Prior to training in psychotherapy, I have a background in academia and cultural heritage with a research specialism in literature, arts, and philosophy. My passion for these subjects was driven by the same preoccupations that inform my work now: what does it mean to live a life, to be in the world, to be with others? What is the nature of our suffering, and how has it shaped us?

During time working as a volunteer with individuals in crisis, I experienced how fundamentally powerful the action of speaking with another person can be in bringing about change, in making life itself possible and livable.

The history of psychoanalysis has been deeply enriched by its entanglement with literature and philosophy, a history that informs my own approach to working in a way that is theoretically expansive, creative, and thoughtful.

From Greek tragedy, to last night’s TV drama, we find again and again that the question of our suffering, being, being in time, and being together is central to our lives. A question that for many has become all the more acute in a time of increased pressures of how we “should” live and “enjoy”. A question that concerns us all.

Concerns us all, and yet where is the time and space to begin to address our difficulties? My clinical practice is one of enabling that time, a safe space to find some understanding and meaning of your past and your present, and to ask how things might be different.

My practice is informed by my training with SSCP (Society for Social and Critical Psychoanalysis), where I am currently a member of their postgraduate training group.

I am a Member of the UKCP (United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapists), who require that their members are fully insured and abide by a code of ethics.