My Approach

I offer an introductory 30 minute session at no cost so that we can meet each other and discuss what you would like from therapy and whether my approach can meet your needs at the time. I will ask you questions about what your goals are from therapy and you are welcome to ask me about the way I work. I have always felt that regardless of training and experience the most likely way that therapy will be useful is that you as client/s feel there's a good " fit" between us and that a relationship of trust and confidence can develop between us. I believe that we are all influenced either consciously or subconsciously by our historical family relationships, beliefs and experiences and I will usually start my work with a family tree which is used to look at patterns, alliances, beginnings, endings and loss within the family.
After the initial introductory session if you feel you would like us to work together we can agree a convenient time for regular weekly sessions which can be reviewed at regular intervals to ensure you can voice how you feel the work is going.

About Me

I am a UKCP accredited Systemic Family Therapist and have worked for over twenty years offering therapy for individuals, couples and families. I have worked within organisations specialising in trauma work, relationships, sexual assault and historical sexual abuse, bereavement and loss. I have also worked within higher educational settings with students and within CAMHS with young people struggling with mental health, eating disorders, self harm, relationship problems, anxiety, depression, migration and cultural issues. I have trained in Humanistic and Systemic models and now use an integration of my training which puts you the client at the heart of work.

I work with

• Children and young people
• Couples
• Families
• Groups
• Individuals

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
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Couple Issues
• Cultural Issues
• Depression
• Divorce
• Employment Difficulties
• Identity Problems
• Mental Health Issues
• Parents
• Post-Traumatic Stress
• Relationships
• Separation
• Sexuality
• Step Families
• Stress
• Supervision
• Training
• Trauma