A bit about me and my training

Like most people, I have experienced anxiety at different times in my life, but it wasn’t until my 30s that I discovered how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy could help with my issues. It was a bit of a lightbulb moment and I’ve been practising it ever since!

I was so determined to use CBT to help others, that I went back to university to get a master’s degree in psychology, volunteered as a telephone counsellor and completed my CBT training and accreditation. 

Nowadays, I work solely as a private psychotherapist, with adults (over 18s), but I worked for many years in the NHS’s IAPT (mental health) service, where I developed a greater understanding of mental health, working with hundreds of people from different walks of life.

I have had plenty of life experience, which helps me to empathise with and relate to others. Anxiety and low mood are part of being human. We can’t expect to go through life without experiencing them, but we don’t have to suffer with them. My job is great. I have always found it easy to listen to people, helping them find ways to feel better. I would really love the opportunity to help you with any psychological issue you are currently experiencing and help you learn to cope with life’s issues in a different way.

As well as attending regular training over the years on anxiety and depression, I’ve completed workshops on Mindfulness and grounding, the role of diet in our mental health, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Level 2), bereavement, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Insomnia, TEAM CBT and many more. I am constantly keeping myself up to speed with new techniques and research because I’m really interested in mental health.