I am a highly skilled and experienced therapist with a calm and genuine manner, who has 33+ years experience working with clients who are experiencing challenges in life including mental health issues. I have completed specialist EMDR training at master class level with trauma and dissociation and am an Accredited EMDR Therapist and EMDR Case Consultant in training. I have completed the 1st year and am part way through the 2nd year of extra training in the Conversational Model of Psychotherapy. I gained a Post Grad Certificate in CBT and a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced topics in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (Distinction),  and trained in Role Theory and Clinical Supervision and am a Registered Nurse. 

I currently work in private practice and have previously spent 5 years working within New Zealand's only Specialist Anxiety Disorders Service providing evidence based individual and group therapy. I have worked with clients in primary care in GP surgeries in the UK and a corrections environment as well as working in both inpatient and community mental health. I have also delivered education on talking therapies and trauma informed practice to mental health professionals.

I remain up to date by attending National and International Training and Conferences on EMDR, CBT, Psychotherapy, Mindfulness and Trauma, regularly read research articles and books and attend regular Supervision Training refreshers. I receive regular Clinical Supervision from a Senior Psychotherapist for EMDR and attend weekly individual and group supervision in Psychotherapy with Senior Psychotherapists .