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Specialises in

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Counselling

• Psychotherapy

• Short Term Psychodynamic Therapy

Bupa specialist

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health services

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

I'm an accredited psychotherapist with 15 years experience.

I believe that the counselling relationship should be a creative space for both parties. It should feel comfortable and open enough to be free from anxiety and pressure in which new perspectives can emerge.

In my view most mental activity takes place below the level of conscious awareness and my role is to help people gain access to it and insights from it.
I have a special interest in how childhood experiences can continue to affect us in adult life.
During infancy and early childhood, the brain undergoes rapid development establishing neural pathways that govern emotional regulation, stress responses and even personality traits.

Experiences in these formative years, ranging from nurturing interactions to exposure to stress, can influence cortisol levels and set long-term patterns for anxiety and stress management.

My therapeutic approach focuses on revisiting these early imprints, employing trauma informed somatic interventions to help unlock and rewire entrenched patterns, ultimately fostering improved emotional resilience and mental well-being.

I have an up-to-date DBS certificate which is registered on the update service.

As well as working with individual adults, including trainee therapists, I have many years experience of working with children, couples and families.

I have been a university counsellor so have a lot of experience working with students and young people and have also worked in secondary schools.

Areas of interest

I have recently become a qualified practitioner in bodywork which involves activating the vagus nerve and calming the nervous system.
This method helps to unblock feelings and enables a more sensitive, finely tuned connection to ourselves and others as well as to the world around us.

I have also completed a training in emotional freedom technique which helps the person focus on areas of pain and discomfort, whether emotional or physical that need to be released.

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Eating disorders

• Psychophysiological disorders