How I Work

I am truly grateful to be able to do the work I love.

I am compassionate, authentic and appropriately challenging. My aim is to create a safe, supportive and accepting therapeutic relationship in which we can work collaboratively, at your pace, with whatever arises in our sessions.

Together, we explore your unique lived experience: how you make meaning of your world, your relationships and your life. From there, we make space for what may feel different, new or possible for you.

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Body, Mind and Therapeutic Integration

I hold a deep belief that body and mind can be integrated, because both are part of a whole. The body quietly gathers and stores knowledge from the experiences we live through, including those for which words may not yet exist. This dimension is an integral part of my clinical work.

My practice is informed by  Humanistic theory and principles, Zen Therapy, Focusing, Body Psychotherapy, Psychosexual Couple Therapy, and the Psycho-Physiology of trauma, including  Breathwork.

I am interested how cultivating a quality of presence and acceptance in mind and body of all our emotions and feelings affects the quality of our lives. How to sense, become aware of, label, live, release and dispel our emotions and feelings healthily .​

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Cultural Background and Values

I am of French-Italian descent. My professional life has taken me across the Globe, with England as my home base for the past thirty years. My personal life is enriched by relationships with people from many cultural backgrounds, and I have raised my children to appreciate the multi-cultural heritage they inherit.

The principles of Respect, Integrity, Autonomy, Diversity, Cultural Inclusion and Equality are central to both my personal ethos and my professional practice. I am also a 5Rhythms dancer, a yogini, and a meditation practitioner.

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Finding the Right Fit

On a final note, I believe finding your therapist is like finding “that” pair of shoes - it needs to “fit”. The relationship you have together is pretty unique. Especially when we are exploring hidden, tender or unfamiliar parts of the self. So, it is essential for you to feel safe and connected with your therapist . TRUST YOURSELF, you will know when you find the right one for you. Do not feel discouraged or put off if I am not for you. Persevere - Afterall, "the journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step" ( Lao Tzu).