I am a counselling psychologist by training. I practiced as a person centred counsellor for many years and worked with a plethora of human conditions and challenges including, juvenile offending, substance misuse and addictions, mild to moderate mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, commitment and attachment issues. I worked across continents and the commonality in all human suffering led me to Buddhist psychotherapy. I was inspired by the amount of high quality research by pioneers that pointed to the effectiveness of inner mindful work on mental health and decided to train with the Nalanda Institute of Contemplative Sciences and Buddhist Psychotherapy NY USA, under the tutelage of Dr Joe Loizzo, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Cornell University.
I offer a somatic element to my modality, as the mind and the body seem to be inexplicably, intricately connected and sometimes working on sensations and the language of the body, seem to yield surprising results. This goes hand in hand with the Buddhist approaches to meditations and working with the mind, body and awareness complex.
I am certified Yoga teacher and specialise in breath work for mental health. Meditation and its healing properties have slowly established a credible place in my practice and this is something I encourage my clients to create space for in their lives. I teach and conduct meditation classes and workshops and is one of my much valuable offerings.
I discovered the tremendous healing potential in the Bach flowers and realised how powerful they can be in the realm of psychotherapy, and may help advance therapy significantly, potentially cutting therapy time. I therefore, had to include this in my offering as a registered practitioner with the Bach Centre UK.
I believe that my encounter and study of both the western and eastern, the modern and the ancient, mainstream and alternative approaches to mental health has culminated into a very unique offering which is wholesome and encompassing. My study and practice have fostered in me a core, from where I am able to be present with my clients in a profoundly healing way.
White Lotus Therapies 