I am an experienced child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapist based in Bristol (UK), working with children, adolescents and young adults up to age 25. I am registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists .  I offer brief and long term individual psychotherapy, 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.

I am also an adult psychoanalytic psychotherapist in training, extending my age range from up to 25 to people of all ages: there may be opportunities for adults over 25 to see me during my training.  See: Adults all ages

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy uses talking (or often playing for children) 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.  People might share dreams, memories or issues in their current life.

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

I currently have some availability for regular weekly therapy for children and adolescents, as well as spaces for parent work and supervision.