Our experiences in the past inform how we behave and live in the present, what coping strategies we employ, and these can become less useful over time, holding us back from being all we are capable of becoming. Counselling can offer a way of working through difficulties with relationships, mental health, work or personal growth and it can also be a way of breaking a sense of loneliness and isolation. I can offer a non-judgemental and objective space in which you are valued and accepted. How we work will be collaborative and I will encourage you to bring your own ideas about what works best on your journey in therapy.

I aim to provide people with a safe and confidential space where they can explore difficult thoughts, feeling and emotions or experiences and concerns, as well as desires and aspirations. It can often be easier to talk openly with a qualified professional – that someone outside of friends, colleagues and family circles who can offer a more objective alliance which is formed between client and counsellor. We can determine together what areas you wish to focus on, or allow the work to evolve naturally. I work in a holistic way that respects your individual as well as community and intergenerational heritage and experience.

.. providing Counselling can also be done using video conferencing tools such as Zoom, MS Teams, Google Meet, FaceTime [Apple] or WhatsApp instead of or in addition to face-to-face sessions I also offer this form of counselling in addition to working face-to-face. This can be a more flexible way of experiencing therapy if you are unable to travel, you live with a disability, are living in an isolated location or due to the demands of a busy day at work.

I work primarily with problems arising from our busy lives, which can be as a result of early attachment issues, abuse, medical interventions or loss, though there are endless ways in which our lives impact on our thoughts, feelings and emotions. I also work with issues to do with gender, identity and oppression and the depressive states arising from negative experiences, and I also work with the LGBTQ+ Community.

I practice as a Therapist in Woodford to the North East of London providing face-to-face counselling and I also work from my home providing video and telephone counselling sessions.

Beginning counselling can be challenging and a brave step to take, but it can also be rewarding. It does require a commitment of time, a willingness to invest in yourself financially and the desire to participate as fully as possible in order to get the best out of the experience. Developing awareness of self and the impact we have on others and others on us can be profoundly life changing. Being able to challenge ourselves and our views on life can fundamentally alter our mental and physical wellbeing.

I genuinely believe that taking this first step in making this courageous choice can have a transformative effect on your life but it is a step that requires you to make a choice. Being ‘sent’ for counselling can be counterproductive and limiting for clients because your autonomy outside and within the therapeutic relationship you establish with me is central to how we can work together. For this reason, it is important that you choose counselling and decide for yourself that wanting to change and working within a therapeutic alliance to achieve that change is something that you wish to experience.

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