Professional Qualifications & Experience

I hold the following professional qualifications alongside other assorted trainings:

• MA Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy, Psychosynthesis Trust and University of East London
• MSc in Integrative Counselling, University of Bristol

• Levels 1, 2 and 3 Training in Internal Family Systems Therapy

• Diploma in Contemporary Trauma Practice, Relational Change
• Certificate in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Exeter University
• Foundation Year in Core Process Psychotherapy, Karuna Institute
• BA (Hons) Natural Sciences (Zoology), Cambridge University
• Senior Accredited Member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), Counsellor and Supervisor
• Registered Psychotherapist, United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

I have worked as a counsellor and later as a psychotherapist for 30 years and am experienced in helping with all of the main issues presented in counselling. As well as offering you substantial experience as a general practitioner, I have specialist knowledge concerning chronic and life-threatening illness, including HIV, MS and cancer; death and bereavement; sexuality, gender, and LGBTQ issues; trauma and life transitions.

I am Senior Accredited Member of BACP (Counsellor and Supervisor) and also a UKCP registered psychotherapist. This means that my qualifications are very widely recognised and that I have significant experience in the counselling and psychotherapy fields. I am committed to my on-going personal and professional development, undertaking regular training.