I start by listening first, learning about you, and then working together to support you in deciding what changes you would like to make. You are the expert on you. In the past you have made the best decisions you could, with the knowledge, experience, and resources that you had at the time. I work with you to discover what you need now, and how we use your knowledge of yourself together with my experience to help you achieve this. There is no judgement (of you or of others), and nothing you "should" do. We work at your pace, and I will support and guide you from our initial call, through the process of you telling me your story, thinking about what change you choose and how you build that into your life.
Hello and welcome. I am a medical doctor and a psychotherapist. I work with adults of any age and with a wide range of problems and have a particular interest in anxiety or burnout, especially in doctors, health professionals, teachers and anyone in a caring role. I worked for 25 years as an NHS doctor before developing my psychotherapy practice and so I understand the pressures of working in overstretched systems.
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.