Clinical Focus and Influences

I work with:

anxiety – depression – low self-esteem – difficulties with social communication - self-harm – trauma – dissociation – anger and conflict – sibling illness – attachment disorders – behavioural difficulties – obsessive-compulsive presentations.

My practice is informed by current research in neuroscience, developmental psychology, and trauma studies. I work flexibly and integratively, drawing on play and art therapies including Jungian sandtray, somatic approaches, gestalt therapy, Internal Family Systems, psychoeducation, alongside cognitive and dialectical behavioural approaches where appropriate.

Why This Matters

This approach is particularly relevant for young people immersed in the digital world. For overloaded, overstimulated nervous systems that struggle with relating in real life, relational, playful and embodied therapy offers a crucial opportunity to rest, breathe, and settle. It's not only about preparing for adulthood, but creating a space where they can explore different ways of being, expand their self-awareness and sense of self, and build resilience in the face of the world’s complexity.

Support for Parents and Families

I offer reflective parenting sessions - not as training or advice-giving, but as a space to make sense of your child’s inner world and your own part in the patterns that shape family life. These sessions draw on a similar depth to individual therapy. Rather than focusing on parenting techniques, we explore what gets in the way - your own emotional history, unresolved conflicts, the places where your child’s struggles touch something in you. Understanding yourself more deeply in this way often opens up a new capacity to meet your child where they are.

My Professional Background

I trained as a psychotherapist at the Terapia Centre in London, specialising in integrative child and adolescent psychotherapy. Alongside my clinical work, I teach and supervise trainees in child and adolescent psychotherapy, drawing on relational and creative methods and advanced training in group-analytic supervision at the Institute of Group Analysis in London.

Before becoming a therapist, I completed a PhD in sociology at Warsaw University and the Graduate School for Social Research, followed by an MA in contemporary art theories at Goldsmiths, University of London. I then curated the literary programme at the Polish Cultural Institute in London for over a decade. These earlier lives continue to shape how I work - the capacity to hold complexity, think symbolically, and attune to what is not yet in words.

What to Expect

The process begins with a brief phone call to discuss the concern and consider practicalities, followed by one or two initial sessions to explore therapeutic need and whether the fit feels right.

Therapy begins with a commitment to a minimum of six sessions - enough time to assess what’s needed and begin the work in a grounded way. Sessions are 50 minutes, held weekly, and wherever possible in person. Embodied presence matters clinically, particularly with younger clients or where difficulties are rooted in early developmental experience.

For parents especially: children and adolescents often take time to show signs of trust or connection, and withdrawing too early, just as something is beginning to take shape, can be disruptive. Therapy is not a quick fix. It is slow, steady work, and when the adults around a young person can hold that frame, it makes a meaningful difference.

I work in Kensal Rise (NW10) and Finchley Central (NW3). My standard fee is £110 per session. I offer a limited number of places at a reduced rate for those with genuine financial need - I’m happy to discuss your circumstances.