What is Psychotherapy?

Quite simply, in therapy I aim to offer a calm and confidential space to gently explore any challenges you might currently be facing, or any difficult patterns that you might have noticed throughout your life. My training is in integrative psychotherapy and counselling which allows me to draw on a range of approaches and build a therapy best suited for you.

The right therapist for you will likely be the one you feel best able to build a relationship with, the one you feel most comfortable working with. With that in mind we would start by booking an initial consultation in order for us to meet and for you to decide if I am someone you would like to work with.

I understand that finding a therapist can be an anxious process and it is quite normal to feel nervous upon meeting one for the first time. In that initial session we would simply talk about what brought you here. And we can take that at whatever pace you feel comfortable with. We might think about why you feel you might benefit from therapy right now, what you hope to gain from it, or about any present challenges in your life.

It may be that you’re struggling right now and don’t know why. That’s okay too and by talking together our work might be able to shine a light on some of those darker places. Our work would typically be once a week for 50 minutes, long-term and open ended, offering you the opportunity to finish when you feel ready.

Qualifications

I have a a Masters Degree in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling from The Minster Centre and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling, also from The Minster Centre in London. The Minster Centre was the first to offer an integrative training in the UK and is now established as Europe’s leading institute for integrative Psychotherapy and counselling. 

I am a Registered Member of The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a member of The Relational School and a member of The International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

Who am I? 

I chose to study Psychotherapy after a long career in social care working with vulnerable adults and people experiencing severe mental health problems. I have been a senior manager of a learning disability charity and am chair of the board of trustees at a mental health music charity. This has given me a great deal of experience supporting people with a range of issues, from relatively minor to severe and life threatening. My experience puts me in a position where there really isn’t much I haven’t heard and it felt as though that provided a solid foundation when I began training as a therapist.