Qualification I hold a Postgraduate Diploma and an MSc in Counselling Psychology, an MSc in Psychology, and a Master of Education in School Counselling. Together, these qualifications provide a broad foundation in psychological theory, counselling and psychotherapy, human development, mental health, research, and professional practice.
I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
My postgraduate professional training has involved substantial supervised clinical practice alongside advanced study in psychological assessment, ethics, research, formulation, therapeutic theory and practice, and work with both individuals and couples. This combination of academic, clinical and professional training underpins my work as a psychologically informed therapist.
Experience10++ years in Integrative Therapist
My clinical experience spans NHS Talking Therapies, third-sector and community services, school-based settings, low-cost counselling services and private practice. I have worked therapeutically with adults, adolescents and couples, including people seeking support for both specific difficulties and more complex, longstanding or interconnected concerns.
My experience includes anxiety, depression and low mood, trauma and the effects of adverse experiences, grief and bereavement, relationship and attachment difficulties, self-esteem, identity and belonging, neurodivergence and ADHD-related difficulties, chronic pain and health-related concerns, stress, major life transitions and difficulties that affect emotional wellbeing, relationships and day-to-day functioning.
I have considerable experience working with people from diverse racial, cultural, social and national backgrounds, including clients whose experiences of mental health and relationships are shaped by migration, cultural transition, marginalisation, displacement or living between cultures. My own international background includes having lived in five countries, and my practice includes online work with clients internationally where appropriate.
My experience with couples includes communication difficulties, recurring conflict, emotional disconnection, changes in intimacy, attachment-related difficulties, significant transitions and broader concerns about the future or quality of the relationship.
Alongside my clinical work, my professional and academic experience has developed a particular depth of knowledge around trauma, intersectional identity, culture, relationships and the ways that wider social contexts can affect psychological wellbeing.
Approach I work integratively and pluralistically, drawing primarily on person-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural approaches. Rather than beginning with the assumption that one model will suit everyone, I work collaboratively with each client to understand what they are struggling with, what may be maintaining those difficulties, what they hope will change, and what kind of therapeutic work is likely to be most useful.
This means therapy can move between different levels of experience. We may explore earlier relationships, formative experiences and recurring emotional or relational patterns to understand how the past continues to shape the present. We may also pay close attention to what is happening now, including patterns of thinking, behaviour, avoidance, coping and emotional responses, and work more actively on developing alternative ways of responding. For many clients, the most useful work involves both insight and change: understanding how a pattern developed while also creating greater freedom in what happens next.
The therapeutic relationship is an important part of how I work. I aim to offer a space that is warm, engaged and non-judgemental, while also being thoughtful and active rather than simply passive or observational. I may ask questions, notice patterns, offer reflections, gently challenge assumptions or help us look at an experience from a different perspective. I see therapy as something we do together, and I welcome ongoing conversations about what is and is not helping so that the work can be adjusted as it develops.
My practice is trauma-informed, culturally responsive and attentive to the wider contexts in which people live. I consider psychological distress in relation not only to the individual, but also to relationships, family, culture, identity, migration, race, belonging and wider social experiences where these are relevant. I am interested in understanding the whole person rather than reducing someone to a diagnosis, symptom or single explanation.
Ultimately, my approach is flexible but purposeful. The aim is not only to help clients understand themselves more deeply, but also to support meaningful changes in how they relate to themselves, other people and the difficulties they are facing.
