About me
Professional Training & Qualifications
I trained at WPF Therapy and at the British Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF), the UK's leading psychotherapy training institutions. Both are accredited by the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC). Over a total of 6 years, my training included personal analysis with a Senior Analyst, academic study in psychoanalytic theory, and extensive supervised clinical work.
I am a registered full member of the following professional bodies and institutions and I adhere to their professional and ethical standards.
the British Psychoanalytic Council
the UK Council for Psychotherapy
the Council for Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis College (UKCP)
the British Psychotherapy Foundation
the Foundation of Psychotherapy and Counselling.
Clinical, Professional and Lived Experience
I worked as an Honorary Counsellor in the NHS, specifically with the Community Living Well service under the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. This role provided me with valuable experience in delivering psychological therapies to a diverse client base, further enriching my practice.
Before training as a psychotherapist, I lived and worked in senior positions in Europe and the Middle East, experiences that have shaped the perspective I bring to my practice. My years in the corporate world have given me insight into how cultural, societal, and professional pressures can impact one’s sense of self.
These experiences have also given me first-hand insight into the emotional, relational and identity challenges faced by people living and working in cultures other than their original one — especially the prolonged effort to adapt, reconcile internal sense of self with external expectations, and make meaning across different cultural contexts. This background continues to inform my sensitivity to the ways cultural transition shapes one’s emotional life, interpersonal patterns and self-understanding.
Volunteering has been an important part of my journey, from offering support to blind and partially sighted Londoners with the charity BlindAid to helping out in the refugee camps of Lesbos, during the European refugee crisis. These experiences quietly inform the perspective I bring to therapy.
Alongside my clinical and lived experience, I am a member of the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (FPC) Trainee Liaison Committee (TLC), where I co-host online talks and peer support sessions for trainees and recent graduates as they progress toward qualification and private practice.