Payment is accepted by bank transfer and is due before the beginning of each session.

Sessions cancelled with more than 48 hours' notice can be rearranged without charge. Cancellations made with less than 48 hours' notice are normally charged at the full session fee.

I recognise that exceptional circumstances can arise, and these can be considered individually.

There is no predetermined number of sessions, as the length of therapy depends upon what brings you to therapy, the complexity of what we are working with and what you hope to gain from the process.

Some people come to therapy to work with a particular difficulty, while others choose longer-term work where experiences or patterns have developed over many years.

We can discuss this at the outset and continue to review together whether the therapy remains useful and appropriate.

I work with adults aged 18 and over, both in person and online.

My areas of specialist practice include anxiety and panic, trauma and complex trauma, dissociation and depersonalisation/derealisation, depression, intrusive thoughts and persistent psychological patterns.

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Integrative psychotherapy recognises that no single therapeutic model can fully account for the complexity of an individual's psychological experience.

My approach draws upon psychotherapeutic theory, relational and trauma-informed practice, hypnotherapy and experiential ways of working. Rather than selecting techniques according to a predetermined protocol, our work develops from an understanding of you — your experiences, relationships, psychological patterns and the ways you may have learned to adapt or protect yourself.

Different ways of working may therefore become relevant at different points in therapy.

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People experience hypnosis differently. It is often described as a state of focused or absorbed attention in which awareness becomes more directed towards internal experience.

You remain aware of what is happening and retain control throughout. Hypnosis is not something that is “done to” you, nor does it require you to surrender control.

Some people experience a sense of physical relaxation, while others simply notice increased absorption in thoughts, imagery, sensations or emotional experience.

Within my practice, hypnotherapy is not used as a separate or formulaic treatment. Where appropriate, it forms part of the wider psychotherapeutic process and may provide another way of working with experiences that are not always readily accessible through conscious reflection alone.

I offer therapy in person from my private practice in Surrey and online with clients across the UK and internationally.

Further information about the practice location, travel and online therapy can be found on my Therapy Locations page.

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Our initial consultation gives us an opportunity to briefly discuss what has brought you to therapy, what you are hoping for from the process and whether working together feels appropriate.

If we decide to continue, our early sessions allow us to develop a fuller understanding of what you are experiencing, your history and what may be contributing to or maintaining the difficulties you are facing.

Therapy then develops collaboratively. Depending upon your individual needs, our work may involve psychological exploration, working with established patterns, emotional and nervous-system regulation, experiential work and, where appropriate, hypnotherapy.

We will continue to review the work together as therapy develops.

Confidentiality is an important part of the therapeutic relationship. What you share in therapy is treated as confidential, within the professional and legal limits of confidentiality.

There are limited circumstances in which I may need to share information, particularly where there are serious concerns about safety or where disclosure is required by law. These circumstances are explained clearly in the client agreement before therapy begins.

As a UKCP-accredited psychotherapist, I also undertake regular clinical supervision in accordance with professional and ethical requirements. Client material discussed within supervision is treated confidentially.

Protecting the privacy and confidentiality of the people I work with is fundamental to my practice.

For that reason, I do not ask clients to provide testimonials or use client experiences as marketing material.

I believe that the therapeutic relationship should remain separate from any expectation that a client publicly endorses their therapy.