My Background

A path shaped by nature, clinic, and inquiry.

I trained at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE) in London from 2011 to 2017, qualifying as an integrative psychotherapist. On completing my training I established a private practice in London, working with adults across a broad range of presentations.

In 2023 I took an extended sabbatical to deepen my research into cross-cultural approaches to healing. This included a pilgrimage to the Himalayas and a period of study in the Upper Amazon, where I engaged with the traditional practices of the Shipibo and undertook a Master Plant Dieta. The work sharpened a longstanding professional interest in the emerging interplay between indigenous healing traditions, clinical psychology, and modern psychiatry.

I have undertaken sustained personal therapy throughout my training and career. This is central to the integrity of the work — it cultivates the neutrality the therapeutic relationship depends on, alongside a lived understanding of what it asks of a client to enter the process.

I hold regular clinical supervision, maintain full professional indemnity insurance, and work within an ethical framework of good practice.

My practice is based in Lisbon and delivered primarily online, serving an international clientele across private psychotherapy and consultancy, complemented by retreats in the Alentejo, Portugal.

Experience & Training
  1. 2026 – 2028
    Awareness Facilitator Training · Portugal

    Trauma-informed depth psychology and body work; one-to-one and group facilitation for the use of natural psychedelics in a clinical setting.

  2. 2011 – 2017
    Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy Education · London

    Foundation and Post-Graduate Diploma. Full Clinical Member of the United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP).

  3. 2016
    St John of God Psychiatric Hospital · Dublin

    Residential placement working alongside psychiatric care teams, focusing on acute mental health and trauma, addiction treatment, and secure inpatient and outpatient services.

  4. 2014 – 2019
    Psychotherapist — Fresh Start Psychotherapy

    Working with young adults, with an emphasis on facilitating developmental transitions and establishing emotional grounding. Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive therapeutic support.

  5. 2011 – 2015
    Mentor & Assistant — Kids Company

    Supporting vulnerable youth affected by trauma and social exclusion, fostering resilience and emotional regulation.

  6. 2009 – 2011
    Behavioural Mentor — Youth Offending Service

    Working with at-risk youth, supporting behavioural and emotional development.

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