How I work

I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy. This means paying close attention to the relationship in the room, and to patterns that repeat across a person's life, as a way of understanding what's difficult and why it persists.

I also draw on my background in medicine and neuroscience to inform my clinical thinking. My PhD in neuroscience, alongside my psychodynamic training, helps me to think about the person as a whole, considering emotional experience, development, relationships and the ways in which mind and body can interact.

When working with children and teenagers, the shape of the work is discussed together at the start. This might involve meeting with the young person individually, meeting with parents, or a combination, depending on their age and what seems most helpful. Parent review meetings can also be arranged separately.

University students and young adults usually contact me directly and attend sessions independently. We think together at the beginning about what has brought them to therapy and what they would like help with, whether this relates to a particular difficulty, a period of transition or pressure, or a more general sense that something is not quite right.