My Approach

Psychoanalytically-informed with regards to transference and projective processes.
Attachment-based focus on intimate relationships and affect regulation
Group Analytic which offers a perspective on the social and cultural matrix we internalise from infancy that shapes our values and sense of belonging or of being an outsider.

About Me

I provide once-weekly individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy, attachment-based couple psychotherapy and group analytic psychotherapy. I also offer clinical supervision to individuals or teams. I am happy to respond to email enquiries or telephone calls about what I can offer and my fees. I generally suggest that it is helpful to arrange a three session consultation - during which I develop a psychological formulation and take a personal history. The follow up sessions over the subsequent two weeks enable us to reflect on the Initial session and what has emerged between meetings.

My professional career has been predominantly in the NHS mental health service as a Consultant Adult Psychotherapist and as an area Lead for Psychology and Psychological Therapies in Sussex Partnership NHS Trust.
Previously I worked as a trainer and consultant in the field of child protection specializing in the areas of childhood disability and institutional abuse of children.. My earlier career was as a specialist social worker in a multidisciplinary child protection unit.

I work with

• Couples
• Groups
• 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

• Group Analyst

What I can help with

• Abuse
• Adoption
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Cultural Issues
• Depression
• Physical Abuse
• Relationships
• Sexual Abuse
• Supervision
• Training