I’ve always  been interested in the mind & body, people, social dynamics & relationships, understanding human drives, desires & difficulties.  For every person, there is a story ...

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In 2006 I completed a 3 year Masters & Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at London Metropolitan University, becoming a Chartered Counselling Psychologist.

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I’ve worked within the NHS & a private hospital delivering individual & group therapies with adults & adolescents in inpatient & outpatient settings (The Priory Hospital Hayes Grove; South West London & St Georges NHS IAPT Service Merton & Sutton; Wandsworth Wellbeing Service; East London Foundation Trust Crisis Therapy Service).

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I’ve developed specialist interest & training in OCD, Tokophobia, Postnatal Depression, HypnoBirthing, Behavioural Couples Therapy, Maternal Separation & loss, Perinatal health & wellbeing & Crisis Intervention.

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The therapeutic  journey is in trying to understand oneself, your history, patterns, habits & pathways of living that you've developed across time, without judgment, to achieve a deeper self-understanding & acceptance, meaning & purpose in life.

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I believe in a shared communality, that as humans, we all experience pain & suffering at some point throughout our lives, often multiple times across our lifespan, we are not alone. If we can safely observe & understand pain & distress, then we can commit to change, take responsibility & improve the quality of life.

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Often what has happened to us in life is not our fault, yet we blame ourselves & carry the burden. Whilst we do need to be responsible for our actions, reactions & motivations, we also need to exercise compassion & wisdom, to promote physical & emotional health & wellbeing.

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It's a great privilege to be in the position as a therapist, to embark upon a new relationship, often in times of great need, difficulty & distress, with my clients. Trust is key to developing any new relationship, & therapy provides an opportunity to be ‘safely’ vulnerable, to expose oneself, to observe, learn & grow, whilst having the mind of another to join, contain & contribute to the process.