I am a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP). I adhere to their codes of ethics and professional standards.

I have 9+ years of experience working with children and teenagers. Having worked in state, independent, international, and boarding schools, I have experience working with children, young people, and adults from a diverse range of social and cultural backgrounds. I have a specialist interest in working with young adults who have left boarding school. Outside of my private practice, I work as a psychotherapist in schools.

I moved from the US to the UK as a teenager, so I understand what it’s like to adapt to a new culture. Before training to be a Psychotherapist, I spent three years working in an international school in Rome, where I developed an interest in third culture identities. Sometimes having a sense of belonging in two (or more) different places can mean we feel we belong to neither. As a therapist, I have worked with many American families, study abroad students, and recently emigrated young people who are adjusting to life in the UK.

When deciding where to train as a Psychotherapist, I felt it was important to learn how to work flexibly with the needs of each individual. As an Integrative Psychotherapist, I tailor my approach to the needs of my clients. In addition to talk therapy, I often work with the creative arts, play, metaphor, and mindfulness as this can help us to access feelings that words alone fail to express.