My approach is integrative, humanistic and relational-embodied. I pay attention to what is spoken, what is communicated through the body, and what takes shape between us. Together, we may explore how present difficulties are connected with attachment, earlier experience, trauma, sexuality, culture and the conditions surrounding your life.
With couples, I work with the pattern that has formed between partners rather than locating the difficulty in one person. We attend to conflict, protection, power, intimacy and the places where each person may struggle to remain present without abandoning themselves.
The work may include conversation, somatic awareness, imagination, meditation and other embodied practices where these are appropriate. I do not use a single method for everyone. The pace and form of the work develop in relation to your needs, history and circumstances.
I am a consultant psychotherapist, couples and psychosexual therapist, clinical supervisor and writer with more than 25 years’ experience. I work with individuals, couples, families and groups in London and internationally.
My work explores how people and relationships are shaped by personal history, attachment and the body, as well as by power, culture and the wider circumstances in which we live. I work with people facing relationship conflict, trauma, loss, sexual or emotional disconnection, life transitions, and patterns that have become difficult to change alone.
Alongside ongoing psychotherapy, I offer focused Couples Intensives and retreats, and clinical supervision for therapists and practitioners. My work is available in person in London UK and online worldwide.
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.