My Approach

I am an experienced psychodynamic psychotherapist based in south west London, offering both, in person or remote therapy. I offer a safe space for individuals seeking help with their emotional difficulties.

There are many reasons why people seek psychotherapy, however, sometimes, you might not even know or understand what is troubling you or holding you back. My aim is to offer you a safe space, where together we can work on identifying what may be causing your distress, explore whether there may be past patterns which might be contributing to your difficulties, and to help you to make sense of your world, your relationships and to lead a more fulfilled life.

I have experience working with a number of different emotional problems, such as:

Addiction
Affairs and Betrayals
Anger
Anxiety
Body dysmorphia
Bereavement
Depression
Eating disorders
Family relationships
Grief or Issues around Loss
Health Anxiety
Issues around Pregnancy or Abortion
Lack of direction or sense of purpose
OCD
Panic Attacks
Physical or Emotional Abuse
Redundancy
Relationships
Self esteem issues
Sexuality
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Difficulties
Stress
Trauma
Work related stress

About Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is a talking treatment which aims to help the sufferer better understand their feelings and overcome emotional difficulties. If you haven't had psychotherapy before, you may feel anxious about what it entails and you may have some questions. It's paramount that you feel safe with your therapist, which can make choosing someone you have never met before to work with, a daunting experience. In order to gain a better understanding of what brings you to therapy, how we might work together and to fully explore whether therapy is right for you at this time, I offer one sometimes, two consultation sessions. These introductory sessions can also give you a chance to experience what therapy may be like. If we agree to proceed, therapy will take place weekly at an agreed time in a totally confidential, open and non judgemental environment. The sessions will last for 50 minutes.

How long will it take before I start feeling better?

There is no 'one size fits all' approach to psychotherapy, so each person's experience will be unique. I offer open ended psychotherapy, using predominantly psychodynamic and relational models, where we work in an in-depth way to explore your problems; but sometimes, short term, time limited work, over 12 sessions, where we focus on a specific issue or navigate through a difficult period, can be an option if it's appropriate for your situation.

What Benefits can be Expected?

Each step of the way, we work together to understand what might be causing your distress and as we move forward, we may uncover patterns or dynamics from your past, which may have some bearing on your current situation. However long you choose to be in therapy, the insight gained from increased self awareness in the process, can help to enhance many areas of your life, from:


-improving your relationships
-increasing your self-esteem
-alleviating anxiety
-managing stress
-improving your mood
-alleviating suffering
-improving sexual relationships
-gaining confidence in your sense of self or your identity
-building resilience to help you better manage emotional issues, traumatic situations or issues you may face around loss or grief

About Me

Having also worked at a busy central London clinic and in a voluntary capacity in South West London, I have a number of years' experience working with adults (aged 18 and over).

I have undertaken extensive postgraduate training at WPF Therapy in central London, which is recognised as the leading psychotherapy training organisation in the UK, with a reputation for both clinical and academic excellence; and I also hold a postgraduate qualification in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy from the University of Roehampton, London.

I am registered with the following regulatory bodies and abide by their ethical code of conduct:

BPC British Psychoanalytic Council
MBACP British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
UKCP United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy
FPC Foundation of Psychotherapy and Counselling

First steps

Following on from your initial enquiry, I aim to respond within 24 hours to arrange a time for us to have a quick chat over the phone, where we can then schedule a face to face, no obligation consultation either in person or over Zoom at a mutually agreeable time.

We may have more than one consultation session so that we can gain a better understanding of how we might work together and so that you have a chance to experience what therapy may be like and to fully explore whether therapy is right for you at this time. As with the therapy sessions, the consultations also last 50 minutes.

Fees

Initial no obligation consultation: £100
Ongoing once weekly therapy: From £100 per session
Short term therapy - From £150 per session
AXA referrals accepted

I work with

• Individuals
• Private healthcare referrals

Types of Therapies Offered

• Psychodynamic Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Abuse
• Addiction
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Chronic Illness
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Employment Difficulties
• Health-related Issues
• Identity Problems
• Mental Health Issues
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Online Counselling
• Relationships
• Sex Problems
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Telephone Counselling