A Clinical Psychologist is someone who has received extensive training in a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches, competencies and research, working across the life span, and gained experience working with learning, developmental and neurodevelopmental differences, and neuropsychological assessment. They aim to reduce psychological distress and promote psychological wellbeing. They can work individually, with groups, and draw on community-based approaches and context factors. They can provide supervision, consultation, leadership in organisations and training.

Clinical Psychologist is a protected title and registered profession. Clinical Psychologists in the UK are trained through the NHS, similar to doctors and nurses, and work in a range of settings in the NHS, public and private sector.

Feelings are fundamental to being human – for big and small humans. Therapy offers a supportive space to explore and make sense of how we are feeling, particularly when stuck, worried, and overwhelmed. It can empower us to develop our own wisdom, skills, and connection to what matters most to us, in order to navigate challenges and lead a more full, meaningful and whole hearted life.

If your child is experiencing increasing signs of emotional distress, or changes to their behaviour, or it’s bringing up strong emotions for you while navigating the understandable ups and downs of your parenting journey, whatever stage that may be, therapy could be a useful support to you and your child.

Clinical psychologists can take a holistic approach to emotion and behaviour concerns. We work closely with parents, children and families, learning about past and present experiences, their wider social and cultural context, and work collaboratively to identify goals for working together.

Clinical Psychologists often work in partnership with other professionals, such as GPs, health visitors, and schools to help support your needs.

If we decide to work together, we will first arrange an assessment to find out more about the issues you want help with. An assessment is typically between 1-3 sessions depending on the issues you’d like to discuss. It may be with an individual parent, couple or other family members. Together we explore possible support options, which could be ongoing therapy sessions working towards a particular goal, or to signpost you to a more suitable service or professional. With your consent, it may also involve speaking to your child or young person's nursery, school or any other known health or care professional.

I primarily work with parents or carers (with an individual parent or a couple), who are the experts in knowing their child and family best, to empower them around supporting their concerns for their child. We may agree to see children and young people at some points during our work to help bring their voices into the thinking too, and signpost to further support they might want / need.

My approach to therapy is to offer a compassionate, warm, non-judgemental space to support parents explore challenges and navigate ways of coping most suitable for their child and family. I draw on a range of evidence-based and holistic approaches. Every child, family and parent system is unique, which is why I draw on a range of psychology approaches including cognitive behavioural therapy, systemic and narrative therapy, mindfulness, compassion-focused therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. I also use nurturing parenting, and trauma-informed and focused approaches. I draw on mind-body techniques and yoga therapy skills to promote emotion regulation and transformation.

I am interested in understanding families within their unique context, supporting them to give voice to experiences and build their preferred futures. This might include (although not limited to) family culture, race, gender, sexuality. We might explore the wider social political contexts that impact on psychological wellbeing and mental health, including systems of power and oppression, dominant societal narratives (for example around parenting or motherhood) from a reflective, relational, critical and community psychology lens.

We might decide to meet for a few sessions, or a longer time. I typically offer up to 6 weekly sessions focused on a particular goal you'd like help with, with a chance to review if you’d like more support. Some parents find one or a few sessions valuable enough to provide support and guidance to continue their journey, while others would like short-medium, or even longer-term work.

Sessions are typically 50 minutes. I mostly offer sessions online , as many parents and families say it fits more flexibly around their lives. There is also growing evidence to show that for many presenting concerns it can be as effective as in person sessions. I can also meet in East London. We will talk through both options and make a decision that feels best for you and your family.

Please note that I do not offer emergency mental health support. If you have any urgent concerns about a child or young person or another adult's mental health, wellbeing and safety, please contact their GP, school or other urgent care services (e.g. 111) to access more suitable help.

These time limited sessions (1-3) provide a supportive space to talk about a specific concern or issue. Consultation sessions are brief, as the focus is on starting to make sense of experiences, rather than exploring difficulties in depth or therapy. My approach to consultation is warm and friendly, inviting everybody to feel listened to and understood - whether it is as a parent, couple or family. With 10+ years training and working as a clinical psychologist across the lifespan, and specialist training in parent, child, family and body-based therapy approaches, I draw on a range of tools to help us develop a formulation (or map) of experiences linked to your main concern, to build a shared understanding of struggles and strengths, and any support recommendations.

Family advice and consultation sessions are offered online only. I ope this offers parents and families more flexibility around their busy lives.

The structure of the sessions and fees are:

1 x 90 minute consultation + 30 minute follow up call = £240.00

1 x 90 minute consultation + 1 full follow up session = £300

Any additional follow up sessions are charged at the standard fee of £125.00 per session.

Some reduced fees may be possible where needed - please enquire.

Yoga and meditation can be an empowering tool to promote self-awareness, emotion and attention regulation, compassion and connection for adults and children. Yoga therapy is grounded in recent developments in research and science, and ancient wisdom, and is an approach that invites us to be curious about our experiences, sensations, biofeedback, to move intuitively and integrate psychological therapy models within the story and language of the body. It encourages qualities such curiosity, noticing, awareness, non-judgement, interoception and compassion- building blocks for psychological wellbeing.

Yoga therapy views the body as full of wisdom, and a tool to support and integrate our whole heart and whole selves (such as , through mindful movement, breath work, mantra, song, meditation and other regulatory practices) to strengthen connection to our true nature and internal wisdom, that changes our response to difficulties, and in turn can facilitate healing, growth and transformation. Instead of relying solely on cognitive processes, or ‘thinking’ or ‘talking’ brain, it guides us to explore bodily feedback and our neurophysiology as a gateway for understanding and regulation. In doing so, it can affect the way we think, feel, relate to our own experiences and others too.

Yoga therapy can support children, young people, parents and families experiencing a range of life challenges, including:

Trauma

Adjusting or living with special educational needs / neurodevelopmental differences, or long term physical illness.

Anxiety, fears and worries

Low mood

Anger

Behaviour concerns

Identity, relationship, friendship concerns

& much more

Yoga therapy is a creative, integrative and transformative therapy approach for working with parents, children, young people and families - it aims to strengthen their voice, confidence, know how, essence and what truly matters in their their lives. Each session is adapted to the unique child, young person and family, and is inclusive of children and young people and families

Psychological Therapy Sessions:

£125 / online session

£150 / in person session

Yoga Therapy Sessions:

£125 / online session

£150 / online session

Private Yoga Classes:

Prices start from £100 / session

Parent / Family Consultations:

See FAQ on consultation for more information.

1 x 90 minute consultation + 30 minute follow up call = £240.00

1 x 90 minute consultation + 1 full follow up session = £300

Any additional follow up sessions are charged at the standard fee of £125.00 per session.

For all offers:

Reduced fees may be possible where needed - please enquire.