ABOUT ME

I am a UKCP-accredited psychotherapist offering face-to-face therapy in central and south east London, as well as online sessions. I work integratively with adults, drawing on talking therapies alongside somatic and body-based approaches, with particular experience in trauma, anxiety, OCD, and depression. I also have a specialist interest in adoption and adult adoption reunion, offering thoughtful, ethical, and compassionate therapy tailored to each individual.

Clients often come to therapy with a sense that something isn’t quite right, even if they can’t easily name what that is. Therapy offers an opportunity to reflect on life patterns, explore what may be holding you back, and gently discover new ways of relating to yourself and others.

Integrative and Existential Foundations

My core training is integrative, with foundations in behavioural, psychoanalytic, and humanistic approaches, alongside existential psychotherapy. This allows me to work flexibly, adapting the therapy to your individual needs rather than applying a single model. At different points, our work may focus on practical strategies, emotional depth, relational patterns, or questions of meaning, identity, and choice.
I have extensive experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive difficulties, trauma, grief, shame, relationship challenges, addiction, and work-related stress. I work with adults from a wide range of backgrounds and understand that each person’s experience is unique.

Trauma and Somatic-Based Therapy

I have a particular interest in working with trauma and in the use of experiential and somatic approaches that do not rely solely on talking as the main mechanism for change. Many clients arrive in therapy with a clear intellectual understanding of their difficulties, yet still feel stuck. Body-based work can help access emotions, memories, and patterns that sit outside conscious awareness, supporting deeper and more lasting change.
As part of this work, I also offer carefully structured water-based experiential sessions, including paddle boarding and hydrofoiling. These sessions are grounded in psychological theory and trauma-informed practice, using movement, balance, and embodied awareness to support regulation, confidence, and reconnection with the body.

Adoption and Adoption Reunion

I am an adoption-informed therapist with a particular focus on supporting adoptees and those navigating the emotional complexities of adoption and reunion. This work often involves exploring identity, loss, belonging, attachment, and relationships. Alongside my clinical practice, my doctoral research focuses on adult adoption reunion, allowing my work to be informed by both clinical experience and emerging psychological research.

Professional Background and Training

Before training as a psychotherapist, I worked in change management within global organisations across the finance, automotive, and consumer goods industries. This experience gives me a strong understanding of the pressures of corporate life and the challenges of maintaining balance, wellbeing, and identity in high-demand environments.
I am trained as a psychotherapist and am completing my doctoral training in counselling psychology, currently preparing to defend my thesis. Ongoing learning and reflection are central to my practice, ensuring the work I offer remains thoughtful, ethical, and evidence-informed.

Professional Standards

I am a clinically accredited member of the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapists (UKCP) and work in accordance with the highest professional and ethical standards. This means offering therapy that is safe, reflective, and carefully attuned to each client’s wellbeing.