Qualifications and Experience
Professional Qualifications
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Place2Be Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People
BA Hons in European Studies
TEFL
IELTS Examiner
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama graduate
I hold a current Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate.
I originally trained as an actress and have worked in theatre, film and television for many years. I have also worked as a chef, a teacher and as a welfare advisor in a busy London university. My lifelong fascination with people and what makes them tick, and my considerable experience of working in diverse areas of employment with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, informs and enhances my work as a therapist.
I am currently working as a counsellor at a central London university and have worked with primary school children with Place2Be for two and a half years. I also worked as a counsellor at the University of Roehampton for a year, where students presented with such issues as anxiety, depression, self-harm and eating disorders.
It is vital for me to continue learning and expanding my knowledge in order to improve and enhance my practice, so I continue to attend courses and workshops on, for example, bereavement, eating disorders, suicide and children with trauma, as part of my continuing professional development.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and abide by their code of ethics.
