I understand that looking for a therapist can be daunting. It may even be confusing as counsellors and psychotherapists use many different approaches depending on their training.

Therapy needs to be with someone you feel comfortable with. It is important to also feel safe. You may need to find the person who is right for you. Whatever has caused you to seek therapy, I offer a non-judgmental and confidential space where we can explore any difficulties you are experiencing in life.

Interests

My main interest is creating safe and supportive spaces for people to explore who they are. I value everyone as unique individuals and offer a holistic, relational way of working to navigate life’s difficulties together. I have experience of supporting people with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and navigating life changes.

I am also interested in supporting communities. I want to help them challenge societal and environmental factors that impact mental health. For example, I have supported young people in schools to upskill Senior Leaders and to develop mentally healthy environments.

I also work for the NHS as an Honorary Psychotherapist in the Tower Hamlets area.

Qualifications and Training

I am a qualified Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and now embarking on a further two year Masters in Psychotherapy. I have worked with adults, children, young people, and families for many years in a range of helping roles. I am committed to continuous professional development and an example of training I have completed includes:

• PGDip Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling
• Now studying MA Psychotherapy
• Level 5 Advanced Diploma Counselling Children and Young People
• BA (Hons) Youth Work
• MA Community Psychology
• Brief Solution Focused therapy
• Safeguarding
• Working with Trauma
• Domestic Abuse
• Emotional Regulation
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – please note that I am not a CBT therapist
• Online therapy
• Bereavement and Loss
• Suicide prevention
• Equality and Diversity

Ethics

I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I abide by their ethical framework for good practice. This means I have a commitment to:

• Putting the people I work with first
• Working to professional standards
• Showing respect
• Building appropriate relationships
• Maintaining integrity
• Demonstrating accountability and candour

And my ethical responsibilities are:

• Being trustworthy: honouring the trust placed in the practitioner
• Autonomy: respect for the client’s right to be self-governing
• Beneficence: a commitment to promoting the client’s wellbeing
• Non-maleficence: a commitment to avoiding harm to the client
• Justice: the fair and impartial treatment of all clients and the provision of adequate services
• Self-respect: fostering the practitioner’s self-knowledge, integrity and care for self