“It is not our difference that divides us. It is our inability to recognise, accept, and celebrate those differences.”
—A. Lorde
How I work
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My training modality and philosophy centres around prioritising a therapeutic relationship which is built on the belief in our capacity to grow and fulfil our lives through self-awareness. Working with you as a non-judgemental and empathic companion, I walk alongside you on your journey of awareness with emphasis on authenticity and personal responsibility. I will not direct you to talk about what I think you should ‘focus-on’, ‘fix’ or ‘solve’ but to explore what connects us to our experience and because of this it is important to add that I take a pluralistic stance to my work with you. This includes an ethical commitment to valuing diversity and a collaborative approach to a shared truth on how we develop our therapeutic relationship together. It is integral to maintaining a critical and reflective position in my work with you
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Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversities. This acronym focuses all of these areas. An affirming framework encompassing a range of different experiences and identities. In practice this means, as a GSRD therapist, I demonstrate cultural humility and competence, I understand specific adverse effects of oppression and minority stress that are experienced and I will provide an affirming stance and therapeutic space for all gender, sexual and relationship identities.
All these areas are where I have focused my training around and it continues to form part of my ongoing therapeutic development.
Integration of this model is integral to the way I work with my clients.
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My practice operates through the lens of social justice. Exploring and understanding our own experiences of systemic power imbalances, discrimination and oppression within societal systems. Our internal world cannot be separated from these systems.
This framework values emotions, our personal relationships and a right for parity in the world we live in.
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Gender
Sexuality
Relationships (including open and poly and kink-affirming)
Friendships
Spirituality
Queer Joy
Neurodivergence
Self Exploration
Pluralistic identities
Loneliness
Loss/Grief
Feeling ‘stuck’
Uncertainty
A few areas above..
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Making therapy accessible is important to me so I use 3 tiers system for fees based on your personal financial experience and financial privilege. This range is Tier 1 being the lowest, along with Tier 2 and Tier 3.
I implement a cancellation policy with all clients. Cancellations with less than 48 hours’ notice are charged full session fee.
More information is available on request
Where I work
Shoreditch High Street. London E1
Address:
Shoreditch therapy space @ 231 Shoreditch High street E1. I am on the 4th floor. This building has no lift access. Hours: Wednesday evenings
City Road, London EC1V
Address:
City Road Therapy @ 335 City Road EC1V. I am on the ground floor (with steps to access at the main door.
Hours: Fridays
More Information
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Core training:
BA (Hons) Humanistic Counselling, University of Warwick.
PG Dip., Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education.
M. Ed., University of Cambridge (St Edmund’s College).
PCE-CfD Practitioner, (Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression) a humanistic NICE-approved psychological therapy, Metanoia.
Additional specialist training:
Group Facilitation training, Working with individual clients exploring and experiencing Open & Poly Relationships through GSRD lens. See GSRD Therapy Lens in above section for more information in how I work.
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I am an Snr accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and I abide by their Code of Ethics and Professional Practice. I adhere to the Information Commissioner's Office at: www.ico.org.uk More details on how I use and protect personal data can be shared with you in more detail within my privacy policy which accompanies our therapeutic agreement if we work together and also can be found at the footer relating to this websiteDescription text goes here