Experience

I have been working within the mental health field for over 15 years. I have worked in the statutory, private and voluntary sectors with clients from different cultural, religious and economic backgrounds.

My clinical experience has involved working in primary and secondary care settings. I have provided therapy in GP surgeries for NHS patients as well as working in Psychiatric Hospitals such us the Priory or the Maudsley Hospital supporting more vulnerable and complex clients.

I have provided individual therapy, and group therapy and my clients have been adults, families and children presenting with a range of difficulties.

The clients I have seen over this period include those experiencing difficulties with depression, anxiety, stress, phobias, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, low self-esteem as well as those going through life adjudgments such as relationship breakup, divorce, adjusting to motherhood, bereavement or loss.

In previous jobs, I have facilitated anxiety and depression groups, developed resilience training for NHS health care professionals and provided supervision and mentoring to junior clinicians.

I have also been involved in different NHS based health psychology research projects and volunteered for an independent charity.

In my previous job at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust and my current role at The Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea, I provide CBT psychotherapy and counselling to hospital staff. I have particular expertise in managing stress at work, overcoming needle phobia or dealing with traumatic events.

Since becoming a mum in 2015, I have been interested in Perinatal Psychology which involves supporting mothers during pregnancy, the postpartum period, and the first years of children’s lives.