About Me
Looking at Life from Many Angles
Across a career spanning academia, healthcare, business, and psychotherapy, I’ve come to believe that life’s problems are best understood through multiple perspectives. Relying only on what’s familiar can offer comfort and certainty – but often limits insight. It’s hard to see our own blind spots. And when we’re stuck, overwhelmed, or repeating patterns, it’s often because we’re seeing too narrowly.
I help my clients step back, widen the frame, and discover new ways of understanding themselves and their lives.
This isn’t about fixing – it’s about expanding perspective, deepening insight, and creating space for growth and change.
Interdisciplinary Expertise in Human Development
My expertise spans psychotherapy, neuroscience research, medical education, philosophy, coaching, and corporate leadership. This breadth allows me to understand the complexity of human experience in a unique way that’s both deep and practical.
Whether you’re navigating life transitions, identity questions, relationship strain, or seeking meaning and purpose, I can help you uncover possibilities that others might overlook – and move toward solutions that feel authentic and sustainable.
My Journey From Neuroscience to Existential Practice
I began with a doctorate in neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry, driven by a fascination with the human experience and what drives how thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Working in pharmaceutical research taught me how medication can ease symptoms of distress – but also revealed the limits of a one-size-fits-all approach.
In medical education, I developed behaviour-change programmes for healthcare professionals and patients, reinforcing my belief that lasting change must be personal, not prescriptive.
Later, when leading and coaching diverse teams in global creative healthcare agencies, I saw how background, motivation, and emotional context shape how people work, relate, and grow. I also saw the power of being truly heard – and the transformation that happens when someone feels understood.
That led me to train as an existential psychotherapist and coach, where I could make this kind of deep, personalised work central to my practice.
My work as a therapist
I am an accredited psychotherapist with a UKCP-certified master's degree in existential psychotherapy from the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling (NSPC, Middlesex University) and have been seeing clients in person and online since 2021.
I am experienced in working with people of all ages and backgrounds, exploring:
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Relationship and workplace difficulties
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Questions of identity and sexuality
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Problems from the past
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Feeling lost or disconnected
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Life transitions, finding meaning and purpose
My postgraduate research focuses on an existential understanding of the problematic use of pornography and male identity. I present on the neuroscience of psychotherapy to trainee counsellors and provide research supervision and tutoring to doctoral psychotherapy students at the NSPC.
I adhere to the ethical framework of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the Universities Psychotherapy & Counselling Association (UPCA) and hold an enhanced DBS certificate. I also attend regular supervision sessions with a qualified supervisor to ensure my work remains reflective, ethical and effective.
My work as a coach
I am a member of the Association for Coaching, and during a 20-year business career, I have coached and mentored individuals and teams, helping them achieve their professional and personal goals while considering their unique backgrounds and circumstances.
My coaching clients include:
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People starting new careers and unsure what success looks like
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Those adjusting to new managers or clients
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Professionals facing imposter syndrome after promotion
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Individuals frustrated by stalled progress, burnout or lack of motivation
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People seeking change in life beyond work
I’ve worked with clients across creative, tech, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries – helping them reconnect with their values, clarify direction, and take meaningful action.
Qualifications
PhD in Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London (2004)
MSc Psychotherapy (Distinction), New School of Counselling and Psychotherapy/ Middlesex University (2025)
Postgraduate Diploma in Existential Psychotherapy, Existential Academy (2025)
BSc (Hons) 1st Class in Neuroscience, University of Nottingham (2000)
Professional Memberships
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), Full Clinical Member
Universities Psychotherapy & Counselling Association (UPCA), Accredited Member
Society for Existential Analysis (SAE), Member
Association for Coaching, Member
