About me
I hold a postgraduate diploma (PGDip) in Psychosynthesis Counselling from the Psychosynthesis and Education Trust and have been working as a counsellor in a range of clinical settings since 2005.
I have experience of working with clients on a wide range of issues, including:
• Relationship and family problems
• Sex and sexuality, coming out
• Gender issues
• Bereavement and loss
• Low self-esteem and lack of confidence
• Stress
• Coping with change
• Coming to terms with illness
• Anxiety and depression
• Lack of direction or purpose
• Problems at work
• Overcoming blocks to achieving full potential
• Loss of hope and feelings that life's not worth living
• Childhood trauma
I treat all clients with acceptance and respect regardless of their age, background, ethnicity, gender, disability or sexual orientation.
I offer short-term counselling to address specific issues (minimum six sessions) or medium- to long-term counselling to work in more depth (six sessions and beyond).
I am a full member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and adhere to its Ethical Framework for Good Practice and Professional Conduct Procedure. I am fully insured and use on-going personal and professional development activities and my own personal therapy as ways to deepen my knowledge, self-awareness and ability to self-reflect.
I am a member of the London Psychotherapy Network.
Before training as a counsellor I worked in the arts as a journalist and editor and currently contribute to Therapy Today, the magazine for counselling and psychotherapy professionals.