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Specialises in

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)

• Psychotherapy

Offers

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

About me

I am a senior Clinical Psychologist who works with adults and couples facing a wide range of challenges: relationship issues, anxiety, low mood, trauma, burnout, and big life transitions. Many of the people I work with feel overwhelmed by their emotions, stuck in unhelpful patterns, or disconnected from the life they want to be living. Sometimes they're carrying the weight of past trauma, relationship breakdowns, anxiety or depression. Sometimes they're simply exhausted by trying to hold it all together.

What I've found is that people don't just want insight � they want change that sticks. That's why I focus on both the �why� and the �how�: making sense of the patterns and experiences that brought you here, while also sharing practical tools you can take into your day-to-day life. I mainly draw from models like DBT and ACT, which combine emotional understanding with concrete skills. My approach is collaborative, honest, and flexible � I'll meet you where you are, and we'll work from there.

Over the past 10 years, I have spent a significant portion of my career working with people who have experienced stigma, whether that's connected to mental or physical health diagnoses, sexuality, other aspects of their identity, or how they've chosen to move through the world. I am committed to helping people feel comfortable to bring their full selves to our sessions, so that therapy is a place where you feel accepted and free from judgement.�

Through my doctoral and specialist postgraduate training, I have deepened my understanding of the following areas:

Attachment and relationships � attachment was my area of doctoral research, and I have trained in therapies which help people to unpack relationship dynamics, bolster their self-esteem, and develop skills to both communicate their needs and assert their boundaries. I have worked extensively with people who find that they keep falling into the same unfulfilling relationship patterns, to understand how they can break out of this cycle.�

Unpredictable or intense emotions � many people who come to me simply do not feel in the driver's seat of their own emotions. It can be frustrating, exhausting, and completely get in the way of a person's goals. I have received specialist postgraduate training in DBT, an approach which equips people with the skills to understand where emotions are coming from, and how to shift their intensity.�

Outside the therapy room, I also supervise early-career psychologists who are learning how to provide therapy. As you might be able to guess, I am a big fan of therapy, and I absolutely love the fact that I get to be a part of helping clinicians to become confident and effective therapists.


To round up, I would like to say that whatever's brought you here, I hope you'll feel that this can be a place to think things through, feel understood, and move forward on your own terms. Feel free to get in touch so we can book in a first meeting � I'd be really happy to hear from you.

Areas of interest

adults; older adults; young adults; anxiety; depression; low mood; self esteem; OCD; obsessive compulsive disorder; confidence; psychosis; bipolar; trauma; personality; personality disorder; BPD; EUPD; generalised anxiety disorder; GAD; assessment; formulation; person centred; trauma informed; dialectical behavioural therapy; DBT; cognitive behavioural therapy; CBT; integrative.