As a medical psychotherapist, with dual training I assess and manage complex cases, deal with issues of risk and take special responsibility for patients presenting with a combination of medical and psychological difficulties.

I’ve had 12 year’s experience working as a consultant psychiatrist within a London based NHS psychotherapy service, and for the past two years I have worked in an NHSE commissioned service for women with severe personality disorder with multiple comorbid mental and physical health problems. 

I worked for a number of years in a service for sick health professionals, who may have been subject to bullying, harassment, bereavement or traumatised by serious incidents in their work place.

I currently work for the General Medical Council, offering health assessments & supervision to doctors who are referred due to fitness to practice concerns.

I am trained in mentalisation based therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy (individual and group), cognitive behavioural therapy and family and couple therapy.  

I have a wealth of experience of treating people with severe affective disorders (treatment resistant depression and bipolar disorder), complex trauma and post traumatic stress disorder, neurodevelopmental disorders such as Asperger’s and attention deficit disorders, medically unexplained symptoms, obsessive compulsive disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, dissociative identity disorders and personality disorders.

I can offer consultancy to teams, particularly if struggling with delayed discharges for patients with severe attachment disorders and I also provide reflective practice and Balint groups.

I practice psychiatry in a holistic way which takes into account my patient’s core beliefs, values and experiences.  I pay attention to lifestyle and interpersonal factors that may be exacerbating or maintaining an illness, rather than having a narrow focus on medication. 

Whilst medication can form part of recovery, in my experience it takes changes in a number of factors to bring about short term benefits and longer term change.

Patient experience is at the heart of my work: I am continually learning from my patients and value their views on how my service can be improved