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Offers

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

About me

I am a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and a member of the British Psychological Society. I have over ten years post-qualification experience working within the NHS and have worked in a variety of services with a diverse group of patients during this time.

I have experience of delivering psychological interventions to treat a range of difficulties linked with anxiety and depression, including using CBT and Compassion-Focused approaches. I also have experience of working in more specialist services, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to support people with adjustment to long-term health conditions, or unexpected life events.

A major interest of mine is to consider emotional distress from a relational perspective - particularly how repeated patterns of interaction may be reinforcing low self-esteem and maintaining unhappiness and distress. I have experience in my clinical work of focusing on relational difficulties between couples or between inter-generational family members. In the context of individual therapy, I seek to hold a relational focus in mind, supporting people to notice and break unhelpful cycles of behaviour.

I also have a strong interest in the links between physical and mental health. This stems from my experience of working with people with chronic health conditions, such as persistent pain and fatigue. I am interested in supporting people to adjust to living with a long-term health condition, prioritising a values-based approach to living, as well as exploring issues of acceptance and loss.

Naturally, there may be doubts about finding a therapist who you feel will be validating of your difficulties and understand the nature of your distress. I endeavour to ensure that clients feel able to relate to and confide in me throughout a course of therapy, and believe close attendance to the therapeutic relationship can make a key difference to therapeutic outcomes.

Areas of interest

Anger management; Anxiety; Bereavement and Loss; Chronic illness and pain; Depression; Loneliness; low self-esteem; OCD; PTSD; Relationship difficulties

I work with adults over the age of 18 and have particular clinical experience working in older people's mental health.

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Neurological disorders

• Pain management