About Me

I work in private practice and an NHS IAPT service alongside running Bereavement Training for Mind in North London. I've also experience of working in NHS Art Therapies with a variety of mental health problems including anxiety, depression, addiction-related issues, PD presentations and suicidal thoughts. I am experienced in short-term counselling interventions and longer-term therapeutic work, both in-person and online.

I also have experience running open art therapy groups at a Recovery College and can facilitate workshops, having taught for many years. Previous training at Tavistock Relationships gives me an understanding of contributing factors in couple counselling although I do not at present offer couple counselling. I have training in how intergenerational trauma and attachment issues influence relationships.

I have an interest in writing and research and have co-authored a paper on 'lived experience research into mentalization-based art psychotherapy' as part of the IAPT Horizons Research Project, published in IJAT. I currently work online only in my private practice and face to face in my IAPT work.

My Approach

Taking the first step towards finding support can be hard. Feel free to contact me for more information about how I work. My approach is integrative which means I link together a variety of therapeutic approaches to suit your needs. I combine my knowledge of psychoanalytic theory and humanistic theories to find the best approach for you. I offer a non-judgmental, safe space in which to think together about your difficulties and to find new ways to understand and engage with them. I offer both counselling; which uses a short term solution focussed approach, and longer term psychotherapy; which is more in depth around relational patterns and past experiences. I am also happy to explore existential questions around stages of life, purpose, freedom and meaning.

I work with

• Companies
• 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 Arts Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Abuse
• Addiction
• Age-related Issues
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Cancer
• Chronic Illness
• Depression
• Divorce
• Eating Disorders
• Health-related Issues
• Identity Problems
• Mental Health Issues
• Online Counselling
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Telephone Counselling
• Training
• Trauma