In-person therapy in North London

I help adults navigate struggles with self-worth, identity, and relating to others. Exploring these in therapy can help you find new ways to respond to them and restore your sense of control and wellbeing.

My approach

We will attend to both the management of your issues, and the deeper work of understanding and processing their origins.

I provide a safe and containing space for your thoughts and feelings. All expression is welcome – humour, swearing, tears, or whatever it is that comes up for you (aside from violence or physical contact).

I am a relatively active therapist. I offer interpretations and suggest alternative ways of thinking, respecting always your readiness and the primacy of your truth. I generally do not self-disclose, but am warm and direct; I may for instance bring up how I experience you or the way we are relating.

Fees & availability

My fee is £75 per session.

My hours are 10am-3pm Monday to Friday, plus 7pm-10pm on Mondays. Please contact me for my current availability.

Location

I have a calm private consulting room in Bickerton House, next to Dartmouth Park in London N19.

Parking is available nearby. Archway, Tufnell Park, and Upper Holloway stations are a few minutes walk. Camden, Crouch End, Finchley, Hampstead, Highgate, Muswell Hill are close by.

About me

I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I adhere to their Ethical Framework and Professional Conduct Procedure.

My training was in Integrative Counselling at CPPD and Regents University in London, and I have a BSc from the LSE. I was previously a counsellor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and at Face2Face London.

I have regular clinical supervision, full insurance, DBS, and continuing professional development.

Therapeutic orientation

I have a broadly psychodynamic approach, informed by attachment theory and existential concerns:

Psychodynamic – We’ll explore how your early relationships, environment, or trauma shaped your emotional life, behaviours, and ways of relating to others – including how they show up between us. By bringing these patterns into awareness, you can begin to navigate the present with greater clarity, and start loosening old fears, assumptions, and defences.

Attachment – Many emotional struggles have their roots in the bonds we formed with parents or caregivers. By noticing how these early attachment patterns echo through your relationships today, we can begin to soften their hold and support the development of connections that are more secure, realistic, and fulfilling.

Existential – We can also turn towards life’s deeper questions: what gives your life meaning, how you live with uncertainty and loss, or where to find gratitude even in the face of adversity.

We’ll meet in-person, long or short term, usually weekly. I may be able to offer occasional online sessions.

Common themes

You may recognise yourself in one or more of these themes, which are common in people I work with, and are often interrelated:

Self-worth – You might have a persistent sense of not being good enough. Perhaps you hold yourself to punishing standards, constantly compare yourself to others, or feel unlovable.

Identity – You’re unsure about who you are beneath the role you play – the compliant helper, the compulsive achiever, someone defined by your background, gender, or family narrative. You feel disconnected from who you are.

Relationships – Relating with others (partners, children, parents, colleagues) leaves you with suppressed anger, feeling uncared for, or depleted. You repeat your patterns of people-pleasing, relinquishing of power, distrust, or destructiveness.