Welcome

Hello and welcome. I am a psychotherapist-in-training offering therapy at my practice in Walthamstow, London.

My approach to psychotherapy offers a compassionate space to meet the challenges and suffering that inevitably comes at times with being human. Whatever has led you personally to look for a therapist, you are very welcome to reach out by email to arrange an initial meeting, which I offer at no cost.

Psychotherapy – Core Process

With such a variety of ways to work with our emotional difficulties, you may be quite reasonably wondering which path will help you – what can meet you where you are right now at this point in your life. Psychotherapy at its essence is a supportive human relationship in which you can safely and compassionately explore all aspects of your experience – both those that you carry with you as you navigate your daily life, as well as those that might reveal themselves in the client-therapist relationship.

As a trainee psychotherapist, I am studying Core Process Psychotherapy with the Karuna Institute – a course which works towards accreditation with the UCKP. This approach to therapy foregrounds bringing attention to our felt experience, using mindful presence to gradually allow contact to our innate health and freedom as a path to healing. As a way of working, this weaves together traditional contemplative practices (in particular meditation), more classic psychological ideas about individual development and trauma, as well as appreciating the many cultural / ancestral factors that influence us.

Outside of my psychotherapy practice, I also work as a psychiatrist within NHS mental health services and research settings.

Starting therapy

I am able to work with clients with a large range of challenges – perhaps you have clearly identified an issue such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, repeated harmful patterns of behaviour; or maybe you’re issue seems less tangible to you, such as feeling unfulfilled, unsure of yourself or unseen; or possibly you are considering therapy to support your wellbeing and growth. A space for all of these can be made in our work.

Sessions are generally in-person at my clinic rooms in Walthamstow, East London, though we can accommodate doing some sessions online if that seems beneficial. We would begin with an initial meeting to discuss what you are looking for and see if this is the right fit to take things further – this first appointment is free of charge.