Welcome to my website.
I am a warm, empathic, sensitive and gently challenging integrative adult, child & adolescent psychotherapist. Integrative means I draw from a range of approaches to tailor the therapy to you or your child as a unique individual. I welcome enquiries for therapy from adults, children and teenagers experiencing a wide range of difficulties.
I am an EMDR Europe/UK qualified therapist, and have taken additional EMDR training for children (level 1), attachment informed EMDR, and Internal Family Systems informed EMDR. EMDR was orignally developed as a trauma treatment but is now applied to a wide range of mental health difficulties for adults and children. (https://emdrassociation.org.uk/a-unique-and-powerful-therapy/
I am experienced in working with children and families in private practice, education, adoption and fostering, including via the adoption support fund. I am a Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy informed therapist (attachment focussed family therapy) which can be used to support parenting and/or as family sessions.
I have an interest in complex trauma and dissociation. I have a diploma in assessing and treating childhood trauma and dissociation from First Person Plural.
If you are interested in more detail, please browse my website pages for further information.
Unfortunately I am fully booked and not taking on any new clients.
Psychotherapy and EMDR for adults, children, teenagers and families in Tadley, covering Basingstoke, Reading, Newbury and surrounding villages of Hampshire and West Berkshire.
I am an LGBTQ+ aware and anti-racist therapist. I welcome diversity including all races, body sizes, abilities, sexualities, genders, religions and political values. I recognise cultural oppression and its role in psychological trauma passed down generations. I commit to listening without judgement and learning from my clients, from a position of cultural sensitivity and humility. I am willing when needed to be called out or called in.