Choosing the right therapist can be daunting. Below is some information about me and how I work.
Training, Experience and Qualifications
I have several years’ experience in the NHS, charity sector and private practice. I hold the following qualifications:
Advanced Diploma in Existential Therapy (Regent’s University London)
MA Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling (Regent's University London)
Certificate in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling (Regents University London)
I am an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) as well as a registered member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
I am also a member of the Society of Existential Analysis (SEA).
How I work
I work integratively incorporating elements of existential and psychodynamic psychotherapy. As an existential therapist, I believe that moods of sadness, anxiety, depression and anger tell us something significant about who we are and what is important to us. I aim to help explore these patterns of thoughts, feelings or behaviours that are making life difficult with an attitude of openness and curiosity. I also offer a space where you can let go of thinking, and feelings can just emerge without the need for explanations or justifications.
I see counselling as a joint endeavour. I am there to support your process and help you to find your own path forward. I hope that the process will help you to re-discover understanding, purpose and meaning; what matters to you, what you would like to be different and how to meet inevitable challenges of life with renewed passion.
What can you expect?
There is no great mystery to therapy. And there should also be no stigma. Therapy is a conversation in which a trained professional will listen to you, explore with you and at times challenge you. I work collaboratively by which I mean therapy as a joint endeavour. I am there to support your process and help you to find your own path forward.
Sessions last for 50 minutes and take place at the same time every week. I practice from comfortable and accessible rooms in Henley-on-Thames and Oxford.