My Approach

Built into Emotionally Focused Therapy approach is the science of human connection – how we reach for others and seek a Safe Haven and Secure Base with those most significant to us.

Brief therapy model (12 to 20-25 sessions), offering individuals, couples and families understanding and compassion for their life and relationship challenges and helping quickly get to the root of their struggle.

Unique to EFT is identifying the “negative cycle” of relationship or insecurities associated with personal distress. The cycle often includes repetitive arguing with no resolution, painful personal emotional attacks towards each other and unbearable periods of withdrawal and silence (“Find a Bad Guy” or “Freeze and Flee” cycle), or on a personal level easily triggered anger, anxiety or plunging into the ‘darkness’ of depression.
The Process :
- Couples and families are quickly relieved to learn, in the 1st session, that their “enemy” is this cycle – not each other! They learn that, by understanding and defeating the cycle, they can begin the path to restoring their loving connection.
- Individuals learn to regulate their own internal ‘cycle of distress’ and sense of failure and self-criticism triggered by their personal history, stress or negative view of self.
- EFT model avoids blame by focusing on the unproductive negative patterns of interaction and each person’s positive desire to improve their life and/or relationship.
- EFT is a gentle, compassionate approach that helps you be more open with each other and make your relationship safer.
The Results:
- EFT has been applied to many different kinds of problems and diverse populations.
- A history of success: After 12 to 20 sessions, 70 to 75% of people move from distress to recovery; 90% show significant improvement.
- Long-lasting positive results in follow-up studies.

About Me

I am medically trained fully qualified relationship psychotherapist, psychosexual therapist and counsellor working predominantly in attachment-based Emotionally Focused Therapy approach (EFT), helping people change their negative hurtful patterns of ‘blame-distance’ or 'attack-withdraw' into safe emotional connection and functioning.
My first career in Moscow was as a medical doctor, paediatrician and clinical neurologist, with Clinical Residency and PostGraduate qualifications in child development and neuropathology. I moved to the UK in 1993 and later on retrained and qualified in Systemic therapy, Psychodynamic approach, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Early Attachment and Psychopathology, and in a number of other approaches (Discernment counselling, IFS, Complex Trauma, Sensorimotor psychotherapy, AEDP), as a Psychosexual therapist, and also got qualified as an Emotionally Focused couple and individual therapist (EFCT and EFIT) and supervisor.
I work with both individuals and couples on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time period and have both daytime and evening slots.
I offer counselling and therapy from my Central London consulting room (Harley St. medical region, 3 min from Bond St tube), with excellent transport links and plenty on-street parking and car-parks nearby.
I also supervise other EFT therapists and conduct professional trainings in EFT nationally and internationally.
Professional Memberships
I am UKCP registered, an Accredited Member of COSRT (College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists), and ICEEFT Registered Member (International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Canada).
I follow and abide by their Code of Practice and Ethics.

I work with

• Companies
• Couples
• Individuals

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

• Sexual and Relationship Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Relationships
• Sex Problems