About me

I completed my training at King's College London and have an MSc in Systemic Family and Couple Psychotherapy. I'm also a registered social worker and practice educator. I currently work in the NHS child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) and eating disorder service, and I manage my own private practice.

I'm experienced in working with couples, families, individuals, adolescents and children, providing evidence-based psychological interventions. I'm experienced working with trauma and most complex presentations, such as: eating disorders, emotional instability, depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, autism, bereavement, challenging behaviours, anger management and poor health-related issues.

I also have experience of working with the difficulties that can arise following fostering or adoption or where there is a history of attachment difficulties. I also have experience of working with people who want to explore their identity relating to their gender and sexuality.

I also have extensive experience of working with couples, where there have been issues in relation to trust, communication and intimacy. I have experience of working with couples and families before and after separation and step-family joining, and where there have been affairs.

Working Together I offer both short-term and long-term therapy to couples, families, children and individuals. My approach is Systemic, which means that I work collaboratively with people providing a safe, non-judgmental, confidential approach. I offer the first session as a consultation so you can make an informed choice about whether to proceed. I can be flexible with time frames and locations to conduct psychotherapy, and have access to consulting rooms. I'm also experienced in delivering therapy using online platforms. If you decide to work with me, sessions are 50 minutes long.

My approach

My approach is systemic, which means that I work collaboratively with people
providing a safe non-judgmental space to understand their relationships past and present. I tailor my approach to suite the people I’m working with by listening to the issues you bring and by asking questions to explore emotional and relationship issues, loss, and life transition difficulties in which dilemmas distress emotions and confusion can be resolved by identifying unhelpful thought processes and patterns of behaviour that may be contributing towards you feeling stuck and frustrated.

Using a strengths-based approach, I will work with you and provide
feedback and make suggestions for you to choose from. I sometimes use creative techniques such as art, objects and figures when communication is difficult for people. I work with people to improving their understanding in their relationships and enhancing their communication to promote resilience and change, creating new coping strategies and process reconnection within relationships of the people involved.

Specialties

Methodologies

Location

22 Ainsworth Close Ovingdean Brighton, Brighton BN2 7BH

Education

I completed my training at King's College London and have an MSc in Systemic Family and Couple Psychotherapy. I'm also a registered social worker and practice educator.