Why Therapy?
Therapy offers a space to explore your life with depth and honesty. It can help you understand your suffering, where it comes from, what it’s trying to tell you, and how it’s shaped the way you move through the world. In that understanding, something begins to shift. Patterns that once felt fixed can loosen. New choices become possible.
Therapy is also about change, not quick fixes, but meaningful, lasting change that comes from really getting to know yourself. And beyond pain or crisis, therapy can be a place to make life more interesting: to explore your creativity, your relationships, your inner world. It’s a space to ask different questions, to imagine new ways of being, and to discover what matters to you.
My Approach
My work is grounded in a humanistic and psychodynamic approach, which means I offer a warm, respectful space to explore your experiences, while also helping you understand how past relationships and patterns may still be shaping your life today.
I also draw on Internal Family Systems (IFS) in a down-to-earth, accessible way—helping you get to know the different parts of yourself with curiosity and compassion. Together, we’ll work at a pace that feels right for you, with the aim of making real and lasting change.
Whether you’re struggling with addiction, trauma, anxiety, psychosis, or feeling stuck in life, I offer a space where change, connection, and meaning can emerge.
My Story
I’m a London-based psychotherapist with lived experience of psychosis, addiction recovery, and deep personal change. At 29, I went through a breakdown and a powerful psychotic episode—an experience that was terrifying, disorienting, and ultimately transformative. Since then, I’ve been sober for over 30 years and have committed my life to understanding how we suffer, how we heal, and what real change takes.
Coming from a working-class background, I know how difficult it can be to access support, especially when the world of therapy and mental health can feel distant or clinical. My approach is grounded, respectful, and informed by real life, not theory alone.
Because of my own experience, I hold a healthy scepticism about psychiatric diagnosis and medication. While I respect that medication can be helpful or necessary for some, I also believe we need to look beyond labels and symptoms, to listen more deeply to the meanings behind distress. Too often, diagnosis can obscure the personal, social, and political roots of suffering.
Work experience
I have over 20 years of experience working in private practice and as a counsellor, psychotherapist, and group facilitator for various organisations.
My professional journey has included roles at:
- TVI (The Violence Initiative) – A community-based charity with a unique approach to working psychotherapeutically with perpetrators of violence, rooted in conflict resolution.
- RAPT (Rehabilitation for Addictive Prisoners Trust) – I worked at HMP Pentonville and the Island Drug Project, supporting individuals in recovery from addiction.
- FCD (Freedom from Chemical Dependency) – I taught drug education in schools and was one of FCD’s first teachers in the UK. I trained at FCD’s campus in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Charter Harley Street – A specialised addiction and trauma treatment centre where I worked with individuals and groups as part of their intensive outpatient team.
- Sporting Chance – A charity supporting professional sportspeople with mental health and addiction issues.
I have also been a volunteer counsellor at the mental health charity Mind and the addiction charity Addaction.
Speciality:
- Addiction and Recovery
- Anger and violence
- Anxiety and depression
- Identity
- Relationship issues
- Shame
- Trauma
Training & Qualifications:
- Spectrum (London) 1999-2002 – Four-year post-graduate training in humanistic psychotherapy.
- Open University, 2018 – Open degree, BSc (Hons)
- Mankind Project, 2018 – Group process – Chicago, USA
I am committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development.
I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and participate in weekly supervision.
BACP membership number 212946
Contact:
You can contact me by phone, email or through my website
Fees:
I offer a sliding scale fee structure to help make therapy as accessible as possible, especially during these economically challenging times. My standard fee ranges from £80 to £100 per session, depending on your circumstances and ability to pay.
I also offer a limited number of concession spaces at £60, available for those who may be on a low income or facing financial hardship.
I aim to offer a supportive and respectful space, whatever your financial situation.
Sessions:
Psychotherapy sessions at City Therapy Space:
Wednesday morning
Directions to City Therapy Space
Psychotherapy sessions at 37 Museum Street:
Tuesday & Wednesday
