About Me
I am a qualified doctor working in private practice as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and EMDR Practitioner.
After qualifying from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in London in 1981, I spent a number of years working as a psychiatrist at the Westminster Hospital, London where I worked with people of all ages suffering from a wide range of mental health problems.
During that time I became somewhat disillusioned with the conventional medical approach to the treatment of emotional problems because it focused mostly on the use of medication to treat symptoms and not on individuals and their often very distressing experiences.
Consequently I decided to change career direction and went on to train as a specialist in Public Health Medicine, becoming a Consultant in the NHS in 1992. I retained a keen interest in psychology and mental health and became impressed by the effectiveness of CBT as a “talking therapy” especially for conditions such as anxiety, stress and depression. I went on to do a Masters in CBT at Brighton University and then returned to clinical work as a fully qualified Cognitive Behavioural Psychologist working in private practice. As well as working with individuals, I have worked with couples and relationships, stress management and training for a range of NHS and private organisations.
More recently I have completed training in EMDR and also have qualifications in education and coaching.
Although I have experience of working with people with a wide range of emotional difficulties, I have a particular interest in trauma and PTSD, work-related stress and in helping people to reach their full potential both in education, work and in their lives more generally.
I am married with 4 children and live in Pulborough
Accreditation
it is important when choosing a therapist to find someone with proper qualifications and experience. Some therapists who practice CBT may not be fully qualified to do so, but you can check this by seeing if they are accredited with the appropriate regulatory body.
I am a registered and licensed medical practitioner and fully meet the professional requirements
of the General Medical Council (GMC). I am
also accredited by the British Association for
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) to practice CBT and am bound by their
professional code of practice. I am also on the GMC's specialist register and am accredited to
practice Public Health at consultant level.
I have completed basic EMDR training approved by EMDR Europe