020 7370 4793
English & French
Weekly individual psychotherapy for adults and young adults (16+)
In a stable and confidential setting away from the distractions of everyday life.
I offer sessions in the consulting room or remotely according to your personal circumstances.
Des séances en distanciel et en présentiel sont proposées en fonction de vos circonstances personnelles.
About psychoanalytic therapy
Psychoanalytic therapy alleviates psychic pain and improves the lives of many people with long-lasting effect.
Are you feeling sad, isolated, lonely, anxious, vulnerable or
experiencing (recurrent) unfulfilling relationships? Do you find it difficult to love and be loved ? Are you not making the most of your abilities ?
'Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise'
Victor Hugo
There are times in our lives when deeply-felt thoughts and emotions can be overwhelming.
The greatest part of our daily actions and emotional life is the result of hidden motives that escape our observation. Past experiences largely shape who we are and continue to affect our adult world.
I can assist you in connecting with yourself better and understand what is happening at a deeper level. These insights will allow you to have a richer, freer and more creative life.
About Me
I am a psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapist and a supervisor. I have over ten years of clinical experience of working with adults, including young adults, in a variety of institutional settings including the NHS. I am bilingual in English and French and offer therapy and supervision in both languages. My practice encompasses helping with a range of psychological difficulties, from the demands and constraints of daily life to deep, complex emotional issues, often experienced in the shadow of family crisis. I have a particular interest in working with loss, mood disorders, family conflict, maternal neglect, privilege and abandonment, trauma, identity and expatriate issues. If my training and interests are rooted in the British school of object-relations, my orientation is inspired by classical & contemporary psychoanalytic thinking, particularly psychoanalysis. My practice is informed by a systemic perspective.
I am a registrant of the BPC, FPC, APP in the NHS. I am accredited by the BACP (MBACP Accred).
I hold an MA from the 'Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust' & a post-qualification certificate in Supervision. I fulfil the (BPC) eligibility requirements for training therapists.
Publications
Jane by Charlotte Film Review, 2024
A plea for moderation and open debate, 2022
Persecutory Entrapments Fights In and Out of Situations: a Question of Survival, 2021
Practice Hours & Fees
Nothing in life is as costly as being unwell and struggling.
Mon - Fri: 8am - 8pm
My fee is £105 for (an) initial consultation(s) and subsequent sessions Student/concessionary rate may apply.
Registered as an approved psychotherapist with major private health insurance providers (Bupa, AxaPPP, VitalityHealth, Aviva & Aetna Global Benefits etc..*).
*Please note that with some insurers, a top-up fee may be required.
The first session
After you initiate contact with me, we will arrange to meet up for an initial consultation so you can tell me about yourself. From there we will decide if we will work together, on a short or long term basis.
Sessions and the therapeutic process
The weekly frequency of a fifty-minute session varies according to therapeutic needs, availability and of your involvement in the therapeutic process. The process can vary from a few weeks to open ended therapy.
Short-term therapy is for more immediate external difficulties and problem solving.
Long-term therapy is to understand deeply-seated and/or long-lasting issues with a desire for change.
The couch
The couch can help to speak freely without censorship about what is in your mind. Some people find it easier, others may prefer to sit.
En Fançais, pour mieux parler dans votre langue
Je suis autorisée à faire usage du titre de psychothérapeute et suis inscrite au répertoire Adeli (ARS PACA). Je suis membre agrée du BPC, BACP et App in the NHS, suis titulaire d'un Master du 'Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust'.
Le tarif est modulable en fonction du nombre de séance par semaine et de votre situation.
The West Kensington Practice
I have a small practice in West Kensington, W14, between West Kensington & Baron's Court tube stations.
Contact Me
London, Kensington & Chelsea
Practices in South and West Kensington
Closest tube station:
For South Kensington practice: Gloucester Road, SW7
For West Kensington practice:
Barons Court, West Kensington and Kensington Olympia
020 7370 4793
