Welcome to the website of my counselling practice in Muswell Hill, North London N10 and online. It can be anxiety provoking to find the right person to speak to amongst the many counsellors available. I'm hear to listen and answer your questions about how I may be able to help you & am happy to have a brief phone call or email exchange first to help you decide.
I offer face to face and online confidential counselling and EMDR therapy for individual adults (18 plus) in Muswell Hill N10, North London.
I work to establish a warm, collaborative, supportive, working relationship with you by helping you to explore what is troubling you and how your earlier life experiences and relationships may have affected you in the present. We can work together on what you would like to achieve through counselling.
I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy which can enable people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress and anxiety that are the result of disturbing or traumatic life experiences.
I can support you through the death of a loved one both before and after a bereavement. My grief work includes providing baby loss counselling following the death of a baby including pregnancy loss and miscarriage, still birth, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and TFMR and have also I worked with Teddy's Wish Charity as an infant loss counsellor and am currently one of The Lullaby Trust bereavement support team. I have personal understanding of baby loss and know how important it is to speak to someone who gets it.
I also work with those impacted by illness, such as cancer, and with trauma, such as a recent single incident, like a car accident or past events.
I am LGBTQ+ and neurodiversity affirming
If you are not quite ready to come for counselling there are some links to some useful resources for self help on my blog.
Some of the areas I can help with:
People come to see me about many different issues including but not limited to:
Cancer
Living with chronic illness
Grief, loss and bereavement including baby loss; miscarriage, TFMR, stillbirth, neonatal death and SIDS/SUDI
Single event trauma
Feelings of depression
Relationship difficulties (please note that I see individuals rather than couples)
Feeling anxious; finding ways to cope
Low self esteem
Stress and learning how to relax
Coming to terms with change in your life, for example, going through menopause
Fees
£70 for 60 minute session.
Do get in contact if you are on a low income as I have a limited number of reduced fee slots. I also offer charities a reduced fee for clients they are sponsoring to have therapy.
Appointments take place Mondays (9-5), Wednesday(10-8pm) & Thursday mornings subject to availability
Get in Touch
If you would like to make an appointment for an introductory session or ask me any questions, please contact me, preferably, initially by e-mail telling me a little about why you are seeking counselling.
When you email it would be useful to let me know which days and times you are available for an appointment and a brief summary of what is bringing you to counselling so I can see if I can help. I usually like to arrange to have a short phone call before setting up a session.
There is a confidential voicemail if I am unable to take your call. All messages will be responded to as soon as I can but please bear in mind that I may be with clients so cannot always reply immediately.
My Location
My practice is located in Muswell Hill N10, near south Friern Barnet within easy reach of East Finchley, North Finchley, Bounds Green, Wood Green, Crouch End, Highgate and most of North London. Some of my clients have travelled from further afield including Enfield, Stanmore, Northwood and Cricklewood.
My practice has excellent public transport links but you can park on the drive outside my practice if coming by car.
Appointments take place in a dedicated room within a private home rather than in an office or clinic setting.
Free parking on drive or on street.
Excellent public transport from North London including Camden, Cockfosters, Crouch End, East Finchley, High Barnet, Hornsey, Wood Green, Islington and Southgate.
Why come for counselling?
Many of us, at some point in our lives, may experience stressful or upsetting life events and may be left feeling a range of emotions , perhaps depressed, anxious or sad. Sometimes you may not be aware of a reason for how you are feeling.
You might be worried about a future event or have a difficult decision to make. Perhaps there is something in your past that is still troubling you.
You may be struggling to come to terms with a change in your life such as divorce or illness. Maybe you have suffered a loss or bereavement. Maybe there is something that you've experienced that feels stuck or is still disturbing you.
If you have been involved in a single event trauma , such as a sudden bereavement or accident etc and are experiencing intense emotions, reoccurring images, and feeling as if you were back in the trauma ( flashbacks with physical and emotional symptoms), EMDR therapy could help you.
I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy which can enable people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing or traumatic life experiences.
Click here to read an article about how EMDR works. It can also be used to treat other symptoms and problems such as loss of confidence, for example, after a car accident.
In these and many other situations it can help to talk with an impartial professional counsellor. You may find that it's easier to talk to an ‘outsider’ rather than friends or family about some issues.
It is important to find the right counsellor for you; someone that you feel comfortable talking to. I hope the information provided here will encourage you to make contact with me in Muswell Hill N10 so we can see how I may be of help.
I am a Registered British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited Counsellor and a member of the EMDR Association UK & Ireland. I hold an enhanced DBS Certificate.
I have worked as a Counsellor in North London N10 since 1995 in the NHS, voluntary sector and in private practice. You can read more about me by clicking here.
I also have many years experience in the field of oncology, originally working as a radiographer then later as a cancer counsellor, counselling patients and their relatives.
I also worked for Mind in West Essex Counselling Service between 2014 and 2017 working with private and NHS IAPT clients.
I currently work for The Lullaby Trust supporting bereaved families after a baby or toddler has died, in addition to my Muswell Hill private practice. I also worked for 2 years as a bereavement counsellor working with couples and individual parents after stillbirth, neonatal death and SIDS for the charity Teddy's Wish .
I have full Professional Indemnity Insurance and hold an enhanced DBS check certificate.
