I am a highly skilled and experienced therapist with a calm and genuine manner, who has 34+ years of 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 second year and am part way through the 3rd 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 I trained in Role Theory Clinical Supervision and am a Registered Nurse. 

I currently work in private practice of 6 years and have previously spent 5 years working within New Zealand's only Specialist Anxiety Disorders Service providing evidence based individual and group therapy as well as providing therapy in a corrections environment. I have worked with clients in primary care in GP surgeries as well as working in both inpatient and community mental health in the UK. 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 individual and group supervision in Psychotherapy with Senior Psychotherapists .