-Winnicott

‘it is a joy to be hidden and a disaster not to be found’

Areas of specialty

I offer remote and in-person (W9, London, UK) therapy sessions. I have particular experience in working with people who struggle with

  • feeling anxious - includes feeling disproportionate and often unmanageable anxiety, worrying, feeling panic, obsessive thoughts

  • feeling depressed - includes low mood, hopelessness, lack of motivation, feeling irritable

  • escapism - excessive use of behaviours, for example scrolling, or substances to manage emotions

  • relationship problems & relationship loss - includes attachment issues, fear of abandonment, loneliness

  • traumatic experiences - includes single incident and complex trauma, such as experiences of abuse

  • physical health - thinking about how psychological issues may be manifesting physically

  • work-related issues - includes issues around stress, Burnout syndrome and career direction

  • creativity and creative processes - includes writer’s block and identifying one’s creative direction and brand.

I have many years of experience working in different settings across primary and secondary care NHS services, as well as the private and community sector. In my most recent positions, I worked as a Highly Specialist Counselling Psychologist in an NHS community mental health team and as an Associate Psychologist in a private psychology clinic in West London.

Further training

Further to my doctoral education in person-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioural therapy, I have completed a variety of trainings. These include courses in Couples therapy, Psychoanalysis, Dialectical-Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). These approaches further inform my work.

My approach

I offer a non-judgemental space where we can explore what it is that brings you to therapy. I believe that the relationship between therapist and client is central to therapeutic work. My work is based on relational psychodynamic and psychoanalytic theory, which aims to understand more about unconscious processes and relational patterns. These are understood to be formed in early life. This work is exploratory and insight-oriented.

I also base my work on humanistic values and approaches, which highlight the uniqueness and potential of each individual. I believe that there is no one size that fits all and focus on understanding each individual and what they need at a particular moment in time.

I am also influenced by behavioural approaches, such as cognitive-behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy and mindfulness practice. These approaches are more change-oriented usually with a particular focus in mind. Together we will think about your needs and a shared focus. We can also discuss any questions you may have when we speak at your initial consultation appointment.

I offer long-term, open-ended therapy, where different focus points emerge along the way, as well as brief therapy, which tends to be more focused and structured.

I welcome clients from all walks of life, no matter their ethnicity, culture, sexuality, gender or disability.

Fees

I operate a sliding scale fee structure dependent on income.

Initial consultation: £125 per session
On-going sessions: £105-£145 per session

I have a limited number of concessionary places available for students and those with low-income, please contact me to discuss.

Private medical insurance

I am registered with Aviva, AXA, Bupa, Cigna, Vitality and WPA. I will ask you for your full name, date of birth, address, insurance membership number and authorisation code to set up invoicing through your insurance.