I am an existential-phenomenological individual, couple and family psychotherapist with 25 years of experience in the public and private sector. This has included working in four NHS departments (outpatient clinics and hospital settings) as well as teaching and supervising within many of the country’s most reputable training organisations. I have published papers in the field of existential analysis and psychiatry and now work full time in private practice.
The primary aim of my work is to increase understanding and deepen insight into patterns of behaviour and experience which people identify as problematic and wish to clarify and resolve. This includes a wide range of interpersonal and emotional difficulties (e.g problems related to communication, sex, intimacy, sleep, food etc) as well as the full range of problems psychiatrists claim to deal with (e.g diagnoses of schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, OCD, ADHD, PTSD etc). I see many people referred from medical settings wishing to investigate the possibility of a psychosomatic component to either the onset or cure of genuine disease.
My main professional interest is in helping small groups whether couples or families in various configurations disentangle and demystify their relationships with one another.