I first encountered Jung in my early twenties through his autobiography, Memories, Dreams, Reflections. In Jung, I found something I had been searching for. I was struck by his openness and drawn to his account of his ‘confrontation with the unconscious’. Only later did I come to undertake a confrontation with my own.
I started Jungian analysis at the age of thirty. As I arrived for my first session, I knocked anxiously on the door, but no one answered. I knocked again. Silence. As my anxiety grew, I rang my analyst, ‘I’m outside but there is no answer’. I was at the wrong flat. Somehow, I had ended up at a building across the road.
I was lost in more than a geographical sense. Knocking on a door, hoping someone would meet me, only to find silence, echoed something of my inner world at that time. Yet this time I found the right door, and on the other side, my analyst was waiting for me.
My own experience of analysis continues to shape the way I work. I believe that change comes not from advice or quick solutions, but through relationship in which thoughts, feelings and unconscious patterns can gradually become more knowable. Having known something of what it is to feel lost, and what it means to be thoughtfully accompanied, I hope to offer others a place where they can feel met.
My qualifications and experience
I’m a psychotherapist, and Jungian Analyst registered with the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP), the international accrediting body for all societies and groups of Jungian Analysts. I offer depth psychotherapy sessions once or several times per week in Highgate, North London, and online.
I have several years of clinical experience working with adults in private practice, and am a registered psychodynamic psychotherapy member of The Society of Analytical Psychology (SAP), and the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC). The SAP is a leading professional body for Jungian Analysts and psychotherapists in the UK, while the BPC is the UK’s leading professional association for the psychoanalytic profession and a Professional Standards Authority-accredited Register. My clinical work is supported by regular supervision, in accordance with ethical practice.
I hold a BA in Psychology from Swansea University and an MA in Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies from the University of Essex. I am currently completing a professional doctorate in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the University of Essex – which keeps my practice grounded in current research and rigorous thinking, and forms part of my ongoing professional development.
What it’s like to work with me
In my practice, I aim to offer a thoughtful and containing therapeutic relationship, in which it is possible to speak openly and explore experiences at a manageable pace. I understand that beginning therapy can feel uncertain, and I seek to provide a space that is steady, respectful, and attentive. I offer sessions at a frequency of one or several times per week.
I find that people I work with are often those who sense that their difficulties have layers – that anxiety, low mood, or relational struggles are pointing towards something that deserves to be understood rather than simply relieved. If you are looking for a therapist in North London or an online therapist and that resonates, we may be well suited to work together.
If you would like to explore psychotherapy further, you can contact me to arrange a consultation or an introductory call. It’s an opportunity to speak, ask questions, and get a sense of whether this feels right.
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