I work with adults and young people and provide therapy on a long-term basis as well as brief therapeutic interventions. I specialise in the treatment of a range of clinical issues, including anxiety and depression, trauma, personality difficulties and other complex presentations.

I run supervision & reflective practice groups, seminars and workshops in the field of mental health and wellbeing. I am a co-founder and co-director of the United in Crisis Association, a non-profit organisation based in Lisbon, which provides free of charge mental health support for refugees and asylum seekers.

I have over twenty years of experience of working therapeutically with individuals and groups in a variety of mental health settings, including the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust as well as the private sector in the UK, UAE, Poland and Portugal.

My original background is in teaching but for many years, prior to becoming a psychotherapist, I was deeply involved in the work within therapeutic communities. This included work with traumatised refugees, victims of violence and this is where I became interested in trauma, severe psychopathology and group work.

Whilst living in the UAE, I wrote and coordinated a psycho-educational programme to teach and promote the practice of mindfulness to build reflective awareness and conscious growth. I used my deep understanding of the destructive impact of stress, which could result in addictive and obsessive behaviours and increased anxiety.

In collaboration with other mental health clinicians, I founded ‘Wellness PitStop’ – a mental health and well-being consultancy service. We offered individual consultations and delivered workshops to organisations where we provided psychological guidance and education in order to reduce workplace stress and promote work/life balance.

As well as being committed to in-depth clinical work, I am also interested in group dynamics and unconscious social and political violence, and I have conducted research in this field.