I've been a fully qualified counsellor since 2009 and currently divide my time between my private practice in Surbiton (and online) and my work at St Thomas' Hospital in London with PETALS, where, since 2019, I have been delivering specialist bereavement counselling to parents who have suffered the death of a baby via stillbirth, miscarriage, TFMR or neo-natal loss.

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I am an accredited member of the British Association For Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and I adhere to its Ethical Framework. I am also on the Professional Standards Authority Accredited Register, and my work is supervised by an experienced practitioner. All client identities are, of course, kept anonymous.

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MY THEORETICAL APPROACH

My training and counselling style is integrative, which means I can draw on a range of psychological approaches to best support you. These include working with parts (where we get to know the different parts of you that are often in conflict with each other, so that you can develop a stronger, more peaceful relationship within yourself); psychodynamic (where our childhood experiences continue to influence our adult responses, often out of our awareness); person-centred (where a non-prescriptive, warm, non-judgmental and authentic relationship between you and I can be sufficient for healing), CBT (which focuses on our behaviour, challenges the meaning we attribute to thoughts, and offers practical techniques for coping with anxiety, depression, paranoia, low self-esteem and so on); and existential (an exploration into how you give meaning to, and make sense of, your own life).

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When it comes to effective counselling however, I believe that above all it's the quality of the relationship between you and I that will be the most important factor in facilitating change. It's really important that you feel comfortable with your choice of therapist, and for that reason I would encourage you to try out a few of us!

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QUALIFICATIONS & FURTHER TRAINING

First Class Honours degree in Integrative-Relational Counselling 

Cert. HE in Counselling & Counselling Skills

OCN Certificate in Counselling Supervision

I am also Emotionally Focussed Couples Therapy (EFCT) informed and Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed,
and I am committed to regular and ongoing CPD