About me

I am a counsellor, EMDR practitioner and clinical Hypnotherapist based in Kent. With clinics in Tunbridge Wells, Borough Green (Sevenoaks) and Cranbrook. I received my training at the Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy. I hold a BSC in Psychology and Health Science (University of the West of England) and an MSC in Counselling Psychology (University of East London). I have extensive additional training in EMDR, CBT and other techniques.

I am a member of BACP, BABCP, EMDR association and the general Hypnotherapy register all of whom promote the highest standard of training and professional ethics as well as ongoing professional development.

I have experience counselling in differing settings, GP surgeries, community settings and in schools. I have worked for the last ten years in schools with children and adolescents as well as privately with children, adolescents and adults.

I use a mixture of hypnotherapy and counselling techniques, particularly cognitive behaviour therapy in order to tailor therapy carefully to individual clients.

Techniques

Counselling
Counselling is aimed at helping people to understand themselves and their problems and enable them to develop their own solutions to problems. Cognitive behaviour therapy also offers the opportunity to learn new coping skills, to become better organised or to seek an answer about a life dilemma.
Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy
Hypnosis is the term given to the naturally occurring human trance states which have been used to enable positive growth by civilisations across the world for centuries. Through hypnotherapy it is possible to reach the unconscious mind and talk directly with it. This is an extremely effective way of changing behaviour, as often it is only at an unconscious level that we know the reasons for some behaviours. Because the brain has such strong links with the body it is also possible to heal physical problems through hypnosis.
Journey work also available.
EDMR

EMDR is recognised by NICE as the most effective treatment for trauma. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing. It is therapeutic procedure that was originated and developed by Dr Francine Shapiro in the United States in 1987.

EMDR was originally designed to treat traumatic or "dysfunctional" memories and experiences and their psychological consequences, most particularly for use with Post truamatic stress disorder. However EMDR has been increasingly used over the years to treat e.g., grief, phobias, test and performance anxiety, anxiety and panic disorders, pain, sexual dysfunction, and a wide range of experientially based disorders.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness has developed from the Buddhist philosophy and integrated with CBT to create a programme of meditation and other techniques that enable one to live life in the present, to relax, accept and let go of negative thinking. Mindfulness has been recognised by NICE as the most effective way to deal with stress and prevent depression.