About Me

I am a fully qualified, BACP Accredited psychodynamic counsellor/psychotherapist and a BPC Accredited DIT practitioner (more about psychodynamic counselling here and about DIT here). I also have had training in cognitive-behavioural (CBT) and solution-focused approaches.

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I qualified as a therapist in 2009 and have been in continuous practice since then, meaning that I have thousands of hours of experience working with a wide variety of clients. I have a Master's Degree in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy and a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy. I also have a good deal of life experience which, I think, allows me to connect with people from many different backgrounds and ways of living. I regularly work with clients who have had therapy before but struggled to feel understood by their therapist; many of them have told me that my openness, my non-judgemental nature and my ability to meet them on their own terms has been really valuable to them and helped them to move forward in their lives.

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My own background, before training as a counsellor, was as a University Lecturer in Philosophy, with a particular interest in the philosophy of mind. I have also lectured in counselling, provided training and mentoring to other clinicians, presented research at conferences, and conducted supervision work. I have taught English to asylum seekers in the UK and worked with adults with severe autism. I am a martial arts instructor, having been a practitioner since childhood, and have competed at national and international levels.