Trauma-informed therapy in north-east London and online
From knowing your story - to finally feeling a shift
I help people move from feeling like life is simply 'happening to them,' to a place of warm authority. We’ll work together to bridge the gap between understanding your past and building the practical tools to lead your life with more confidence and ease.
A space to unburden ~ And a way to move forward
You might be arriving here with a deep understanding of your past, yet feeling frustrated that your insight hasn’t translated into a real, lived change. Or, you might simply feel on edge, or overwhelmed, without a clear sense of why that is.
My intention is to provide a calm, non-judgmental space where you can be heard with tenderness. It’s amazing the unburdening we can experience just from feeling less alone with our struggles.
From that place of safety, we can begin to weave a more compassionate and cohesive story of your life. We'll move past the constant overthinking and those unwanted sticky habits, building the internal skills you need to support yourself long after therapy ends.
It’s a transition toward leading your own life with more confidence, ease, and a sense of internal quiet.
In-person and online
I offer appointments from my practice in De Beauvoir, situated between Islington, Canonbury and Hackney.
And a video call option for clients who are situated further away, including internationally, or for those who prefer their therapy online for convenience.
My therapy room in Hackney in which we’ll be working together.
Interested in being your own therapist?
I’ve created a course in which you’ll learn how to be your very own therapist.
I’ll take you through many of the practices, and skills, you’d experience in therapy with myself.
The course encourages you to delve into your personal history, with compassion, and deepen your self-awareness through discovering your values and exploring your inner world.
And you’ll learn how to develop a supportive inner voice, cultivate positive emotions, and build sustainable habits, to take you from not just having awareness, but to actual change too.
Is therapy for me?
Counselling & psychotherapy is a unique experience
People seek out help for many reasons. There are no rules for what you should and should not attend therapy for. It may be a feeling or experience you can describe and label, like anxiety and depression. A specific traumatic experience, something extremely painful, mental or physical. Or perhaps just a sense something isn't right, with its origins in the subtle moments experienced with an unaware caregiver when young. If you feel you need help therapy could be for you.
Some of the issues I’ve helped my clients with
Overcoming fear and anxiety, including generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), health anxiety and panic attacks
Managing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Building self-worth or confidence
Exploring the sense of unfulfillment and finding meaning
Managing relationship difficulties and communication
Regulating the nervous system when feeling chaotic, overwhelmed, out of control
Moving through feeling confused, indecisive, stuck, procrastination
Working through feelings of shame, guilt and anger
Healing after the end of a relationship, separation and divorce
Support with LGBTQ+ experiences (exploring past and present)
Finding a way through sadness and depression, including postnatal depression
Dealing with rejection and loneliness
Accepting and working with sexual dysfunction
Managing addictions and supporting abstinence (including drug, alcohol, sex)
Processing traumatic experiences and Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Working through bereavement and grief
Providing accepting & grounding support when feeling suicidal
Regaining safety and trust after sexual abuse (childhood and adult)
Resolving family issues (communication, assertiveness, autonomy)
Affirming Gender identity exploration and acceptance
Want to get a better sense of who I am?
Mental health meditations and talks
I create content for Insight Timer. With over 10 million meditators, and the largest library of free guided meditations on earth, it’s the #1 app for meditation and sleep.
You can follow my teacher profile on the app, or alternatively I upload some audio recordings to my Sound Cloud page too.
I’ve created a range of audio to support with: healing from heartbreak, self-compassion, sleep difficulties , breath practices, and other self-enquiry tools.
Find me on Instagram
It’s not easy to get a sense of what a therapist is like from a few words and photos on a website. It might be helpful to check out my Instagram page to get more of a flavour for who I am, my areas of knowledge and how I communicate. You’ll also find useful content about mental health, therapy, and handy psychology tips and tools.
I write stuff too
When I want to go deeper on a topic, you’ll find me writing about anything from breathing techniques, relationships and dating, to self-discovery, sex, and the interplay between tech and mental health.
The breathing technique
to help you through life's challenges
From ghosting to caspering:
the psychology of why it matters
Pause : breathe : get curious
Before you leave, take a moment to catch your breath. The 4-7-8 breath is a form of Prāṇāyāma (intentional) breathing. It involves breathing in for a count of 4, holding for 7, and breathing out for 8.
Like a lot of breathing techniques, it’s essentially a self-regulation tool. Helping bring a state of calm, via your nervous system, and shifting your attention from the swirls in your mind to the sensations of your body.
Breathe in for a count of 4, hold for 7, and breathe out for 8