About Me
People come to therapy for many reasons. You may be feeling overwhelmed, struggling in relationships, navigating a significant life transition, or finding that your usual ways of coping are no longer working. Whatever brings you here, my aim is to offer a thoughtful, collaborative space where we can make sense of your experiences together and explore meaningful possibilities for change.
My professional journey has not followed a conventional path. After spending the early years of my adult life as a professional musician, I moved into the field of psychotherapy, initially training and practising as a Psychoanalytically Informed Music Therapist before going on to qualify as a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist.
I completed my core Family and Systemic Psychotherapy training, including an MA in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy, at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in London, and have since undertaken further training in systemic supervision. I am a member of UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the Association for Family Systemic Psychotherapy (AFSP). Alongside my professional identity as a therapist, supervisor, and trainer, I am also a father, a partner, a friend, an immigrant, and a musician. These experiences continue to shape the curiosity, humility, and relational perspective that I bring to my work.
I completed my Family and Systemic Psychotherapy Training, and hold an MA in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy, from the Tavistock Centre, a world-renowned centre for the treatment of children and adults with emotional difficulties. I am a UKCP-registered psychotherapist and a member of the Association for Family Therapy (AFT).
My Approach
As a systemic psychotherapist, I am interested in understanding people's difficulties within the broader context of their lives. Rather than viewing problems as residing solely within an individual, I pay attention to relationships, family histories, life experiences, social contexts, and the stories we tell about ourselves and others.
My approach is collaborative, respectful, and non-judgemental. Together, we will explore not only the challenges that bring you to therapy, but also the strengths, values, and resources that can support change and growth. Depending on your needs, our work may involve making sense of past experiences, understanding patterns in important relationships, developing new ways of responding to current difficulties, or identifying practical steps towards a preferred future.
While many people choose to attend therapy individually, there are times when involving partners, family members, or other significant people can enrich the therapeutic process. Together, we can consider what approach best fits your circumstances and goals.
Clinical Experience
Alongside my private practice, I work as a Clinical Lead within an NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), where I provide leadership within a multidisciplinary team supporting children, young people, and their families.
Throughout my career, I have worked with individuals, couples, families, and wider professional networks across a broad range of settings and stages of life. I have extensive experience supporting people facing emotional, psychological, and relational difficulties, including complex mental health presentations, neurodevelopmental differences, learning disabilities, and eating disorders.
I am committed to creating a therapeutic space where people from all social, cultural, religious, and family backgrounds feel respected, valued, and understood. We will also consider how factors such as culture, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, faith, disability, and other aspects of lived experience may shape both personal challenges and opportunities for growth.
Teaching, Supervision, and Training
Alongside my clinical practice, I have taught and supervised professionals across a range of training programmes.
My academic experience includes coordinating and delivering Systemic Family Therapy teaching on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programme at the University of Essex, as well as contributing to the Postgraduate Certificate in Family Therapy at Anglia Ruskin University.
Working Together
When you first get in touch, we will have an opportunity to discuss what has brought you to therapy, what you've been struggling with, and what you'd like life to look like moving forward. We can then consider whether I am the right person to support you and how we might best proceed.
Therapy is not a one-size-fits-all process. I offer short, medium, and long term work, tailored to your individual circumstances and goals. Where helpful, sessions may involve significant people in your life, including partners, family members, or wider support networks.
Taking the first step towards therapy can feel daunting. If you are considering reaching out, you are warmly invited to contact me for an initial informal conversation. We can explore what support might be helpful and whether working together feels like the right fit.