PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
I am a member of the Association of Core Process Psychotherapists (ACPP) and the UK Council for Psychotherapy*.
*The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) are the regulatory body for psychotherapists practicing in the UK. UKCP hold a national register of psychotherapists in order to protect the public, and provide public confidence in professional psychotherapy. Only therapists who meet UKCP exacting standards and training requirements can be on their register. The UKCP register is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority

QUALIFICATIONS
Psychology PhD & BSc.
I have a PhD in Psychology from University College London (UCL) and have taught and worked in the field of mental health and wellbeing for more than 15 years, working with men with a revolving-door relationship to prison, children in care and care leavers, and adults struggling with their mental health and wellbeing.

UKCP trainee therapist* and senior student of Core Process Psychotherapy
I am in my third year of supervised training at the renowned Karuna Institute.

Mindfulness Teacher
I am a certified Mindfulness teacher trained by internationally renowned Dharma and Mindfulness teachers Martin Aylward and Mark Coleman. The Mindfulness Training Institute teacher training was one of the first to receive accreditation from the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA). Mark Coleman is the founder of Awake in the Wild and Martin Aylward is the co-founder and Director of Le Moulin retreat centre in South France.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION AND MOVEMENT PRACTICES
I have been meditating and doing mindfulness practice and retreats since 2008. I have a deep love and respect for dharma and meditation and its power in healing and building connection and community. I regularly attend or support in-person and online retreats at Gaia House, and have a weekly Insight Dialogue group, practicing relational mindfulness. These ongoing relationships with Sangha (community) deeply inform and nourish my work as a psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher. 

I practice Qi Gong and can bring simple mindful movements in to my therapeutic work where it is helpful for people, for example in learning a movement that can help with finding calmness in a moment of worry.  or to help those new to Mindfulness to access bodily sensations.