I have more than 20 years experience as a Chartered Psychologist, including much work with children as well as adults.
We all have things that we want to change at some time in our lives. The aim is to find the best ways forward for your circumstances. I help clients who seek both short and long term support. Individuals, couples, families and other groups are all assisted.
I help clients find ways forward regarding a wide range of issues including: anxiety; stress; confidence; anger management; relaxation techniques; grief, loss and separation; trauma; friendships & interpersonal skills; coaching & mentoring to improve succcess at home, work and elsewhere; motivation; bullying victim & bullying; personal development.
Along with direct work with adults and children I help parents & carers improve management of children e.g. Behaviour, ADHD, Autistic Spectrum Disorder & Asperger Syndrome.
In helping clients develop and change their cognitive, social & emotional and behavioural skills I use a variety of psychological models including: Personal Construct Psychology; Solution Focused Brief Therapy; hypnosis; emotional intelligence; systemic interactionist; relaxation and imagery; motivational interviewing; Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP); resilience; attachment; group problem-solving; Self-Organised Learning.
In addition, according to my own research, I am the only professional in UK who practices as both a Chartered Psychologist and a fully qualified British Acupuncture Council trained Acupuncturist. Acupuncture addresses not only physical concerns, but also a wide range of social & emotional issues, using acupuncture and associated techniques (e.g. Cupping, tuina massage, dietary therapy, lifestyle support), as well as psychological techniques to aid change.
Where appropriate, some technques are used in both the acupuncture and psychology practices e.g. Qi gong therapy; solution focused approaches.
This unique dual service enables clients not only to benefit from a choice of practice, but also to transfer from one to the other, according to need.
Member of: BPS Division of Educational and Child Psychologists (DECP); Association of Child Psychologists in Private Practice (AChiPPP); British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis (MBSCAH); British Acupuncture Council (MBSCAH).Qualifications & Training
BA (Hons) PGCE MEd (Ed. Psych) CPsychol MBSCAH.
Doctorate in Educational Psychology (including Emotional Intelligence and Personal Construct Psychology, awaiting completion).
BSc(Hons) Lic. Ac. MBACC.
Chartered Psychologist.
Wide range of training including Personal Construct Psychology (PCP); Solution Foscussed Brief Therapy (SFBT); hypnosis.Experience
More than 20 years experience as a Chartered Psychologist in UK and abroad. Six years as a teacher.
More than 30 years experience using hypnosis, relaxation, imagery, meditation and associated methodologies.
Also undertake assessments of children and adults e.g. regarding learning, language, emotional intelligence and cognitive skills. Fees
Consultations: "Low Cost" service of £45 (up to 45 minutes), £50 initial consultation; £60 per hour consultation.
Assessments: fees according to length and complexity of assessment.
Key words for this entry:
Couples, Groups, Individual Counselling, Adults, Children, Men, Women, Long-term, Short-term, Single sessions, Time-limited, Mentoring, Training/tutoring, Low-cost sessions, Abuse, Addiction, Adoption, Aging, Anger, Anxiety, Aspergers, Attachment, Autism, Bereavement, Bullying, Cancer, Child Abuse, Conflict, Crisis Support, Depression, Disabilities, Divorce, Separation, Gender, Insomnia, Loss, Self-esteem, Panic, Parenting, Phobias, Postnatal Depression, Psychosexual, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Rape, Relationships, Self-confidence, Self-harm, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Abuse, Surgery/amputation, Trauma, Unemployment, Weight, Workplace, Behavioural, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Counselling, Hypnosis, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Personal Construct, Psychotherapy, Relaxation, Solution-focused, Stress management, Systemic, Visualisation, Business Coaching, Career, Life Coaching, Relationship Coaching, Acupressure, Acupuncture, Chi Kung, Complementary Therapy, Energy Healing, Massage, Mediation, Meditation, Mentoring, Tai chi. |
