My Approach

I offer a safe, non-judging and confidential therapeutic space where thoughts and feelings can be shared and explored. My psychotherapy training is in a mindfulness-based approach called Core Process Psychotherapy (CPP), which integrates mindfulness and awareness with contemporary psychological perspectives and theories.

You do not need to be familiar with mindfulness to work with me. Mindfulness primarily supports the way I work as a therapist and contributes to the quality of attention I bring to the therapeutic relationship.

Mindfulness involves bringing awareness to present-moment experience with compassion, warmth and non-judgement. These qualities sit closely alongside the kindness, empathy and acceptance that are central to psychotherapy.

Mindfulness may also enter the work more directly. As we work together, we might bring attention to what is happening in the here-and-now, including thoughts and feelings as they arise.

Starting therapy

Getting in touch with a therapist can feel like a significant step. I am happy to arrange a twenty-minute phone or Zoom call before we potentially proceed to a full initial session. If we decide to meet following our call, this initial session gives us an opportunity to get a sense of how it might feel to work together. There is no obligation to continue with regular sessions after this meeting, and you are welcome to take time to reflect before deciding.

About Me

I am an experienced, UKCP-accredited psychotherapist offering mindfulness-based counselling and psychotherapy at Staple Inn in Holborn, close to Chancery Lane station. I offer both short-term and open-ended therapy, in person and online.

My path into psychotherapy began alongside a career in environmental regulation in Scotland, before training part-time and beginning to see clients in 2012.

My experience includes supporting people with work-related stress, depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties and low self-esteem, as well as work around sexuality, neurodivergence and major life transitions.

Alongside private practice, I have volunteered as a therapist with Edinburgh-based agencies including LGBT Health and Well Being, Gay Men’s Health and the PF Counselling Service.

I am committed to my continuing professional development and passionate about contributing to the field of counselling and psychotherapy in the UK. To this end, I recently completed a PhD in Counselling Studies at the University of Edinburgh, exploring what it is like for therapists to make the transition from training into professional practice. I also hold an MSc in Psychological Science from the University of Glasgow and an MA in Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapeutic Practice from the Karuna Institute and Middlesex University, which is my professional psychotherapy qualification.

My practice is in Holborn, within easy walking distance of Chancery Lane, the City of London, Covent Garden, Farringdon and Fleet Street. Chancery Lane Tube station is just a minute away on foot, with Farringdon station around ten minutes away.

I work with

• Companies
• 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

• Core Process Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Mental Health Issues
• Online Counselling
• Relationships
• Sexuality
• Spirituality
• Stress