I have been a family, individual and couple therapist since 1990 and over that time have conducted around 16,000 clinical sessions, as a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor.

Originally from Sydney, I’ve practiced predominantly in that city and the NSW Central Coast with several counselling agencies and have been in private practice since 2002. Seeking lifestyle change and somewhere safe to ride my bicycle, I moved to Canberra in 2012, although I return to Sydney regularly.

Over the years I have gained experience working with individuals, couples and families affected by a range of issues, including family violence, grief, infidelity, family breakdown, blended families, pornography, trauma, parenting, addictions, neurodiversity, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety and shame. Having an interest in all of these areas I have not attempted to specialise in any one in particular.

However, sometimes therapeutic fate chooses to take one along a path for extra attention and for me fate chose these;

• Domestic violence. As a result of my DV experience, I think it would be fair to say that a sensitivity to the misuse of power, whether in couple relationships, parenting or work relationships overlays my practice.
• Shame. Recognising how ubiquitous and painful this experience is as well as it’s presence in just about every mental health struggle, this issue has taken up much of my professional reading and reflecting energy.

Finally, my aim is to practice in a way that is inclusively sensitive to race, culture, gender and sexual orientation.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions about my approach and experience.

Offering clinical supervision for both individuals and teams has been a part of my professional life since 1993. In my view being a clinical supervisor is a natural extension and parallel process of being a psychotherapist. Both are professional relationships that necessitate a growing sense of safety, trust and confidence to aid in ongoing development, healing and growth.

The challenge of training that I enjoy is trying to create and sustain a group environment conducive to safe exploration, discovery, discussion, experimentation and reflection with regard ideas and concepts pertinent to therapeutic understanding and practice; what I call a ‘learning laboratory’. Over the years, I have had the privilege of presenting at various conferences and conducted numerous workshops on the areas of my psychotherapeutic experience, in particular domestic violence, supervision, parenting, couple counselling and shame.