My Approach

You may wish to consider psychotherapy for all sorts of reasons. A significant life event such as a bereavement, relationship breakdown, redundancy or panic attack can feel overwhelming. There can also be a sense of unhappiness, malaise or a feeling that life could be better or different. You can often present with a single issue or symptom, or a range of issues.

I will provide you with a safe, comfortable and confidential space to reflect, process and resolve these issues and difficulties.

Counselling and psychotherapy are both “talking therapies” which help us make sense of our lives and survive the crisis, difficulty or turning point. My approach is integrative which means I have been trained in, and can employ, several theoretical approaches.

I draw from cognitive behavioural therapy, humanistic/person centred, psychodynamic, brief solution focused therapy and existential approaches to adapt the theory to each individual client. My philosophy is that each person is unique and therefore no one approach suits all. I might use cognitive behavioural therapy for clients with phobias or panic attacks, whereas the person who is depressed or anxious will need a more supportive and philosophical approach.

My aim is to clarify those aspects of your life that cause distress, confusion or anger and that can lead to you feeling stuck, blocked, unfulfilled and desperate. It is through exploration and clarification that we can explore options and choices and understand and come to terms with our issues.

About Me

I provide short-term solution-focused therapy and long-term psychotherapy to individuals and couple counselling. I have been working with a wide range of issues including panic attacks and anxiety, bereavement, stress, addictions, relationship difficulties, sexuality, depression and loss of meaning, for over 30 years.

I am a Registered Practitioner with the General Psychotherapy Council (GPsyC), a fully qualified UKCP registered psychotherapist and a senior accredited counsellor and clinical supervisor with BACP based in Marylebone, Central London.

I have worked extensively in a wide range of settings as Head of Psychotherapy and Senior Clinical Consultant including for a number of national charitable foundations and the corporate sector.

I am a fellow of the Brasenose College Oxford Symposium and an associate lecturer in at the University of East London, devising and lecturing on the MA in Counselling.

I completed my Research Doctorate in Psychotherapy at Middlesex University (Metanoia Institute) in 2012 receiving the Jennifer Elton Wilson prize.

My professionally accredited five-year training was undertaken at Regents College School of Psychotherapy and Counselling in London where I gained an MA in Psychotherapy and Counselling and a post-qualifying Advanced Diploma in Existential Psychotherapy.

Following accreditation, I undertook further training and was awarded two diplomas in Case Work Supervision and Individual and Group Supervision.

I also hold a BA, (Honours) in English Literature.

I work with

• Couples
• Groups
• Individuals
• Private healthcare referrals

Types of Therapies Offered

• Integrative Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Abuse
• Addiction
• ADHD
• Adoption
• AIDS/HIV
• Anger Management
• Anorexia
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bulimia
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Chronic Illness
• Cultural Issues
• Depression
• Disability
• Domestic Violence
• Eating Disorders
• Employment Difficulties
• Gender
• Health-related Issues
• Identity Problems
• Infertility
• Mental Health Issues
• Obsessions
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Online Counselling
• Parents
• Phobias
• Physical Abuse
• Post-Traumatic Stress
• Private Practice Issues
• Race Issues
• Relationships
• Sex Problems
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexuality
• Stress
• Supervision
• Telephone Counselling
• Terminal Illness
• Training
• Transgender