I am an experienced and fully-qualified psychotherapist and counsellor, registered with the BACP, and with a previous history of working in the NHS and with the Samaritans. Before I became a therapist, I commissioned and edited psychology books for one of the world's largest academic publishers.
I follow an "integrative" approach, meaning that I was trained in a number of different theoretical perspectives, combined in a way that reflects who I am and responds to the needs of whoever I work with.
I have a profound respect for each person’s individuality and a sincere belief in their own potential to understand themselves and achieve whatever change they seek.
We all know how easy it is in today’s world to lose ourselves and struggle to cope, and how rare and important it is to be able to speak openly with another person about our struggle, and to be genuinely heard. This is what I aim to provide: a confidential and contained environment where you can share whatever emerges, and which enables reconnection with the kind of person you wish to be.
WHY THERAPY?
You might be very clear about the changes you seek in your life, or you might be struggling to put your finger on what exactly is troubling you or keeping you stuck.
Perhaps there are things in your past you feel the need to explore, or there might be more recent situations and relationships that you are finding it difficult to cope with.
Whatever it is that brings you here, real therapy can bring about real change. All you need to bring is yourself, and all you need to be is open to learning about yourself.
HOW TO BEGIN
If you're interested in working with me, just get in touch via phone, email, or the form below and I will get back to you within 24 hours. If you email me, please check your spam folder if you find yourself waiting for my reply.
It will help to know a little bit about what has brought you to therapy, and what times in the week might work best for you.
Assuming we can match your schedule and my availability, we will arrange an initial session and you can decide after that if you want to continue meeting on a regular basis.
WHERE AND HOW MUCH
I can meet you in person face to face in comfortable and secure therapy rooms conveniently located near Wimbledon train/tube station.
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I am also very happy to meet online if that's more convenient for you.
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Each session is 50 minutes in length, and the fee for each session will be £80.
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What's bothering you? What are you struggling with?
Abuse. Affairs. Ageing. Anger. Anxiety. Bereavement. Boarding School. Childhood Experiences. Depression. Divorce. Dreams. Emotional Disturbance. Friendships. Frustration. Intimate Relationships. Life Transitions. Low Self-esteem. Marital Problems. Midlife. Misophonia. Panic. Parenting Issues. Relationships. Sadness. Self Harm. Sex and Sexuality. Sleep. Stress. Suicidal Thinking. Trauma. Work.
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Labels like this tell us very little about your actual individual experience.
And not every problem has a neat label, or a neat solution.
But talking about it can often be the first and most important step in relaxing its grip on you.
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WHAT I BELIEVE, AND HOW IT WORKS
The aim of therapy is to deepen self-awareness, self-knowledge, and, most crucially, self-acceptance. None of us will ever know ourselves completely, and our lives and our relationships are very profoundly affected by the things we do not know and do not accept about ourselves.
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Therapy provides a fertile environment for cultivating deeper self-knowledge via a relationship between you and your therapist which respects your individual experience of life and recognises your singular expertise in the matter of what it means to be YOU.
I will not offer you off-the-shelf solutions or diagnoses, and I do not deal in judgement or pre-packaged advice. I do not know before we begin exactly what your healing looks like, but I do know that the answer lies within you, and I will do my best to walk alongside you in the process of its discovery.
Armed with a deeper level of self-awareness and acceptance, we cease to be powerless victims of forces beyond our control, and we begin to acquire instead a greater sense of agency: the possibility of doing things differently, and of shaping a future which does not have to involve reliving and repeating the same old painful patterns of the past.
SCHEDULE A SESSION
40-44 The Broadway
Wimbledon
SW19 1RQ
07791669781