Some of us come to therapy with the recognition that we are not happy with how things are. We might come with a desire to understand ourselves more deeply. Some of us may experience self-loathing, a lack of meaning, or a feeling that we are out of place in the world. The reasons for these difficulties might seem clear or it might be that all that we know is that something is wrong and we cannot continue as we are. Whatever it might be for you, you are welcome as you are.

Therapy with me is a joint endeavour to make sense of your experiences and find a way forward. It's a process of bringing awareness to the patterns, habits and meanings that influence how you live in the face of the unique challenges of your life. I won't diagnose you or label you, but I will bring curiosity to what has brought you to this point in your life, even when this may feel challenging. In doing so, we might discover fresh ways to move through the world with creativity, intention and freedom. Ways that feel more truthful and aligned with ourselves.

The relationship between us, built on non-judgemental dialogue and trust, is central to how I work. I believe there is profound potential for change when together we are able to openly and honestly explore and share our responses to what is happening.

I encourage you to bring the entirety of your being to therapy. We meet the world with and through our bodies, and attending to the subtle ways we experience this meeting can tell us a lot about how we live. Sometimes I might draw attention to your bodily experience of what is happening - perhaps your posture, your breath, a sensation that comes with a certain topic, or maybe something harder to pinpoint.

I hold a Master's degree in Psychotherapy & Counselling from Regent's University, London, a world-renowned training centre for existential psychotherapy, as well as a Master's degree in Chemistry.

My training at Regent's was initially integrative, meaning I studied a variety of different therapeutic approaches, before I trained specifically in an existential-phenomenological way of working. This approach makes use of philosophy, favouring personal understanding and lived experience over explanation and theory. This also means that I am not a distant, theorising clinician, but am here to meet you as a real person, alive to what you bring to the sessions.

I have worked with clients from a huge range of backgrounds varying in age, class, sexuality and gender. I have experience working in bereavement therapy services in London, as well as in the NHS and charity sector.

For many years I have also volunteered for a drug harm-reduction service as a chemist, as well as for services delivering psychological support to people who are in the midst of challenging experiences following the use of psychoactive or psychedelic drugs. Please note that although in my work I can support with the integration of these experiences, I do not as a therapist work with those under the influence of drugs at the time of sessions.