Individual and Relationship Psychotherapist and Counsellor, and Practice Supervisor based in North London (N19). UKCP (Regd.), MBACP (Regd. Accred.)
You must go on. I can't go on. I'll go on. - Samuel Beckett, The Unnameable
Welcome to my therapy website
I work as therapist with sincere and serious-minded individuals genuinely committed to taking responsibility for leading a fulfilling life. Therapy is a space to explore the challenges that life presents, understand these in the context of your personal history, and develop the clarity, courage, and strength to move forward. It offers a chance to transform longstanding patterns, resolve interpersonal conflicts, and embrace life transitions with renewed confidence.
Of course, we all know how from time to time life can leave us feeling stuck, overwhelmed, and disconnected from others and ourselves. I see my task as one of fostering a deeper understanding of such present challenges. How life affects us can show how to become capable of meeting it with resolute hope in moving forward, growing, and flourishing.
For this I provide a calm, secure, trustworthy, and non-judgmental environment where you can experiment with talking honestly about yourself, express yourself freely, become familiar with aspects that are incompatible with your sense of self. It is possible to engage in this process of self-discovery with an attitude of 'joyful suffering' and 'loving one's fate'.
Good therapy proceeds at a pace set by you, but without losing a sense of urgency, purpose, and direction. If you are new to therapy, come and find out what it's like to feel understood by someone mature, experienced, reliable, and impartial - someone who will not merely agree or disagree with you but instead engage in a way that helps you move forward.
What I offer
Individual Therapy
The work involves a deeper understanding of your situation, how you are affected by it. It is rewarding to pay attention to the 'here and now' of your present life as a whole in the context of the 'there and then' of your personal history, remaining aware of the broader socio-cultural influences that continually shape our experiences. Learning to make these distinctions is fruitful in therapy to guide the way in a direction towards a future with meaning, hope, purpose - and vital energy.
Relationship & Couples Therapy
Almost all of our joys and sorrows arise in relation to others. I work with marital and romantic couples, friends, business partners, and family members, to explore styles of communicating, understand patterns of interactions, resolve recurring conflicts, and deepen understanding of both, oneself and of others. Aspects of one's personal history which are typically dealt with in individual therapy can be meaningfully included in working with partners also.
Practice & Academic Supervision
Clinical and research supervision for experienced practitioners, counsellors, and doctoral candidates working within person-centred, existential, humanistic, psychoanalytic, and body-centred frameworks.
If you are new to therapy you might find some useful guidelines here
My principles of practice
Therapy works best in an atmosphere in which you can feel yourself being understood in a way that leads to a profound change in your own understanding of yourself. For this reason, I aim to hold the following principles of practice at all times:
- Confidentiality and trustworthiness
- Empathic listening
- Non-judgemental understanding
- Genuineness and reliability
- Facilitative dialogue and clear expression
- Secure professional boundaries
Practicalities
Location
Click here for a map of my practice in North Islington (N19). It is less than a 15-minute walking distance from Archway, Highgate, and Crouch Hill stations. Frequent bus connections are available from Hampstead, Highbury & Islington, Finchley, and Finsbury Park stations.
Fees:
My fee per 50-minute session for individuals is £95, and per 75-minute session for individuals or couples is £145. This is based on a secure agreement to meet weekly at a time reserved for you throughout the duration of therapy. Terms of engagement are agreed upon at the initial session and clarified as necessary. (Practice and academic supervision for experienced therapists on the same basis.)
What next?
I offer a free 30-minute initial consultation, either on the phone or in person to see if we could work together. We also go through the terms of engagement. You can either ring me or email me to arrange this appointment. To read more about me, click here. To see how you might benefit from therapy, click here.
