About me
Psychodynamic psychotherapist BPC UKCP FPC
I am an experienced, accredited psychotherapist with a background working with children, adolescents and families, and over ten years clinical experience working with adults in individual psychotherapy. I hold a BSc (Hons) Psychology degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with distinction from WPF Therapy.
I trained as a psychodynamic psychotherapist, which means I consider how our unconscious mind influences our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, and see the therapeutic relationship at the heart of therapeutic change. My work is also shaped by the ideas of Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist who founded Analytical Psychology, and post-qualifying I have developed my practice studying with Jungian Analysts at The Society of Analytical Psychology.
Jung believed that our mind naturally seeks balance and growth. He suggested that coming to know parts of our personality we aren't fully aware of - what he called our ‘shadow’ - can help us grow and become more complete. By exploring these unconscious parts, psychotherapy can support our natural journey toward self-understanding and wholeness, a process Jung referred to as ‘individuation.’
Professional experience
Since 2000 I have worked in various roles with adults, families and young people from a diversity of cultural and religious backgrounds, sexual orientations and ages, in charities, local authorities and private practice. I completed my postgraduate psychotherapy training at WPF Therapy, one of the leading academic and clinical psychotherapy training institutions in the UK at the time.
I have been practising as an adult psychotherapist since 2013, working within the WPF Therapy clinic in London Bridge, NHS Slam and private practice. I am clinically experienced working with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, bereavement, ADHD, family and relationship difficulties, chronic pain, boarding school trauma, dissociation, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
Professional qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Theory and Practice, Distinction (University of Roehampton, 2016)
- WPF Therapy Qualification in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (2016)
- WPF Certificate in Counselling (2004)
- BSc (Hons) Psychology (1999)
Post-qualification training
- Transitions: Adolescence into Adulthood ~ Working with 18-25 year-olds; The Society of Analytical Psychology (The SAP), 2018 - 2019
- Foundations of Analytical Psychology: Jungian and Post-Jungian Concepts; The SAP, 2016 - 2017
- Certificate in Clinical Assessment; The SAP, 2016
Professional memberships
- Registered member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC reg. no. 21288)
- Registered member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP reg. no. 2011169315)
- Registered member of the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (The FPC)
I abide by the strict ethical and professional code of conduct set out by the above organisations and follow their complaints procedures. Further details, including contact details, can be found on their websites. To ensure professional standards and best practice, I am committed to regular clinical supervision and ongoing professional development. My professional profile is verified and listed on Counselling Directory, Welldoing.org and Psychology Today.
