Bringing awareness into the body supports a more grounded inquiry in therapy

I am a psychotherapist and supervisor working online and in person in Clifton, Bristol. I also work as a tutor at the Karuna Institute that integrates psychotherapy with Buddhist teachings on relational mindfulness.

As a therapist, working in an embodied way is central to my practice. Bringing awareness into the body creates safety in therapy and provides the holding needed when working with issues of trauma from the past. Supporting clients to bring their awareness to their felt experience can also help deepen inner inquiry. This supports a trauma informed approach where sensitivity and attention to the body are included.

I recognise the value of exploring what comes up relationally between myself and my clients as an important part of the work. I also draw on psychodynamic theories exploring how we have been shaped by experience in childhood, alongside other approaches such as parts work.

My practice is supported by my own supervision, learning and development

I see clients in person from the Clifton Practice in West Bristol and online on Zoom from the UK and abroad. I am fully insured and UKCP accredited (2021).

My practice is influenced by 15 years in Children and Families Social Work in London, holding challenging work in individual and group contexts. Before this, I studied French and then Hindi at SOAS, and have lived and worked in communities in both India and France.

I am committed to learning and development in psychotherapy, and have two clinical supervisors, two peer supervision groups and a reading group focusing on issues of social justice. Since 2021, I have attended several group work retreats a year, using the mirror of community to bring awareness to my own self-limiting patterns and beliefs.

Outside of work, I love to be in nature, to exercise, dance, write, play guitar, and cook.