Quality Therapy in Central London

About Me

Whether you come to me through recommendation, referral, a health provider or a search engine, it is important you choose a therapist who has the necessary skills to help you and who you feel comfortable working with. 

I am a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist and have been in Clinical Practice since 2001. I hold an Advanced Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy - a standard requiring robust training and clinical Supervision. My further training encompasses NLP, CBT, DBT, Person-centred and Integrative approaches.  I am down to earth, pragmatic and passionate that therapy is a collaborative process - my job is to enable you to find your own individual, specific answers to your problems.

My experience over the years has taught me that theory is helpful but what happens in successful therapy is not purely dictated by it. No one size fits all and no specific therapeutic model has all the answers. Therapy should reflect the diversity of the cultures within society now and what may work for one person will therefore not necessarily fit someone else.

The way in which I work also reflects today's lifestyles so as well as working in person in a safe, quiet and confidential consulting room in The West End of London , I also offer online therapy using Skype, Facetime & Whatsapp for clients who are either travelling or situated in other parts of the world.

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Media work has included contributions on Psychotherapy, wellbeing and mental health advocacy for BBC News, BBC Five Live, LBC, BBC London, The FT and Le Figaro. I was also the original trainer and coach on TV weight-loss and transformation show The Biggest Loser.

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I hold full clinical memberships of the UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, NLPTCA & RSCPP and am on the Specialist's Register for all major Medical Insurers including Aviva, AXA-PPP, Bupa and Vitality Health. Work with me can be claimed (sometimes in part) against policies with these providers.

My Approach

I employ a variety of approaches to help clients overcome their hurdles and enjoy the kind of life they would prefer. I utilise CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Acceptance-based therapy, Neurolinguistic Therapy, Integrative, Person-centred and Mindfulness. The only reason these "modalities" matter is that some approaches work better for some problems than others - so it helps to have a "toolbox".

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In truth a great deal of successful therapy can be put down to the relationship between client and therapist, as well as the "modality" and methods, and of course the experience and expertise of the therapist. Most importantly it is a collaborative alliance and with this I have seen truly wonderful changes in clients over the years - even when they felt great frustration and little hope.

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I work with clients how I would want a therapist to work with me: I am approachable, supportive, empathic, human, non-shaming, kindly challenging and always with a focus on helping you achieve the results you want and helping to reduce psychological pain and negative symptoms.