Contacting a therapist for the first time can daunting and sometimes it can be hard to do. It takes courage. It can feel like a big step into the unknown.

I have had over a decade of experience working in a voluntary context with people experiencing feelings of anxiety, depression and mental health problems.I have worked in the following places and with the following areas of specialisation:

- Hillingdon Action Group for Addiction Management (Hagam) - drug and alcohol counselling
- Samaritans - supporting the depressed and suicidal in society, including HMP Holloway
- Women & Health - offering low-cost long-term therapy to women in North London
- Maytree Respite Home - providing residential support to the suicidal
- Kingston Women's Centre - supporting women with low-cost long-term therapy


Personal Approach
I have worked in private business and management for over twenty years. I understand the pressures and stresses that juggling work and home life can bring.

I have also had to overcome life crises of my own and these experiences help me to empathise with other people's struggles.

Having worked for over a decade in a voluntary capacity with people suffering from depression and mental health problems, I will not judge how you are feeling.
I have experience of supporting those with substance abuse issues and know the strains it can bring on families and relationships.
I also have experience of supporting the carers and families of those who have dementia and the emotional difficulties this can bring.

You do not have to have mental health issues to enter counselling and psychotherapy. My own experience is that we can all benefit from understanding ourselves better.

I am KINK AWARE