ABOUT ME

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS

My training as a psychodynamic psychotherapist is based on the foundations of psychoanalytic theory, adapted for life in the 21st century. I started my training at WPF Therapy, where I completed my Foundation in 2020 and the first three years of my training, before transferring to the British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf) in 2023. I am a member of the following organisations and abide by their code of ethics: UKCP, BPC & FPC.

MENTAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE

Alongside my rigorous 5.5-year psychotherapy training, I worked at the Rock Clinic in Hove on Clinical Placement from 2023-25. Before this, I worked as Creative Practitioner with Eggtooth in 2022-23 supporting neurodivergent young people. I also volunteered as a Clinical Support Worker at St. Michael's Hospice and a Talk & Support Volunteer with the Association of Carers, in 2020-21. Prior to this, I completed Southdown's mental health peer support training in 2016.

ART, CREATIVITY & EDUCATION

Before training as a psychotherapist, I worked as an artist and educator for 25 years, so I have a particular interest in working with creatives, especially artists & musicians. I ran numerous projects, including The Mother Lode Project: a creative peer support project supporting mothers with mental health challenges, which I conceived and coordinated in 2019. Other roles included running arts and mental health workshops with Recovery Partners and Arts on Prescription. I also founded aGender in 2013, a charity which aimed to challenge gender stereotypes through creative media with young people in East Sussex. Alongside this I worked in schools supporting primary aged children for whom English was not their first language. In addition, I have a degree in Fine Art and another in Philosophy & Anthropology.