I am an experienced, compassionate therapist with a background in mental health nursing.
Book a sessionI am a highly compassionate and experienced therapist who enjoys working collaboratively with clients to help them overcome difficulties whilst living a meaningful life in accordance with their goals and values. My background is nursing. I am a dually qualified nurse; (mental health and general nurse) and have recently retired from the NHS after 37 years. Prior to undertaking my PGdip CBT training in 2014, I had been a Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) for 12 years. Since 2014 until my retirement in March 2024 I was a CBT therapist in an IAPT service working with common mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD and Health anxiety. My special areas of interest are peri-natal and post-natal depression and also peri-menopause and menopause. I tend to encompass third-wave approaches into CBT sessions including MBCT, CFT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.