I am a fully qualified psychologist registered with the British Psychological Society and the French 'Direction départementale des affaires sanitaires et sociales'.
My clinical training was undertaken in a large NHS hospital, where I was subsequently employed in the Psychology Service.
I have taught postgraduate psychology students at UK universities.
My main therapeutic approach is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, but I introduce other techniques when helpful. Each client is treated as a unique individual and therapy is tailored to meet his/her needs.
I have a particular interest in anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder for which I employ a targeted therapy known as Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).
I have test material that may be useful if individuals are concerned about memory or learning and use the ‘Lexplore’ AI eye tracking systems to assess reading difficulties.
Virtual Reality technology is also incorporated into my practice, which is particularly helpful with phobias and relaxation training.
On a personal level, having lived as an expatriate for many years in various locations around the world, I have insight into the difficulties that can be encountered when living abroad. I settled in France with my family in 2005 and opened my practice here in 2007.
Finally, I am passionate about the lifting of taboos around the subject of mental ill health and have co-produced a series of podcasts on various psychological problems, called Get Talking. You can listen to these on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or at the link below:
