My passion is supporting you to fulfill the potential of all aspects of who you are
Consultant Counselling Psychologist, Neuropsychologist & Honorary Associate Professor (Reader), City St George's, University of London
Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol, British Psychological Society)
Associate Fellow (AFBPsS, British Psychological Society)
Doctor of Psychology in Counselling Psychology (City St George's, University of London)
Counselling Psychologist registered with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Enhanced UK Disclosure & Barring Service Certificate
Specializations
Dissociative Experiences, including Dissociative Identity & Functional Neurological
Childhood Trauma & Adverse Childhood Experiences
Posttraumatic Stress & Complex Trauma
Attachment & Relationships
Temperament/Personality, especially Highly Sensitive Temperament
Neurodiversity, including Autism Spectrum, Attention & Hyperactivity, & Dyslexia/Reading Difficulties
Social, Emotional & Cognitive Neuroscientist
Doctor of Philosophy, Cognitive Science & Neurosciences (University of California, San Diego)
Master of Science, Neurosciences (University of California, San Diego)
Bachelor of Arts, Neurobiology (University of California, Berkeley)
Specializations
Temperament & Personality, especially the Highly Sensitive Person (aka Environmental Sensitivity, Sensory Processing Sensitivity) Learn more →
Attachment Theory, Research & Clinical Applications
Stress, Threat & Trauma-Related Distress
Dissociative Experiences, including Dissociative Identity
Neuroplasticity, Learning & Memory
Human Brain Imaging
Creativity
Lie Detection
The integrative neuropsychotherapy that I offer is flexible, phase-oriented and based on international guidelines.
Therapies that I integrate include: EMDR, Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment, CBT, Internal Family Systems, Ego State, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Enactive Trauma Therapy, CPT & Rewind for PTSD, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Psychodrama, Reconsolidation, Attachment. Other therapies drawn upon: Somatic Experiencing, Mindfulness & Mentalization Based, Compassion-Focused, Gestalt, Emotion-Focused, Schema, ACT, DBT.
Qualifications
Doctor of Psychology in Counselling Psychology registered with HCPC: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Systemic/Family Therapy, Contemporary Therapies
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy (EMDR UK Member)
Certificate in Therapeutic Skills & Studies, Metanoia Institute: Gestalt, Humanistic, Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in trauma, dissociation & attachment & in the therapies I integrate
Enhanced Disclosure & Disbarring Service (DBS) Certificate
Professional Affiliations & Leadership
International Attachment Network (IAN), Executive Committee
Executive Committee & Members of IAN
For about 10 years, I have served on the Executive Committee of the International Attachment Network (IAN) in the UK. I have provided workshops, training on the neuroscience of attachment theory, research & its clinical applications, as well its importance for mental health, resilience, trauma, dissociation and personality.