About Me
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I'm easy to work with because I bring answers and clarity on complex topics that feel deeply confusing. I have a steady, reassuring presence with the integrity and consistency that means I'm easy to trust. I'm organised, will have a plan, and I work with careful pacing to ensure people feel safe while also helping them feel better as soon as possible
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I specialise in working with early-life childhood abuse, cumulative neglect and complex trauma which may lead to unstable relationships in present-day. I work with clients to bring clarity to their sense-of-self; build self-esteem; and work on the thinking, feeling and behaviours needed to soothe anxiety, lift depression and establish secure relating.
My top specialities are:
Attachment Styles and Unstable Relationships
Narcissism and Narcissistic Abuse
Early-life Abuse, Neglect & Complex Trauma
My other trauma-related specialties:
Addiction
Anxiety
Borderline Personality (BPD/EUPD)
Depression
Domestic Abuse
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Schizoid Personality
Self Esteem and Shame
Self-Harming
Sexual Abuse
Stress
Substance Use
Suicidal Ideation
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I've completed >600 in-person core training hours in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy at The Berne Institute on a UKCP-accredited training programme. I'm accruing client hours towards the Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma and UKCP Registration in Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy. This is top-tier training aligned with SCoPEd Column C. The HIPC training requirements are here. Since 2024 I've volunteered in the role of Trainee Counsellor for the charity Clean Slate who support abuse survivors.
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I’m a UKCP Trainee Psychotherapist, member number 2011185407. I’m a member of the UKCP Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy College, and I’m listed in their Trainee Directory. The UKCP code of ethics & professional practice is here. UKCP Trainee membership terms are here. I’m also a UKATA and EATA Student Member, membership number 9397.
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I’ve set up a modern professional practice management system, which greatly enhances a Client’s experience of a reliable, reassuring, consistent, efficient service from me. I use WriteUpp practice management software for GDPR and ISO27001-certified client details, contracts, bookings, text & email communications, session notes, smart forms, invoices and card payments.