I am a child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapist based in Bristol (UK). I am registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists .  I offer brief and long term psychotherapy for children and young people up to age 25, parent and family work, supervision and consultations to professionals.  I have a well equipped & comfortable consulting room in the BS9 area of Bristol, with easy access to the M5 and close to bus and train links from Clifton, Redland and the city centre.  I also offer online appointments.

Psychotherapy uses talking or playing (depending on a child or young person’s age) to explore whatever is on someone’s mind without an agenda in advance – it helps explore patterns, understand what might be causing difficulties and find ways of expressing feelings, understanding the self or relating to others that feel more helpful or easier to manage.

Before training as a child and adolescent psychotherapist I worked for many years as a teacher, mainly working with children & young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, including at The Mulberry Bush School.  I have also previously worked in CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, part of the NHS) and for a Pupil Referral Unit.  My professional doctorate looked at how to measure progress in child psychotherapy.

In addition to my private practice I am also a senior therapist at  The Bridge Foundation (Bristol) and a peer reviewer for the International Journal of Infant observation and The Journal of Child Psychotherapy

Due to the recent expansion of my private practice I currently have some spaces available for regular weekly or twice weekly therapy or for parent support and for supervision.