About me

I am a Transpersonal Psychotherapist and Counsellor and hold a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling with WPF and a PG Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling with CCPE, London.

I have over 18 years experience as a therapist and also over 30 years as a Registered Nurse with the NHS.

I like to work creatively, holistically and flexibly (in agreement with my client) in a variety of ways such as drawing, guided visualisation etc.

I am a volunteer counsellor with Place2Be and also an Autism Ambassador.  I deal with a whole range of issues which include:

Addictions, Co-dependency, depression, work related issues, parenting, bullying, stress and existential and spiritual struggles.

I work in accordance with the BACP Code of Ethics and provide a private, confidential and empathic environment to explore difficult and painful issues.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• ADHD
• Alcoholism
• Anger management
• Antisocial personality disorder
• Anxiety
• Asperger’s syndrome
• Autism
• Avoidant personality disorder
• Behaviour problems
• Bereavement
• Bipolar disorder
• Borderline personality disorder
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Career counselling
• Carer support
• Child related issues
• Childhood bereavement
• Childhood bullying
• Children’s learning difficulties
• Chronic fatigue syndrome/ME
• Dementia
• Dependent personality disorder
• Depression
• Depression and anxiety in children
• Dissociation
• Domestic violence
• Drug addiction
• Emotional abuse
• Feeling sad
• Generalised anxiety disorder
• Hearing voices
• Histrionic personality disorder
• Hoarding
• Loneliness
• Low self-confidence
• Low self-esteem
• Narcissistic personality disorder
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
• Panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Paranoid personality disorder
• Passive aggressive behaviour
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Physical abuse
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Postnatal depression
• Pregnancy and birth
• Psychosis
• Schizoid personality disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Schizotypal personality disorder
• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
• Separation and divorce
• Sexual abuse
• Smoking
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work-related stress
• Young carers

Fees

£40.00 per 50 minutes

Credentials

Training, qualifications & experience

Diploma in Psychodynamc Counselling with WPF

Post Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and  Counselling with CCPE, Little Venice, London

I have many years experience at Freshstart,CCPE, London, Compass Counselling, Lymington and 4 years at Place2Be, London.

I have worked in Acute Mental Health NHS and have run my own private practice.

Member organisations

BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)

Professional Standards Authority accredited register