As a migrant, autistic, cisgender woman, I know it can be hard to find spaces that feel truly supportive and understanding of our experiences. I now aim to collaborate with my clients to create healing spaces where they don’t have to constantly justify themselves.
Growing up between two cultures and later moving across the globe, I was confronted with the difficulties of navigating different contexts, demands, and expectations that may feel conflicting at times. A late autism diagnosis helped me reframe many of my early experiences and re-evaluate my needs. I know from the inside what these processes are like.
I am committed to learning and developing an anti-oppressive approach in my practice as I firmly believe the impact of the social context and injustice on mental health need to be considered in therapy.
Work and Experience
I come from a Sociology and Political Science background, and I hold an MSc in Humanistic Psychotherapy from the Metanoia Institute in London. I am currently undertaking research as a PhD student in Psychosocial studies at the Birkbeck University of London, focused on the impact of social structure on people’s identity formation and psychological processes.
I am a practitioner with lived experience of mental health issues and distress. I am happy to now offer a space like the one that helped me heal in the past. I remain committed to working collaboratively with my clients and to accompanying them, offering my knowledge, skills and experience appropriately to support them.
As a migrant and autistic person myself, I have benefitted from this kind of liberating work, and can offer a different perspective from what you may find out there.
I am a member of the UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) and I am bound by its Ethical Framework for good practice. You can read more about the UKCP Code of Ethics here.
I have experience working as a therapist in different agencies, in the third sector and the NHS, with a diverse client population.
I have worked with a range of issues such as:
Relationship issues
Low self-esteem
Anxiety
Depression
Abuse
Trauma
Anger issues
Cultural issues
Loss
Discrimination
Autism & ADHD
Identity issues
Migration
Mixed heritage
High Sensitivity
Exploration of non-normative lifestyles (polyamory & ENM)
Qualifications and Memberships
Humanistic Psychotherapist (MSc)
Member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
Member of the Radical Therapist Network
Member of the Relational School
In addition, I am committed to learning and professional development. In order to improve my skills and provide a better service, I engage with continuing professional development (CDP) on a regular basis. Some of the most trainings I have undertaken are:
Introduction to Gender Identities
Working with Race-based trauma & stress
Living & Working with Neurodivergence
Working with harm in therapy