Life can be hard sometimes, events and experiences can overwhelm us and leave us feeling lost, isolated or directionless. At such times reaching out for help can feel very difficult and it is important that your search leads you to someone in whom you feel you can trust. I am a fully qualified counsellor and psychotherapist working in private practice in Woodford Green. People come to me with a wide range of needs, their struggles have included : depression, anxiety, sexual abuse , relationship difficulties , work difficulties, low self esteem, trauma , among other things. I approach my work with clients in an intuitive and instinctive way and seek to build trusting and empathic bonds with which create the foundations for a strong therapeutic relationship. This enables my clients to feel safe to explore difficult thoughts, feelings and experiences. Through this relationship we can also begin to understand how clients feel and respond to others with whom they share meaningful relationships: partners, parents or friends, so that we can explore what might be helpful in their ways of relating and what they might wish to let go of.

I often work with people who find themselves struggling to identify their true sense of self or people who find themselves directionless, not knowing who they really are or what they really want. I also often see people who feel burdened by expectation, some may be struggling with the choices they have made in life, others may feel unable to move forward because they are scared to make the choices that are in front of them. My aim is to ensure clients feel supported and safe to explore what is going on in their lives so that together we can identify and overcome barriers to growth and fulfilment and help build confidence and self-belief.

My main training is in the psychodynamic, person-centred and cognitive behavioural modalities of therapy, however, I do not restrict myself by applying one particular modality when working with my clients. I use a flexible integrative approach which enables me to adapt how I work to meet the unique needs of each individual person. This approach is based on the belief that as therapists we create a new therapy for each of our clients, each relationship is unique, every journey takes its own path. You can learn more about how I work by clicking “ About therapy” link.

In order to continue to support clients during the pandemic I have undertaken training in online counselling with the Open University which was provided by the NHS. I find I am able to work equally well with clients remotely as when in person. If you would prefer to see me in person, information about how I ensure my clients remain safe during Covid are provided below.