I am an established UKCP accredited Psychotherapist with over 10 years working with individuals and couples treating wide variety of mental health problems, trauma and relationship issues. My speciality is in the continuum of addiction and compulsivity or the various forms of striving, perfect, perfection, procrastination or control, that causes problems in people’s lives. I take a trauma focused approach to understand rigid behaviour patterns, internal criticism or self-sabotaging systems; supporting clients to process anxiety and calm negative thoughts, aiming to develop emotional containment rather than resorting to self-defeating behaviours. I also have extensive experience working with anxiety and depression.

As a psychotherapist, I see it as my role to encourage clients to openly explore their lives, their experience. I am trained and experienced in leading evidence-based therapeutic approaches and, with you, can formulate non-prescriptive treatment to meet your unique problems and assist you in achieving a genuine and sustainable progress. Research demonstrates that the most effective therapeutic outcomes are based on the quality of the relationship between client and therapist. My style is warm and collaborative, creating a trusting space to clarify issues central to you and aspects of your life that are problematic or confusing. Therapy will focus on building on your strengths and reconnecting you with your resources, allowing you to make better, safer choices and meet the challenges in your life.

In my work with couples I explore reoccurring problems, communication styles and emotional and relational organisation. As an experienced couples therapist, I can support you in changing a dynamic or defusing a volatile or difficult situation. I believe that changing the dynamic and adding an experienced ear can defuse a difficult situation, providing a comfortable, safe and confidential arena in which to work things through. Talking openly and honestly about relationship difficulties in a supportive and safe atmosphere that facilitates mutual understanding, opens up the opportunity to alleviate the sense of being stuck in the same patterns of relating, and can affect real change in one’s relationships. I have specialised training in sex addiction; working with both the addict, and the partner of the addict around betrayal, relational trauma and broken trust. My thorough training and experience in the NHS and in private sector mean clients can be confident that they are receiving an emphatic, personalised treatment tailored to their needs and an excellent standard of care.

Working effectively and ethically is important to me. I adhere to the UKCP code of ethics and my work is regularly supervised. I am passionate about psychotherapy and up to date with developments in the field, regularly attending courses, workshops and other professional development activities.