About Me
A bit about my background
I was raised and educated in England and Portugal and have a love of culture and languages. My passion for psychology was sparked by my translation work for Street Projects based in Brazil. Later I completed ompleting my professional training in Integrative Psychotherapy in 2008. I am dedicated to wellbeing and emotional psychological health and have worked in NHS services (IAPT and Secondary I have since undertaken shorter training in Online Counselling, CBT, Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing.
Therapy Approach
As an Integrative therapist, I draw on a range of approaches depending on what works best for you. This might include integrating CBT techniques when working with anxiety or panic, Gestalt to explore emotional wellbeing , or Attachment and Psychodynamic approaches to understand how relationships/ patterns of the past impact on behaviour in the here-and-now. Sessions may involve looking back at your personal history to enable future choices; making sense of or processing deep rooted emotions;support to develop relationship/communication skills to improve connections in the here-and-now; or offer more goal orientated strategies such as anxiety management, working with panic to establish/restore a sense of calm/safety in your life.
Accreditation & Registration
I am accredited and registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and am a member of the Association for Counselling and Therapy Online. I am fully insured and work to UK legislation.