About Me

I chose to study psychology because I’m fascinated by how different we all are from each other, at the same time as having some fundamental things in common that let us empathise with each other’s experience. Each person’s situation is different, and what suits one person may not work for another. As a therapist, my job isn’t to tell people what to do, but to collaborate with them to find and implement the solutions that work best for them. My priority is to listen compassionately to each person, to create an open and trusting relationship, and to work with them to make meaningful changes in their life.

I believe in using evidence-based therapies in a flexible, responsive way, to help each individual person to make meaningful changes in their life. It is a privilege to do this work, and I am continually impressed by the ways in which people are able to change their lives for the better. However complex or long-term the issues, it is always possible to make a difference.

I studied psychology as an undergraduate at Oxford University then completed my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College London. Since qualifying I have worked in the NHS, in academic research and in private practice, in services across a range of specialisms including autism, neurodisability, eating disorders and physical health, as well as working in general adult mental health services. 

I strive to take an actively affirmative stance in all of my work, to acknowledge the ways in which our distress is shaped by the prejudices and power structures of the world around us, and to make space for each person I work with to be their whole self.