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I’m a qualified registered BACP Humanistic/Existential Psychotherapist with over 25 years working within mental health. I spent the earlier part of my career in London, working within the NHS and private sector, with a wide range of complex needs, including acute adult mental health, child and adolescent services and eating disorders. My interpersonal approach means I place a great deal of importance on establishing the therapeutic relationship. I believe that as a client you need to feel safe, accepted and not judged in order to be able to explore what it is that has brought you to therapy at this time. My own natural existential philosophical gaze is how I understand my own life and existence and therefore is an authentic manifestation of how I am in the room which, I trust, is consistent irrespective of the client and their presentation.

Therapy with me...

My aim is to help each client gain an understanding of what it means to be themselves in the world. I do this by encouraging curiosity of self in areas of life such as choices and freedom; meaning and purpose; isolation and loneliness and the finite timeline of life and experience of death.
I respect the individuality of every client, each deserving a tailor made therapeutic experience based on their needs. I believe clients have within them the resources to understand themselves but sometimes need help reframing, understanding and signposting. The past exerts an influence, in that it provides a context to form insights of how what happened to you influences how you are today.

Experience

Working within mental health settings for over 25 years I have experience in a wide range of client presentations. More recently, alongside Private Practice..
my work has included University Counselling and NHS MindWorks Youth Counselling services.

BSc (Hons) Counselling (Uni of Middlesex)
​​Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (L5), CPCAB
​​Diploma in Person Centred/Existential Therapeutic Counselling (L4), CPCAB
​Foundation Certificate in Counselling and Psychotherapy
(Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling, BCPC)
​Diploma in Nursing Studies (Mental Health) RMN
St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery (City University)

Foundation for Infant Loss and Bereavement Training (Accredited Practitioner);
Dual Diagnosis; Eating Disorders (Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa) and Mental Illness in Children and Adolescents; Trauma and Attachment in Children and Families

Areas of Expertise

Areas in which I have a particular interest in include anxiety disorders, OCD, psychosomatic conditions, eating disorders, bereavement and loss, stress and trauma. I also have a special interest in loneliness and its impact on individuals in the current modern day.

I work both with children and young people and adults of any age.

If you need a specialist, I am able to offer therapy to people who are affected by Learning Disability, Neurodivergence, Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia

Qualifications

BSc Counselling

L5 Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People

L4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

Approaches Offered

I am trained in

• Existential therapy
• Humanistic
• Integrative
• Person centred

Professional memberships

I am a member of the following regulatory bodies:

• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

Cancellation Policy

Please provide 48 hours notice of any changes to appointments to be eligible for a refund.