I am a Clinical Psychologist and have worked for over 25 years in the NHS with adults, children, young people and their families to support them with managing and overcoming emotional and mental health difficulties.  I am above all warm and empathic, with an understanding of the different challenges we face across life’s journey. I will work collaboratively with you to explore areas of challenge and resilience, and to build on ways to cope and flourish.

Background
I completed my Psychology degree in 1994 at Sussex University, worked for several years in Adult Mental Health and then completed my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2000. Since then I specialised in working with children, adolescents and their families for many years in several NHS teams and then spent my last few years in the NHS working within perinatal mental health services working with women and their families. I have worked in private practice for 15 years working with children, families and adults with emotional and mental health needs. I worked for eight years as an Expert Witness in the family courts from 2010 to 2018. I have worked for many years with the Anna Freud Centre, and with University College London (UCL) as a Supervisor and Trainer on their post graduate diploma in Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and I continue to work closely with them. I now work solely in private practice since leaving the NHS after thirty years in 2024.

Approach

I am warm and friendly and aim for a therapeutic environment that is nurturing and allows space and time to work through issues, and come up with solutions together to move forward with challenges. I am trained in a number of different therapy styles and take a pragmatic approach, offering what is most helpful. My main therapeutic models are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) including third wave approaches of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR).