction
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Obsessions
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Phobias
• Relationships
• Sexual Abuse
• Trauma