individual PSYCHOTHERAPY

In-Person or Online

I work therapeutically with children, adolescents and adults with problems such as:

  • Loss

  • Navigating transitions

  • Family dynamics

  • Relationships

  • Low self-esteem

  • Trauma

  • Anxiety

  • Low mood

  • Stress

  • People-pleasing

  • Identity

  • Feeling lost

  • Neurodivergence

My approach is collaborative and insight-oriented, aiming to first understand your current problems so that we can work together to make constructive changes, benefitting you across all areas of your life. The ultimate goal is to empower you with the skills and understanding to maintain your wellbeing long after our work together ends.

I engage with you actively during sessions, using humour, play, movement and metaphor where appropriate - I am not a ‘blank slate’ therapist. Ultimately, I am a human also navigating life, just like you.

I am trained to doctoral-level in a range of therapeutic approaches, including existential-phenomenological, person-centred, psychodynamic, and CBT (please see below for further information on all approaches I am trained in). This diverse training allows me to adapt therapy to suit your unique needs, preferences and goals in therapy.

My Approach

cognitive-behavioural therapy (2nd wave)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy model that helps you identify and challenge difficult thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to emotional distress. By recognising these patterns, you can learn other ways of thinking and acting.

Compassion-focused therapy

Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) is an approach that combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with principles of compassion to help you address problems with self-criticism, shame and emotional distress. CFT emphasizes developing compassion for yourself as a way to promote emotional healing and well-being, encouraging you to cultivate a nurturing, supportive inner dialogue, ultimately fostering resilience.

Existential therapy

Existential therapy focuses on exploring fundamental questions about life, such as meaning, freedom, responsibility, isolation and time. It encourages you to confront the challenges and uncertainties of existence, helping you to find personal meaning and make authentic choices despite life's inherent struggles.

Acceptance and commitment therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a mindfulness-based approach that focuses on helping you accept difficult thoughts and feelings rather than trying to control or avoid them. It encourages you to live in alignment with your core values and commit to actions that improve your life, even in the face of discomfort.

Person-centered therapy

Person-centered therapy emphasizes creating a safe, non-judgmental environment where you feel accepted and understood. I offer unconditional positive regard, empathy and genuineness, allowing you to explore your feelings, experiences and self-perceptions, trusting your own capacity for self-actualisation.

Psychodynamic therapy

Psychodynamic therapy is based on the idea that unconscious thoughts and past experiences shape our current behavior, emotions and relationships. It aims to bring awareness to these patterns by exploring early life experiences, unresolved conflicts and dynamics with others. By gaining insight into these, you can work through past wounds, shift emotional responses and develop more meaningful ways of relating to yourselves and others.

IN-PERSON PSYCHOTHERAPY

For in-person sessions, we’ll meet at a mutually convenient time in my welcoming, comfortable therapy office. This space is designed to put you at ease, offering privacy and a calm environment where you can focus on our work together. There is also a friendly receptionist and waiting area.

LOCATION: Marylebone, London, W1H

ONLINE PSYCHOTHERAPY

During an online therapy session, we’ll connect via the secure video conferencing platform Microsoft Teams. You do not need to download any software ahead of time, just ensure you are in a quiet and comfortable place where you will not be disturbed.

FAQs

  • One-to-one session: £180

  • If you are self-paying, first sessions must be paid in full at least 48 hours in advance of your session start time. After the first session, invoices are sent at the end of each month.

  • Yes, I currently accept Aviva, AXA, Vitality and WPA.

  • The first session is called an initial assessment. While the session is loosely structured around exploring topics such as significant life experiences, therapeutic goals, physcial wellbeing, my main aim to ensure I understand what has brought you to therapy and how we can work together. I know that this first session might feel daunting or intimidating so I will always aim to foster a warm and compassionate space.

  • The length of therapy varies from person to person. Some people may find they only need a few months of sessions while others may benefit from longer-term support. The length of therapy depends on the challenges you're working through and what you would like to get out of our work together. We can regularly review this and adjust as needed.

  • Sessions last 50 minutes from the starting time agreed.

  • I offer weekly sessions, generally on the same time and day each week. In some instances I can offer some flexibility, such as fortnightly sessions after a period of weekly sessions or different times or days each week to accomodate changing weekly schedules.

  • If you are unable to attend your session, please provide at least 48 hours notice from the starting time of the session to avoid incurring the cost of the session.

  • All in-session and outside session material (e.g. email correspondence) between us is confidential - I will not pass on your information to anyone outside therapy services, with the following exceptions:

    • Where you request or give permission for information to be shared.

    • Where the information you have disclosed is too serious for confidentiality to be maintained, including where I consider that you or others may be at risk of immediate and serious harm. I will always aim to inform you of this first.

    • If I am required to by law.

    Additionally, as a psychologist I am required by my professional body to engage in regular supervision, where I will discuss anonymised aspects of our therapy sessions. This is also bound by confidentiality.

    If you have any questions around confidentiality, please let me know.

  • Yes, I also offer online sessions via the secure video conferencing platform Microsoft Teams.

  • I am trained to doctoral-level in the following approaches:

    Existential-Phenomenological

    Person-Centered

    CBT (2nd and 3rd wave)

    Psychodynamic Therapy

    Play Therapy

  • I work with children, adolescents, adults and couples.