My Approach

Children and Young People
Children and young people do not always communicate what is happening for them through words alone. Depending on their age and needs, sessions might involve talking, play, board games, art, imagery, music or sandplay. These can offer different ways of expressing and exploring feelings, relationships and experiences that may otherwise be difficult to put into words.

I work developmentally, thinking about the individual child alongside their relationships, family, school environment and wider experiences. Where appropriate, I work alongside parents and other significant adults while maintaining the therapeutic space the child or young person needs.

Parents and Families
A child's difficulties rarely exist in isolation. I offer parent consultations and family work to help think about what may sit beneath behaviour and how relationships, developmental needs, neurodivergence, school experiences and changes within family life may be contributing.

Working with the wider family can help parents understand their child's experience while also providing space to consider the impact that difficulties may be having on them and on other family relationships.

Schools
I work with schools in several ways, including individual psychotherapy with children and young people, parent consultations, reflective practice sessions for teaching staff and discussions with senior leadership teams around emotional wellbeing.

This allows us to think not only about an individual child's needs, but also about the relationships and wider systems around them, and the emotional impact that challenging situations can have on the adults supporting them.

A Transpersonal and Integrative Approach
Being integrative means I draw from different therapeutic approaches according to the person in front of me rather than expecting everyone to fit one model. My transpersonal training also allows space for the creative, symbolic and less easily explained aspects of human experience, without assuming any particular religious or spiritual belief.

I am interested in the interplay between nature, nurture, relationships and our wider experience of being human. This may involve talking, but can also include imagery, metaphor, creativity, play and sandplay where these offer another way of understanding or expressing experience.

My Wider Practice
Alongside my child, adolescent and family work, my wider psychotherapy practice includes work with adults and men. I facilitate men's groups and am currently undertaking further training in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy with CICS. Further information about these areas of my work can be found on my website.

About Me

I am a UKCP-accredited Child Psychotherapist (CCAP) and Transpersonal Integrative Psychotherapist based in Twickenham. I hold an MA in Transpersonal Child, Adolescent and Family Therapy, a Diploma in Sandplay Therapy and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Sport Science.

I work with children and young people privately and in schools, alongside parents and families. I have a Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism (RQF) and am licensed by the National Autistic Society to deliver Teen Life for parents of autistic teenagers. I have also completed specialist psychotherapy training in working with ex-boarders and am a Friend of BAATN – The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network.

My wider practice includes work with adults and men, and I facilitate men’s groups in person and online. I am currently undertaking further training in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy with CICS.

My hourly rate is £80.

I work with

• Children and young people
• Families
• Groups
• Individuals
• Private healthcare referrals

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 Child Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• ADHD
• Anxiety
• Autism
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Depression
• Divorce
• Family
• Health-related Issues
• Identity Problems
• Mental Health Issues
• Parents
• Relationships
• Separation
• Sex Problems
• Sexuality
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Suicide
• Trauma