This page provides a detailed overview of my qualifications, clinical background and specialist training. It’s here for those who want a fuller sense of my experience and the foundations of my work.
Experience & Professional Training
🎓 Education & Professional Memberships
MA in Psychology applied to Counselling and Psychotherapy — Middlesex University
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy — Institute of Psychosynthesis
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling — Institute of Psychosynthesis
UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist
Registered Member of BACP
🧭 Clinical Experience
A snapshot of my professional background and therapeutic work to date.
Over 10 years in private practice supporting individuals with trauma, relationship challenges, barriers to closeness in relationships and low self-esteem.
NHS psychiatric placement
10+ years of ongoing supervision with senior therapists in the UK, USA and Canada
🔍 Specialist Training
Advanced training that informs my approach to relational and experiential psychotherapy.
Core Training in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) — currently completing year 3 (Lisa Bendzsa & Jon Frederickson)
Integrative Sex and Couples Therapy Certification — with Tammy Nelson
Ongoing training in experiential, psychodynamic and somatic approaches
🔄 Ongoing Development
I continue deepening my practice through regular supervision and video-based review.
Routine video review of clinical work to refine technique and effectiveness
Over 4 hours per month of expert ISTDP supervision with senior colleagues
Commitment to reflective practice, ethical standards and professional growth
📚 Continuing Professional Development (selected highlights)
Examples of recent CPD shaping my clinical work include:
Conscious Therapeutic Alliance & the Six Triangles — Michelle May
42+ hours of supervision-based ISTDP training with Jon Frederickson
Dealing with Defiance — Johannes Keiding
Recognising and Resolving Sexual Conflicts — Patricia Coughlin
The Art of Desire — Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
Attachment in Clinical Practice — The Bowlby Centre
Somatic Approaches to Sexuality — Geoff Lamb & Helena Lovendal
Imago Relationship Therapy workshop
Focusing, AIT and Body Mapping intensives
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you’re considering therapy and would like to explore whether we’d be a good fit, you’re welcome to arrange a free 30-minute online consultation.