About me
My counselling qualifications and more
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body
- Registered member (MBACP) of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy – I therefore follow its ethical framework
- Level 5 Award in Trauma Informed Therapy from Temenos Education
- Bereavement counselling training at St Joseph’s Hospice, Hackney
- Creative therapy tools and techniques training at St Joseph’s Hospice
- Training in working with people at risk of suicide at Maytree Respite Centre and St Joseph’s Hospice
- Clinical assessment training at Connexus Institute
- Certificate of Higher Education in psychology from Birkbeck, University of London
- Alongside my private practice, I work as a bereavement counsellor at St Joseph’s Hospice and for Headstrong Counselling
- I have also worked as a befriender at Maytree Respite Centre in Finsbury Park
More about me
I was born and raised in Liverpool, where I went to a state-funded grammar school. I studied ancient Greek and Latin literature with philosophy at the University of Oxford, and fine art at Central St Martins College of Art and Design, London.
My life experience includes several years winning internationally in sport, coming to terms with failure in artistic ambitions, and a career in journalism that spanned over three decades – from photojournalism in West Africa to senior management positions at two of the UK’s most respected publications. My decision to retrain as a therapist was the result of a life-long fascination with the workings of the mind and an enjoyment of open, in-depth conversation, coupled with my own pivotal experience of being in therapy in my thirties.
Apart from periods living and working in Greece, Ivory Coast, Mali, and South Africa, I have lived in London my entire adult life. Its energy inspires me, and it has given me friends and colleagues from many different backgrounds.