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
Life can leave us feeling stuck, overwhelmed, and disconnected from others and ourselves. Whether you are facing long-standing patterns of distress, interpersonal conflicts, or life transitions, therapy offers a wonderful opportunity of transforming your life. I see the therapeutic task as one of building a deeper understanding of your situation and how experiencing it affects you, and through it, becoming capable of meeting it with clarity, resolve, and strength to move forward, grow, flourish.
For this I provide a calm, secure, trustworthy, and non-judgmental environment where you can experiment with talking honestly about yourself, express yourself freely, and see what it's like to feel understood by someone mature, experienced, reliable, and impartial. Therapy proceeds at a pace set by you, but without losing a sense of urgency, purpose, and direction.
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 current life when it is seen in the context of the 'there and then' of your early personal history. Learning to make a distinction between the two is fruitful. It guides on the way 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 couples and families to explore communication, resolve recurring conflicts, and deepen understanding of both the self and others. Aspects of individual therapy are included to aid this work.
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.
