My Approach

I draw on a variety of models to respond to your individual needs and circumstances. I believe that we all need to be heard and that we can find the answers and solutions to our problems within ourselves if we are offered a safe and confidential environment to explore our issues at our own pace. My part is to guide you gently through the process of reconnecting with what is important to you and to help us make sense of the feelings, conflicts, or repetitive behaviour patterns that may emerge. Being affirmed, validated, and met openly without judgement will allow you to look at the choices before you afresh and facilitate healing and change.
I strive to honour each client’s uniqueness and welcome people from different ethnic, cultural, sexual and ability backgrounds in the spirit of companionship, inclusion, and celebration.

About Me

The best way out is always through (Robert Frost)
We all go through phases where we lose our way in life or our sense of connectedness with ourselves and others. Seeking help can be hard, especially if we have learnt that we must endure difficulties silently or feel somehow faulty for experiencing them at all. Counselling or Psychotherapy can be a powerful release from lone suffering, foster self-acceptance and understanding, create calm and a clearer sense of purpose and direction.
Finding the right therapist is important. As a UKCP registered practitioner, I am committed to providing the best care for every client, whether you bring past childhood injuries that have not been attended to, or current struggles in relationships or at work. I bring extensive experience as a counsellor and psychotherapist, gained in the NHS, bereavement services and educational settings. I offer both short and longer-term counselling, seeing clients face-to-face in my practice in Upper Walthamstow, for outdoor (walking) therapy in nearby Epping Forest, remotely or by telephone.
Qualifications:
• MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy (Middlesex University)
• Clinical Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy (Metanoia Institute)
• Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Metanoia Institute)
• United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) accreditation

I work with

• 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

• Integrative Psychotherapist