Life often presents us all with challenges. We can find ourselves emotionally struggling without necessarily understanding why or knowing how to move forward. Something feels wrong, either within ourselves, with our relationships with others we care about, or with how we relate to the world around us. It is always ok to ask for help.

Clinical Psychologists are trained to help people improve their wellbeing and reduce emotional distress. I aim to provide a safe and confidential space where we can think together to understand and find helpful ways to manage difficulties. By reflecting and working through the root causes, significant change and growth can be achieved.

I completed a five-year Psychology degree programme at the University of Malaga, Spain, and graduated in 1998. I obtained a Master’s degree in Psychotherapy from the Tavistock Clinic in London in 2003. I became qualified as a Chartered Clinical Psychologist through the Statement of Equivalence in Clinical Psychology with the British Psychological Society (BPS) in 2010.

During my professional career, I have worked with people experiencing severe and enduring mental health problems in residential settings, with ex-military personnel, with young people and children in care, in schools, in neuro-psychiatric and secure inpatient wards and in my private practice. In the last seven years, I have been working with corporate companies in the technology sector. I have been a lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy courses in Higher Education. I have also provided consultation and training to other professionals.

Registrations

• The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Practitioner Psychologist, within the Clinical Psychology modality (Registration number: PYL25460).
• The British Psychological Society (BPS), Chartered Psychologist (Registration number: 169088).
• The BPS Register of Psychologists Specialising in Psychotherapy (ROPSIP).

Something about me

As a young adult, studying psychology deepened my curiosity and desire to understand the complexities of the mind and to help others. I’ve long been intrigued by the dynamic interplay between cognitive sciences and the hermeneutic, interpretive dimensions of psychoanalysis. Despite their differing epistemological foundations, these paradigms together allow me to integrate empirical knowledge of developmental psychology with subjective, lived experience—fostering a more holistic understanding of the human condition.

Over the past 25 years, I have had the privilege of sitting with remarkable individuals from all walks of life and across the lifespan. I have also worked alongside skilled clinicians from various disciplines, whose perspectives have enriched the way I think about and approach mental health. Much of the psychologist I am today, I owe to them.

As part of my training, I have also undergone therapy myself. This experience not only gave me insight into the deeper layers of my own mind, but also helped me cultivate deeper empathy and compassion for others on their journey toward understanding and change.

The talking therapy I offer is integrative, with a strong foundation in psychoanalytic theories and practices. While our focus will be on the present, your personal history and cultural background will remain central to our work. My approach is explorative, with the aim of helping you discover your own unique way forward. When needed, I also draw on cognitive and behavioural models, particularly when a more structured approach or specific techniques may be helpful.

I provide both short-term and long-term treatment. Sessions are 50 minutes long and usually take place once a week at a fixed time and day. In short-term work—typically between 6 and 20 sessions—we may focus on specific, clearly defined goals. Longer-term therapy allows for deeper exploration, addressing underlying causes and supporting more meaningful, lasting change. This kind of work can extend for a year or more.

Following a brief initial phone call, I usually offer one or two consultation sessions to explore your difficulties in more depth and discuss how therapy might help. If we decide that I may not be the best fit, I will do my best to offer recommendations or signposting.

Please feel free to get in touch if you’d like more information or to arrange an initial phone conversation to see whether working together feels right for you.

Areas of focus

I currently work with adults only. The following are some of problems I can work with:

• Depressive mood
• Anxiety
• Interpersonal difficulties
• Burnout
• Difficulties with adjusting to a significant and stressful event or life changes
• Individuals who have suffered adversities during childhood, including abuse
• Neurodevelopmental conditions, such as autism and ADHD, in highly functioning adults

My areas of interest are working with adults who have experienced adversity in childhood, to enable post-traumatic growth, and helping neurodivergents understand and manage their unique challenges and strengths.

In addition to my clinical practice, I have conducted research and published in the field of mental health, drawing on psychoanalytic literature to explore complex psychological experiences. My work examines how psychoanalytic ideas — such as unconscious processes, relational dynamics, and the role of language in mental life — inform psychotherapy across different settings.

Key areas of my research include:

• Uncertainty and Anxiety — Understanding emotional distress through a psychoanalytic lens, particularly in times of change.
• Trauma and Psychotherapy — Exploring how psychoanalytic-informed therapy supports survivors of childhood trauma.
• Therapeutic Communities and Psychosis — Investigating structured, relational approaches to mental health treatment.
• Psychoanalytic Theory in Practice — Examining concepts from thinkers such as Jacques Lacan and object relations theorists to understand psychological structures, and unconscious processes in therapy.

For a full list of my publications, please visit my ResearchGate profile.