About Me
I am a Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years’ experience working across both NHS and independent settings. My passion and goal is to provide individually-tailored, compassionate and scientifically grounded therapy depending on each client’s needs. I have a particular interest in maternal and perinatal mental health, and working with adults experiencing a range of difficulties such as depression, anxiety and trauma-related symptoms.
I obtained a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from University College London in 2017 following several years of NHS-based training and clinical practice across a range of settings including adult secondary care, older adult services, child & adolescent mental health and paediatric outpatient clinics. Following qualification, I have worked in adult community settings with people across various populations and life stages. My specialist interest is maternal mental health including pregnancy-related anxiety, tokophobia, birth trauma and perinatal loss; a field within which I continue to work in the national health service alongside my independent practice.
I am formally trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, a protocol-driven and evidence based treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (also sometimes used in treatment of other conditions).
I am registered with the British Psychological Society as a Chartered Psychologist and with the HCPC as a Practitioner Psychologist. I maintain all obligations to these societies, including those for ethical practice, supervision, and continuing education and professional development.
HCPC Registration Number: PYL35100
ICO Registered
Fully insured
Enhanced DBS
Creating a safe, supportive space for discussion and reflection is crucially important to me, as is ensuring that your needs, goals and values are always truly heard, held and validated throughout our work together. If you would like to see if we might be a good fit therapeutically, please do get in touch and I will be happy to discuss further.