Apart from being a Counsellor and Psychotherapist, I am a lecturer at the Institute of Couples Therapy (www.instituteofcouplestherapy.com), where I teach on the Post-Qualifying Couples Therapy Training Course. Previously, I lectured for six years at Birkbeck, University of London, teaching on the MSc in Adult Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy.

l am part of Number42 Group practice www.number42.org.uk. based in Borough/London Bridge Central London. I also have a small counselling and psychotherapy practice in Milton Keynes. I offer face to face therapy from these locations and work online via Zoom the majority of time.

My Therapeutic Approaches:

In individual therapy main therapeutic approach is Psychodynamic and l also practice Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approaches, tailoring therapy to each client’s needs and meeting them where they are. The psychodynamic psychotherapy modality provides depth and meaning making by exploring connections between the past and present, and between conscious and unconscious drives and motivations. This approach views the person as a whole and helps us explore how early life experiences may relate to current difficulties—repetitive negative patterns, troubling thoughts, overwhelming emotions, and unhealthy ways of relating to yourself and others. Psychodynamic psychotherapy provides insight into the sources of your difficulties, enabling you to develop the agency to make meaningful changes. It is a deeper mode of work that allows you to safely process emotions that may feel unbearable and overwhelming. The therapeutic relationship is central to this work as it allows us to develop and understanding oof how other relationships are experienced in real life.

CBT offers practical tools and strategies to navigate challenges that may impair daily life and functioning, while psychodynamic work emphasizes meaning, psychological understanding, insight, and emotional

processing. CBT equips you with skills and techniques to manage negative behaviours, feelings, thought patterns and integrates learning of self regulation skill and techniques. It is typically short term (6–12 sessions). CBT is very helpful to people who are experiencing acute anxiety and or depression. Depending on your needs, I may work intergratively or begin with several CBT sessions to ground you before transitioning to psychodynamic work. The exact approach will be agreed in the initial consultation, where we explore your difficulties.

I also work with couples who are experiencing relationship difficulties and seeking professional support in a safe, contained environment. My approach to couples therapy draws on multiple modalities:

-Bader-Pearson: rooted in psychoanalytic and attachment theories.

-PAIRS: grounded in positive relational skills training.

-Additional influences: Gottman Method and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT).

By integrating principles from these modalities, I tailor couples therapy to meet the unique needs of each couple. I offer both open-ended, ongoing sessions and short-term work; the format is determined by the nature of the challenges and the couple’s time commitments. For more details, please see my couples therapy webpage.

My Therapeutic Style:

My overarching approach is warm and relational. I strive to create a safe, consistent environment where two (or three, in couples therapy) people can engage in the delicate work of exploring difficulties and confronting the realities of life.

My role is to walk alongside clients, helping them navigate their life paths when it feels difficult or frightening to do so alone. Despite qualifications, titles, psychodynamic/psychoanalytic training which emphasises detachment, and extensive experience, I am human—and I bring that human connection to my work. This is evident in how I prioritize emotional safety, relationship building and connection, ensuring clients feel valued and empowered with autonomy throughout their unique journeys. I have had the privilege of helping many clients as a psychotherapist. My belief in the transformative effects of psychotherapy is reinforced by the clarity it brings, symptom relief, increased agency, and enhanced emotional maturity. I have also witnessed clients leave therapy feeling more whole and living more meaningfully.  

Workshops and CPD:

In addition to therapy practice, I teach and facilitate workshops:-

Relationship Enrichment Workshops: designed for anyone interested in improving communication and conflict resolution skills, with a focus on healthy coupling, emotional literacy, and constructive conflict resolution.

Clinical Workshops: NCPS validated workshops targeted to qualified therapists and therapy trainees.

 Please visit the Relationship Enrichment Workshops page for details on those offerings, and the Clinical Workshops page for information about upcoming CPD opportunities.