My Approach

I find offering a single therapeutic approach limiting because people and their contexts are complex and often require different combinations of approaches to meet their specific individual needs and to help them better address their issues and challenges. Therefore, I often use a blend of psychotherapies: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), EMDR Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Strength-based Approaches, Somatic and Systemic Psychotherapy (with individuals and couples), and, where appropriate, Couples Therapy.

About Me

I provide individual psychotherapy and also couple therapy. I am trained in a number of different psychotherapies, including: cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive behavioural therapy, EMDR Therapy, emotion-focused therapy, couples therapy, systemic psychotherapy, narrative therapy and others. I was previously an NHS Psychotherapist for 20 years and, for 10 of these, a supervisor and tutor on the South of Scotland Postgraduate Cognitive Therapy Training Course. For many years, I also formally trained psychiatrists and clinical psychologists in psychotherapies. I have helped thousands of clients successfully overcome a wide range of difficulties, varying in severity and complexity. Together we can flourish.

I work with

• Couples
• 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

• Family and Systemic Psychotherapist
• Family Therapist
• Systemic Family and Couple Psychotherapist
• Systemic Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Abuse
• Addiction
• Adoption
• Anger Management
• Anorexia
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bulimia
• Bullying
• Chronic Illness
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• EMDR
• Identity Problems
• Mental Health Issues
• Obsessions
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Parents
• Phobias
• Post-Traumatic Stress
• Relationships
• Sex Problems
• Sexual Abuse
• Stress
• Supervision
• Training
• Trauma
• Workplace Counselling