I have gained a rich and varied experience helping adolescents and adults from diverse backgrounds through my ten years of experience working as a social worker in the NHS and training in Cape Town, South Africa. I have specialised and completed a Masters in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy at Goldsmiths, University of London working with adolescents and adults.

 

My practice offers a kind, caring and safe environment where you can speak openly and honestly to help get to the root of the problems that you may be struggling with.

 

My goal is to help you gain insight and awareness about yourself, your relationships with others and overall to help you cultivate a healthy sense of purpose, wellbeing and quality of life.

 

An important part of my development as a psychotherapist has been my experience in clinical placements with St Mungo’s and the Single Homeless Project, where I continue to work with individuals, mainly adults, who struggle with mental health issues, substance misuse and homelessness.

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Therapeutic process

The therapeutic process may be for a defined length of time at the start but is usually a long-term commitment. I offer individual therapy to adolescents and adults. Sessions are normally 50 minutes on a weekly basis, but this may vary depending on the case.

 

First, we would start with a free telephone consultation to understand the reasons you are seeking therapy. We would then begin with an initial four sessions to allow me to gather contact details, personal history and over the period to assess whether we are a good fit to work together. We will then either set a specific period for the therapeutic process, or we will (more usually) leave it open-ended. During the period of therapy, we will have regular review sessions on an approximately six-monthly basis.