Relationship & Trauma Therapist in London
Relationship & Trauma Psychologist in London
I am an experienced HCPC registered counselling psychologist and BPS chartered psychologist in London. I provide relationship counselling and trauma therapy in London, at Earls Court in Kensington. I also offer online counselling. Before founding The Relationship & Trauma Psychologist in London in 2014, I worked in the NHS for a number of years with individuals, groups, and families presenting with the full spectrum of needs in primary, secondary and tertiary care settings.
Trauma Therapy London
I have always wanted to create a safe space where individuals and couples could have the time to think about themselves in depth and create more mindful connections. I am committed to offering therapy which is accessible to people who have experienced trauma, neurodivergent people, and members of the LGBTQA+ community.
In addition to my doctoral training in counselling psychology, I hold a number of postgraduate qualifications:
– I am an advanced trainee in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)
– a certificate in the psychoanalytic understanding and treatment of trauma (the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust)
– a masters in the theory of psychoanalysis (University College London)
– a masters in work psychology (University of East London)
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)
+ ISTDP is an evidence-based form of relationship counselling and trauma therapy.
+ ISTDP is based on what I call the Power of Precise Attention. We learn to pay attention to ourselves with ‘love, care and precision’. When we know ourselves we are in a position of strength to deal with our relationships, to manage difficulties, and to live fulfilling lives.
+ ISTDP is derived from psychoanalysis, which provides the most sophisticated view of the human mind, but ISTDP could not be more practical in its delivery.
+ ISTDP is informed by neurobiology, with its emphasis on emotions and the body.
+ I practice ‘Attachment Based ISTDP which uses the ‘graded format approach. This makes it very safe for patients because it prioritises collaboration, explanation of its methods, eliciting consent, and moment to moment attention to patient’s conscious and unconscious feedback.
+ ISTDP therapist and their patient aim to be highly precise about what the problem is and what is getting in the way of solving it. Like any form of dynamic therapy it assumes that people are able to function well; if they knew what was getting in the way of solving their problems they would have addressed it. So the blocks must be unconscious and this is what dynamic psychotherapies focus on.
+ Emotions are integral in decision making. Unlike what most people think, emotions come before thoughts. Thoughts are often a way of dealing with our emotions. ISTDP aims to help you feel your emotions fully and deeply as soon as possible so you can better understand the ‘whys’ of your behaviour.
Trauma Therapist
Professional Registrations
I am registered as a Counselling Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the organisation that regulates psychology in the UK. I am also chartered with the British Psychological Society (BPS), which is the gold standard of practice for British psychologists. I abide by the code of ethics and standards of practice of both organisations. You can locate my registration details by clicking on the above links.
