Most of us find change difficult, so even just deciding whether to start therapy can feel like a big step. I hope the information here will help you with your decision. If after having a look around you still have any questions, you are always welcome to get in touch.
CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS I CAN HELP WITH
Trauma
Depression
Anxiety
Panic attacks
Low self-esteem
Relationship/ interpersonal problems
Health anxiety
Social/ performance anxiety
Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Eating disorders
Worry
Stress
Loss/ bereavement
Coping with long-term health conditions
SERVICES
I offer individual therapy to people over 18 years old.
Schema Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Supervision
Teaching and training
Personal therapy for therapists
Retreats for therapists
EXPERIENCE
I'm originally from Durban, South Africa and have lived in London since 1998. I've always been drawn to the mental health field. I believe wholeheartedly in the power of therapy and in everyone's intrinsic ability to heal and grow, given the right conditions.
My career started in the NHS in 2003, working for a range of trusts including the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, the Royal Free NHS Trust and the Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust. I was based in adult general mental health, treating people with depression and a range of anxiety disorders. I also worked in a number of long-term health teams, helping people to adjust to conditions such as HIV, CFS/ME, chronic pain and diabetes. In my last NHS post in 2016 I was responsible for setting up and running a psychology service for a long-term health conditions team.
In the private sector, I worked at the Nightingale Hospital in Marylebone on the general psychiatric unit for over six years, where I facilitated inpatient therapy groups and provided outpatient CBT and Schema Therapy sessions.
I now run a private practice full-time. This involves clinical work as well as supervising and training schema therapists on the ISST-approved Schema Therapy Associates core certification programme. I also run retreats for therapists.
QUALIFICATIONS, MEMBERSHIPS AND REGISTRATIONS
HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist
BPS Chartered Counselling Psychologist
ISST Certified Advanced Level Individual Schema Therapist
ISST Certified Schema Therapy Trainer and Supervisor