Current Work
Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with a specialism in eating disorders and disordered eating
running Your Haven Counselling Private Practice
A little about my journey
I started my training in counselling after many years of searching for a fulfilling and manageable career. I am a qualified medical doctor with an MBBS in medicine and a BSc in psychology from the University of Reading. Having immersed myself in the counselling world I have not looked back. My counselling training introduced me to both professional and personal learning so necessary for work as a therapist.
Working as a counsellor at the Colleges of the University of Cambridge I was faced with many clients who had disordered eating or a diagnosis of an eating disorder. This motivated me to train in depth and specialise in this area. I work holistically with each individual client. The therapy facilitates the exploration of their relationship with themselves.
Professional Qualifications
- Accredited Member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy, (BACP Accred)
- Autism and Eating Disorders/ARFID (module 8), National Centre for Autism and Mental Health (NCAMH)
- Diploma in Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders, National Centre for Eating Disorders (NCFED)
- Certificate in Nutritional Interventions for Eating Disorders, National Centre for Eating Disorders (NCFED)
- Diploma in Working with Depression
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Diploma in Pre-school Practice
- BSC in Psychology
- MBBS in Medicine
CPD
A minimum of 30 hours of recognised Continuous Professional Development (CPD) has been undertaken each year since qualifying
Supervision
I attend regular and on-going Supervision (individual)
Experience
- Eating Disorders Therapist at Orri, Eating Disorder Treatment Clinic, Hallam Street, London working with NHS and outpatient client
- College Counsellor at Bellerbys College Cambridge: Private International College for Sixth Form Students
- Centre 33: Therapeutic Counsellor working with 13-25 year olds
- JHD Counselling Services: Counselling undergraduate and postgratduate students at several University of Cambridge Colleges
- Play Therapy: sessions in Primary Schools in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- YMCA Cambridge and Peterborough: School Counsellor for Sixth Form Students
- Talk to Stars: Bereavement Counselling for Children and Young People
- Family Group sessions for Families subjected to Domestic Violence
- Assisted in Nursery Schools, Residential Rest Homes for Elderly, Mental Health Clinics for Schizophrenia and in Research Project at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)
- Workshops and Talks
