Qualifications

My Learning Process

My learning process is ongoing, and I see it as a life-long journey. I have long been fascinated by psychology, psychotherapy, psychiatry, neuroscience, and spirituality. These fields offer a wealth of insights, but they also contain contradictions—especially within psychotherapy, where countless schools of thought compete, and no single approach has been proven to produce lasting change for everyone. Perhaps this complexity is what keeps me studying and learning year after year.

My core qualifications:

MSc. in Mental Health Studies (King's College, IOPPN, London)
BSc. in Psychology (Open University, London)
Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy - integration of psychodynamic and person-centered therapies (CPTA, London)

Additional training and areas of study:

Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) - Levels 1 & 2
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Compassionate Inquiry
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT, also known as Tapping)
Breathwork Instructor Course

Although I incorporate various therapeutic approaches, my work is primarily guided by psychodynamic concepts, which provide valuable insights into how early life conditioning and programming influence our current functioning. However, I believe that no single form of therapy holds all the answers. What is necessary is a holistic approach that targets all aspects of our being - the mind, the brain, the body, and the spirit (in whatever way one chooses to define it).

My master’s dissertation explored the effects of early school boarding on emotional functioning in adulthood. Through this research, I developed a deeper understanding of attachment theory and how our early bonds with significant others shape the way we relate to ourselves and others. Being a therapist - and a parent - has further reinforced for me the central role of attachment in many areas of life.

While I believe that understanding our patterns of thought and behaviour is invaluable, I also recognise the risk of excessive introspection. My aim in therapy is to help clients process unresolved aspects of the past so they no longer feel pulled back by it—or propelled forward into anxious predictions shaped by past experience.

One area I have a particular interest in is narcissism - not as a label, but as a set of relational patterns that can be problematic and that have become increasingly visible in our contemporary culture. In a world that often prioritises performance, competition, and self-sufficiency, understanding these dynamics can be profoundly helpful in making sense of difficult relationships, self-doubt, and emotional exhaustion.

Over recent years, I have also been influenced by Buddhist psychology and philosophy, which I find deeply supportive both in my therapeutic work and in my personal life. What resonates with me most is its emphasis on cultivating the mind with awareness and care, and its view of identity as a fluid, ongoing process rather than a fixed or defective state. I am drawn to its non-pathologising understanding of suffering - not as something that means we are broken, but as a natural part of being human, arising from misunderstanding, clinging, and aversion. Central to this perspective is the development of compassion - for oneself and for others, and a growing capacity to meet experience as it is, rather than constantly resisting or trying to control it. In therapy, these ideas translate into a gentle, respectful approach that supports people in relating differently to their thoughts, emotions, and inner struggles, fostering greater clarity, balance, and ease over time.

I am a member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)

and I adhere to its code of ethics.