I am a experienced BACP Accredited Counsellor. With 15 years experience as a counsellor I have worked in various organisations before setting up my private practice in 2021. My extensive postgraduate and clinical training spans multiple specialized modalities, including a Level 7 PG Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapy, Tavistock-accredited systemic practice, Relate clinical qualifications, and CICS psychosexual therapy.

Prior to working in my private practice, I worked with several counselling services within the NHS specialising in depression, anxiety, stress and bereavement. I have also worked as an experienced relationship counsellor with Relate working with individuals and couples and have set up a college campus counselling service, providing short term counselling to staff and students. I bring this wealth of diverse clinical experience into my work as a private practitioner.

Training and professional qualifications

  • Diploma in Counselling (2011), from a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited counselling program (The Gestalt Centre, London). Included clinical practice working with individuals as the leading key therapist.

  • Third year of the psychotherapy programme and the second year of a three-year MA in Gestalt Therapy at the Gestalt Centre, London.

  • Intermediate Post Graduate Certificate in Systemic Therapy (couples, individuals and families) with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. This Level 7 qualifying practitioner course is validated by the University of Essex and accredited by the Association for Family & Systemic Psychotherapy (AFSP) – a pre-requisite to the qualifying MA in Systemic psychotherapy. Included clinical practice working with couples as the leading key therapist.

  • Level 5 Post-Qualifying Certificate in Relationship Counselling from Relate, accredited by CPCAB. This was a 12-month professional practitioner qualification in relational counselling, which covered all the key aspects of couple counselling from a psychodynamic and systemic framework. Included clinical practice working with couples as the leading key therapist.

  • I am a BACP accredited therapist. Being awarded BACP accreditation is an recognition of ‘the achievement of high standards of knowledge, experience and development in counselling and psychotherapy’ (bacp accreditation). I was awarded accreditation for my clinical work and experience with adults, couples, children and young people.

  • Awarded Certificate of Proficiency as a Relationship Counsellor having successfully completed the Competency Framework Awarded by Relate 2020

  • A specialist training in working with sexual problems for qualified and practicing counsellors, couples therapists, psychologists and medical professionals. With the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology (CICS) - A level 7 accredited thematic training course (COSRT) - the professional body for Psychosexual and Relationship Therapists.

  • Foundation in working with clients with infertility, awarded by the British Infertility Counselling Association (BICA). I work with couples and individuals who are having or have had fertility treatment.

  • One academic year long training, which fulfilled the requirements for training on a BACP Diploma in Counselling.

  • Not a qualifying course – included experiential workshops and lectures on art therapy from a Jungian perspective.

  • An introduction to working with people with eating disorders and body dysmorphia based on a psychodynamic frame of reference. Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust – 1 year CPD cert.

  • Supervised placement working as a volunteer counsellor with children in schools, included clinical workshops and training.

Professional Memberships

Accredited and registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Member of the Association for Family and Systemic Psychotherapy (AFT).

Professional organisation counselling roles

Relate relationship counsellor, provided relationship and couples counselling to couples and individuals - Relate Sussex

College counsellor, provided short term counselling for staff and students - Sussex

Honorary counsellor, provided talking therapy for emotional or psychological difficulties, such as stress, anxiety and depression, NHS Health in Mind, Sussex

Volunteer bereavement counsellor, BARTS Health, NHS Trust, London

School Counsellor, across London and Sussex.

Placement year volunteer counsellor, London primary school (Place2Be)

Background

My first degree was in Art, through this training I became interested using art experientially to express and communicate emotions and life stories. Throughout my art studies I worked part time in supportive roles with vulnerable adults and children, such as in end of life care and with children with disabilities. After I graduated I spent a few more years gaining experience working in paid positions in NHS clinical settings, mostly with adults with mental health conditions or learning disabilities before my therapy training.

I also worked as a University disability advisor in a few London universities. I specialised in advising and training academic and support staff on disability equality. In this role I managed a large case load of students who had autism, ADHD, sensory disabilities, mobility disabilities, medical conditions, specific learning difficulties and mental health conditions. For many years I also worked as a specialist Mental health mentor and a specialist autism / ADHD mentor in Sussex and London Universities providing students (including mature students) mentoring / coaching throughout their MA/MSc/BA/B.Sc. studies. I have experience, training and knowledge of working with clients who identify as neurodiverse.