About me
I am an accredited EMDR therapist (UK and Europe) and a certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapist, using body‑ and somatically oriented approaches in my practice. I have integrated EMDR into my therapeutic work since 2013 and have practised Sensorimotor Psychotherapy since 2021. I am currently undertaking further training in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), an approach that supports children and young people experiencing relational difficulties often linked to early trauma, loss, or disrupted attachment. DDP focuses on fostering safety, trust, and emotional connection between the child and caregiver, and integrates well with both EMDR and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. My core professional training is in Social Work, and I remain a registered social worker, having obtained my BA in Finland in 1999 and my MA at UEA, UK, in 2002. I am also a qualified Practice Educator. Before moving into full‑time private practice, I worked as a Senior Clinician in fostering, regional adoption, and specialist young people’s services. I also worked as a Psychological Therapist in the NHS Staff Post‑COVID Trauma Service, supporting staff experiencing trauma, complex trauma, and emotional difficulties. Earlier in my career, I was a Senior Mental Health Practitioner at the National Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and spent more than 14 years working as a Child and Young Person’s Therapist and Mental Health Practitioner within local CAMHS. I specialise in trauma, particularly complex developmental and relational trauma, and in associated mental health difficulties including PTSD and C‑PTSD, in children and adults of all sexes. EMDR and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy are especially well suited to addressing trauma‑related dissociation and chronic pain. My developing DDP practice is further enhancing my ability to support parents of children of any age who are experiencing challenges linked to their own past trauma and attachment difficulties, and I will continue to apply these skills across adoption and fostering services.
24 years
of experience
Speaks
English, Finnish
Type of sessions available
In person
Online
Areas of expertise
Sexual abuse
Trauma
Panic attacks
Adoption/fostering
Parenting
Self-harm
Emotional abuse
Childhood difficulties
Attachment disorder
Complex PTSD
Dissociation
Chronic pain
Fees
Average session fee:
£90.00
Fee structure
per therapeutic hour/50-60 minutes
My working schedule
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Therapy offered
Integrative
Body psychotherapy
EMDR
Solution-focused therapy
EFT
Trauma-informed
Client groups
Adults
Families
Adolescents
Children
Training and qualifications
Accredited EMDR Practitioner (UK and Europe) Certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapist (SP) Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) (Level 2 -working towards certification) 'Foundations for Attachment' Fostering/Adoption parent trainer The Story Stem Assessment Profile (SSAP) practitioner Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) (level 2) Solution Focused Brief Therapist Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) Practitioner ‘Non-violent Resistance’ NVR Level 1 Intimate Partner/ Domestic Violence 'Freedom Programme' trained practitioner Social Work, and I remain a registered social worker, having obtained my BA in Finland in 1999 and my MA in Social Work at UEA, UK in 2002. Additionally, I am a qualified Practice Educator and supervisor Additional EMDR training in: Attachment-Informed EMDR (AI-EMDR) and Attachment-Focused EMDR (AF-EMDR) EMDR Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP) and Group Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP) Blind to Therapist (B2T) Protocol (trauma processing without disclosure of the event information) FLASH Technique EMDR and Chronic Pain EMDR and Complex Grief
Verified professional membership
