I am a clinical psychologist in Southeast London. I have worked clinically in NHS mental health services since 2014, and completed my doctoral training in clinical psychology in 2018. My current NHS role is supporting hospital staff in the context of a range of challenges. These include trauma, burnout, bereavement, anxiety (e.g. stress, worry, panic, obsessive/compulsive thinking and behaviour), depression, chronic illness or injury, neurodiversity. As well as systemic challenges including racism, bullying and discrimination.
Experience
My previous clinical psychology roles have been with children, parents and families – and adults with learning disabilities. In these roles, I have supported individuals, carers and parents to make meaningful changes. Challenges I have helped with include: separation anxiety, trauma, self-harm and suicidal ideation, school avoidance, low mood and depression, anxiety, anger/aggression/challenging behaviour, and difficulties with connection and relationships.
Approaches
I have a broad-based clinical training, enabling me to work integratively and to draw on a variety of clinical approaches to mental health and wellbeing. These include Mindfulness-Based Therapies such as ACT and Compassion Focused Therapy, EMDR, Systemic Practice, Narrative Therapy, and Psychodynamic and Play-Based approaches. I have a Postgraduate Certificate in ‘Low Intensity’ Cognitive Behavioural Interventions. My experience also includes providing parent-focused or carer-focused interventions. I have specific training in Personalised Individual Parent Training PIPT. This intervention offers practical skills and ideas to support parents to effectively address challenging behaviour, and to strengthen their relationship with their child.
How I work
In my work, I consider that the person or family will already have many strengths, skills and ideas that can help address the difficulties or concerns in their lives. I aim to be always non-pathologising and to think about how problems can be understood in the context of difficult life events, trauma, systemic challenges and the challenging ways that the human brain has evolved. I offer a therapeutic relationship and a compassionate, non-judgemental thinking space. In addition I bring in those ideas from clinical psychology that seem most useful to the person’s context. Through talking (or playing, drawing and experimenting), we come to a shared understanding of the difficulties, and can explore different perspectives and ideas for change.
I see clients online as well as in the Circle Psychology Partners consulting rooms in East Dulwich.
You can also find my profile on Psychology Today.