Therapist & Counsellor in Kingston upon Thames, South West London

Often a crisis or major life event starts us thinking about therapy or counselling for ourselves. We can also choose therapy at any point in our lives. We may want to learn more about ourselves, gain greater clarity on our thoughts and feelings, improve the quality of our lives and relationships, or simply unburden ourselves, have someone to talk to and tell our story.

Therapy gives us the time and space – in a safe, supportive and confidential environment – to reflect on what works for us in our lives and recognise changes we might like to make.

Therapy gives us greater awareness of our emotions and our behaviours. With this awareness, we feel more in control of our lives, can make informed choices as well as recognising more options available to us.

How I can help

I have worked with individuals in therapy for almost 20 years, offered couples’ therapy for almost a decade and group therapy for 8 years. I remain passionate and feel privileged to witness growth and work with clients on all aspects of their lives, including:

• Building self-esteem, learning self-care techniques, developing resilience and resourcefulness
• Managing anxiety and panic attacks
• Creating and managing satisfying relationships with partners, family, friends and colleagues
• Conflict, anger management and having difficult conversations well
• Work and career issues including changing occupations
• Multicultural identities and relationships
• Fertility issues including IVF, male infertility, the impact of miscarriage, ectopic and molar pregnancies
• Bereavement and loss
• Menopause and navigating life transitions
• Managing friends and family affected by mental illness and psychosis
• Creating and maintaining healthy boundaries in all aspects of life

I offer therapy and counselling in Kingston upon Thames, working with individuals, couples and groups.

About me

I started my own personal development in 1996 and psychotherapy training in 2003. I worked as a therapist in the voluntary sector for Richmond Borough MIND in 2006 and achieved registration and accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) in 2013. In the same year, I was accepted as a practitioner at the Spectrum Centre for Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy, which was a United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) member organisation.

Currently, I work in private practice as a BACP-accredited psychotherapist with clients over 18 years old, in person, face to face at my office in Kingston upon Thames, and online with individuals across the UK and internationally.