My therapeutic approach is underpinned by an understanding that the universal struggles we all face are relational challenges with living rather than individual medical pathology. 

Therefore, within a confidential, mutually respectful and trusting relationship, I seek to work with –and for – people to clarify and reconsider their own unique ways of seeing and being in the world, build their awareness and acceptance, and meet their existing and emerging life issues in both pragmatic and exploratory ways.

My interest in psychotherapy emerged from both my experiences as a journalist and international humanitarian worker over six years in Africa (1990-1996) and training for a Masters in Social Work (1996-98). I have over 25 years of experience working in a wide range of settings in both the public and private sector, including specialist anxiety and depression, trauma, sexual abuse and addiction services.

In addition to my clinical work as a psychotherapist, I am a tutor at the University of Oxford where I lecture on Existential and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and a Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Surrey, training students to provide front-line NHS anxiety and depression services. 

I also mentor psychological professionals working in the NHS as part of an ethnic minority leadership mentoring programme, facilitate weekly open access wellbeing groups for Frazzled Café and supervise case workers of a charity that supports refugees, asylum seekers and those with no recourse to public funds. I am also training as a Relational Life Therapy (RLT) therapist to support my work with couples.