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About Me

Qualifications
• 1990 I qualified as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist
• 1983 I qualified as an art therapist
• 1980 BSc Honours Degree in Social Psychology

Professional Registrations
• United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
• British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)
• Professional Standards Authority (PSA)
• Health Care Professions Council: registered art therapist (HCPC)
• British Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF) (formerly, The London Centre for Psychotherapy (LCP))
• Council for Psychoanalytic and Jungian Analysts (CPJA)
• British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)

Code of Ethics
I follow the code of ethics for professional practice as prescribed by the following organisations: UKCP, BPC, BPF, BSA, HCPC and BAAT.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clinical Experience
I am a Consultant Psychotherapist and have over 30 years experience as a psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, counsellor, art therapist and supervisor. For 15 years I was the Consultant Psychotherapist and Lead Manager for the Psychological Therapy Services in West Kent for the NHS. My previous work experience has been in a variety of settings. I spent many years working as a therapist and counsellor in two GP surgeries. I have also worked as a student counsellor in two University settings. Before training as a psychotherapist, I qualified as an art therapist and worked in three psychiatric units in London. In addition, I have worked in two therapeutic communities: The Arbours Crisis Centre and the Ingrebourne Centre. My clinical experience thus covers a wide spectrum of presenting problems ranging from neurosis, to borderline personality disorders and psychosis.

Approach
My therapeutic approach is to build trust and a feeling of safety so you can talk more easily about yourself. The emphasis is on helping you to have more confidence in finding your own voice.

Publications and Teaching
I have been involved in training and writing and through my teaching and publications and am now one of the leading psychotherapists in this field. With a national and international reputation, I am at the cutting edge of understanding the therapeutic relationship with clients. Having gained insights from extensive work with a wide variety of people with different issues both in the NHS and the private sector, my writing and workshops have substantially influence in the field of psychotherapy and counselling. I have taught extensively around the UK and Europe, written and edited several books about psychotherapy and published articles in a number of international and national psychotherapy journals. In my spare time I write music and perform with my band, The Freudian Slippz.