Addiction and Addictive Cycles

I have significant experience in the field of addiction and hold specialist expertise in this area; attending to the addiction issue or addictive process while also working on addressing the underlining traumas which have led to the addictive cycle. I work with family members in order to help them navigate their own way through the impact of the addiction on their lives.

Greif Bereavement Loss and Endings

I have extensive training and experience working with complex bereavement, grief, loss and endings. My approach has been influenced by Tonkin’s (1996) theory of 'growing around grief’, moving away from more linear models and focussing on an individual’s felt and lived experience of their loss.

Body Dysmorphia Disorder and Eating Disorders

I have further informed my practice through my work with the Body Dysmorphia Foundation as a CBT group facilitator for the charity. I work with BDD in my private practice which can be accompanied by disordered eating which has been a specialism of mine for some years.

Relational or Developmental Trauma

I work specifically with systemic trauma which often occurs in ones early developmental stages and has significant implications for a persons relationship to self and others. Relational trauma affects attachment style or ability to be in relationship to other, to process and regulate emotional states and our sense of self; self-esteem and self-confidence.