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 during my translation work for Street Projects in Brazil. This led me to complete an MA in Integrative Psychotherapy. I am dedicated to Wellbeing, and emotional /psychological health and have worked in NHS services (IAPT and Secondary Care), Higher Education and Charitable sectors. I have specialist training in Online Counselling and have completed shorter courses to include CBT, Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing. I recently undertook further training in Counselling for Depression.
Therapy Approach
As an Integrative therapist, I draw on a range of approaches depending on what works best for you. This might include integrating strategies from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when working with anxiety or panic. The use of 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.