About me

I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and an insured psychotherapist and supervisor, currently in private practice. I worked for some years in a NHS London hospital in secondary care.

I am a specialist consultant, supervisor, and psychotherapist at a highly specialised clinic for dissociative disorders (The Clinic Of Dissociative Studies, London, UK www.clinicds.co.uk ); as a supervisor, psychotherapist and support therapist.

I also guest lecture at Tavistock and Portman on Dissociative Identity Disorders. I provide specialist training within NHS settings for professionals working with Dissociative Disorders and speak at the British Psychological Society.

My voluntary work includes being on the Board of Directors and co-chairing educational content for the International Society for Trauma and Dissociation - (ISSTD www.isst-d.org ). The oldest complex trauma and dissociation society in the world.

I regularly consult on mental health for The Guardian, Vogue, Refinery29, The Stylist, Modern Matters to name a few. I also consult for film and scripts for some large TV companies and production houses, such as the BBC and Hulu.

My main training was at Regent’s University and The University of Liverpool. I have also attended courses at The Bowlby Centre and the International Society for Trauma and Dissociation. I attend conferences and training internationally.

I am committed to ongoing training and attend various courses and professional development seminars. I also hold a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from University of Liverpool.

My particular area of speciality is working with complex trauma and Dissociative Disorders. My research interest is exploring psychotherapists experience of working with those expereincing Dissociative Identity ‘Disorders’, which aims to add to the discussion and thought around this often under researched phenomena.

I am also interested in non-ordinary states of consciousness, and the adjunct of psychotherapies and other forms of healing from around the world.

Below are some typical areas that I work with in private practice. I see a breadth of clients, from varying backgrounds.

• depression, anxiety and stress

• grief, loss and bereavement

• trauma, neglect, deprivation, physical sexual and mental abuse

• addictions (food, drugs, alcohol, gambling etc.)

• identity, meaning and purpose

• relationship and interpersonal issues

• disorders (Dissociative identity disorder, dissociative disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders)

• phobias

• sexuality