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Specialises in

• Behaviour Therapy
• Behavioural Couples Therapy
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• Counselling
• Psychotherapy
• Short Term Psychodynamic Therapy

• Solution Focused Brief Therapy
• Trauma focused CBT

Offers

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

About me

I am a UKCP registered SenAccredCOSRT & MBACP accredited Consultant Psychotherapist working in private practice for 28 years. I work to the UKCP & BACP code of ethics. I have worked with over 14,000 clients to date.

I have lectured on my subject at local colleges. I was head of the counselling Diploma at Portsmouth University.

I was supervisor at Portsmouth Counselling Services for two years.

My area of specialist expertise is in the psychosexual dysfunction and relationships issues. Loss and Bereavement, trauma, stress
and anxiety.

I have been published in a number of magazines with regard to human sexuality and ‘agony-aunted’ in three major publications.

I am a family team member with Kenyon International Emergency services, which takes me around the world to international disasters and working with trauma.

I am a specialist BUPA Psychotherapist working as a team member for BUPA oncology

Qualifications
• 1994 Diploma Psychosexual and Relationship Psychotherapy London Institute of Human Relationships and Sexuality (models taught - humanistic, psychodynamic, CBT)

• 1996 2 Year Diploma in Higher Education Psychodynamic Counselling Portsmouth University

• 1997 (2) Post graduate Certificates in Advanced Educational studies at Southampton University
1) Psychosexual counselling
2) Loss and Bereavement (Masters Level)

• 15th March 2000 MBACP British Assoc. of Psychotherapists and Counsellors Accredited N0: 503623

• 12th November 1999. COSRT accredited

• 2000 UKCP Registered 995360

• 2000 PGCE Portsmouth University

• 2000 MSc Masters Degree in Research Science (I researched a psychotherapeutic issue)

• Post Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing Portsmouth University

• 2001 Certificate in Supervision University of Leicester

• 2019 I was awarded Sen AccredCOSRT Senior Accredited Psychosexual & Relationship Psychotherapist for my long service and vast experience in my field

I am always updating my skills with further training.
I have just completed a course in ACT

Areas of interest

Stress; Loss and Bereavement; Work Stress; Anxiety; Psychosexual Dysfunction; Erectile Dysfunction; Premature Ejaculation: Pain in Intercourse; Difference in desire; low sexual desire: Dyspareunia; Vaginismus; Relationships; Trauma; Communication; Depression;

Supporting through serious illness; oncology support;

I have worked on many international disasters;

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Eating disorders
• Gynaecological disorders
• Neurological disorders
• Oncology
• Pain management

• Psychophysiological disorders
• Physical disability
• Trauma
• sexual dysfunction
• Loss

• Berevement
• ADHD
• Neurodiverse
• Dyslexia