After working in the field of mental health and emotional well being for over 25 years, I draw on a range of techniques and approaches to support clients. My own life experience is also a vital element in working with people.
In my previous professional roles I have worked with clients experiencing long-term mental illness, the homeless, those with drug and alcohol problems, adolescents with early-onset mental illness and people with learning difficulties and their carers. I have also supported the bereaved and those who have lost loved ones through accidents and sudden loss.
I began my counselling training in the Psychosynthesis model before furthering my study in practice in the Gestalt model of therapy.
In addition to my private practice I have been an honourary counsellor with The Wimbledon Guild, a charity in south west London offering counselling to women and men who live and work in the Borough of Merton.
I have also worked with the Terrence Higgins Trust a specialist organisation offering therapy for the LGBTIQA+ community living with or affected by HIV, as well as those struggling with issues related to sexuality and gender identity.
Areas of life I have experience of working with, and have had training in, include: