About Me

"The pathways we take in our lives are influenced by our original relational patterns, experienced throughout our formative years, which tend to evolve recreating themselves. By understanding these patterns we can inform future choices and live a more fulfilling life"
I am a senior psychotherapist working in Malvern, and deliver an integrated range of psychological interventions using a differential application for the needs of each individual.
I hold an MSc in counselling and psychotherapy and am member of the UKCP's Accredited Voluntary Register (AVR) accredited by the Professional Standards Authority set up by the Government to improve standards and safety for the benefit of the public. I offer Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Safe and Sound Protocol (informed and supported by Dr. Stephen Porges, Polyvagal Theory)
I am also a UKCP approved clinical supervisor and offer supervision to trainees, newly qualified and experienced counsellors and psychotherapists.
My expertise covers areas such as:

- Attachment issues (neglect, abandonment, childhood and/or adulthood abuse)
- self-image, shame
- parenting and bonding difficulties
- relationship (family, romantic, work), shame, envy, jealousy

-Affect regulation issues
- stress management
- anxiety management
- anger management

-Mental health issues
- depression
- anxiety
- postnatal depression
- personality issues

- Life crisis
- Divorce and separation
- Loss and bereavement
- Job loss
- Illness

- Identity issues
- Social and cultural differences - separation and integration
- Emotional regulation

- Physiological and emotional symptoms, related to anxiety and stress, where the medical doctors concluded that they are not due to physical illness (Medically Unexplained Symptoms) such as:
- Tingling in hands and feet
– Tinnitus
– Stammer
– Headaches, migraines, dizziness
- Inattention
– Hypo/hyper auditory sensitivity
– Social and emotional difficulties
– ADHD
– Anxiety specific symptoms
– Loss of appetite, eating difficulties
– Chronique Fatigue Syndrome (CFS 1 ME)
– Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
– Fibromyalgia (pain all over the body)
– Chronic pain

I work with

• Individuals
• Private healthcare referrals

Types of Therapies Offered

• Analytical Psychotherapist
• Attachment-based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
• Integrative Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Chronic Illness
• Cultural Issues
• Depression
• Identity Problems
• Race Issues
• Relationships
• Stress
• Supervision
• Workplace Counselling