About me

Clinical & Counselling Psychologist

I am a Clinical and Counselling Psychologist specialising in the assessment and treatment of trauma and other psychological and emotional difficulties. I have worked with people presenting with a range of psychological problems as well as those who wanted to learn, develop and grow as individuals.

My specialisation

Performance-related
Traumas

Post-traumatic
Growth

Trauma
Therapy

Psychological
Assessments

Clinical
Supervision

Expert
Witness

“You don’t have to save me, you just have to hold my hand while I save myself.”

Core therapy training, experience and interests

Brainspotting

There are 4 levels (phases) of BSP training and I completed all 4 (phase 3 and 4 with Dr David Grand) as well as several

  • Masterclasses,
  • Brainspotting with children,
  • Brainspotting for generational trauma

Third Wave therapies​

Third Wave therapies including

  • ACT,
  • CFT,
  • Mindfulness,
  • Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT),
  • Schema therapy and narrative approaches

Trauma Training

  • Gabor Maté,
  • Bessel van der Kolk,
  • Steve Porges,
  • Arielle Schwartz,
  • Christiane Sanderson

Other

  • Focal Dystonia Training (Ruth Chiles),
  • Brief Solution Focused Therapy,
  • Poly-Vagal Theory (Steve Porges, Deb Dana),
  • Emotion regulation in Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression
    (PCE-CfD)

CBT

Full post-graduate training with additional training in specific areas such as:

  • Trauma-Focused CBT,
  • CBT for long-term conditions,
  • CBT for persistent pain,
  • CBT for older people,
  • CBT for complicated and complex PTSD,
  • CBT for loneliness,
  • CBT for perfectionism,
  • CBT for low self-esteem,
  • CBT for complex depression,
  • CBT for rumination, as well as typical presentations GAD, OCD, health anxiety, panic disorder, phobias, etc.
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My qualifications and accreditations

  • HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist and Counselling Psychologist (registration number PYL040928)
  • BABCP fully accredited CBT therapist (registration number 170533)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Buckinghamshire New University (BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist)
  • PhD in Psychology, University of Bedfordshire
  • Masters in Applied Psychology, University of Lodz, Poland
  • Bachelors in Teaching, University of Lodz, Poland
  • Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of British Psychological Society (CPsychol, AFBPsS) (recognition reference 325886)
  • Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (recognition reference: 47843)