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​Key Skills & Interests

• LGBTQ+ Affirmative Therapy & Advocacy

• Psychodynamic & CBT Frameworks

• Trauma-Informed & Identity-Focused Practice

• Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy & Integration

• Group Work & Retreat Facilitation

• Mentoring & Psychoeducation

• Therapeutic Relationship & Relational Depth

• Cultural Competence & Inclusivity

 

Professional Experience

 

Director & Co-Founder
Syntara Retreats | Apr 2025 – Present | Portugal & UK (Hybrid)

• Co-founded and direct queer-affirmative psychedelic retreats in Portugal, offering trauma-informed, ethically-held healing spaces.

• Lead retreat design, facilitation team, participant screening, and clinical governance.

• Champion safe access to altered states for marginalised communities, particularly LGBTQ+ individuals.

• Deliver integration support and co-design ongoing support models post-retreat.

 

Psychotherapist (Private Practice)
Nov 2018 – Present | London

• Provide open-ended and time-limited therapy within both psychodynamic and CBT frameworks.

• Support a wide range of presentations, including anxiety, depression, identity exploration, and complex trauma.

• Deep experience working with queer clients around issues of belonging, embodiment, family estrangement, and spiritual inquiry.

 

Director
British Transpersonal Association | Aug 2022 – Feb 2024

• Helped shape the organisation’s vision for ethical psychedelic work and consciousness research.

• Co-developed retreats and workshops in the UK and Netherlands, often with LGBTQ+ themes.

• Contributed to education programmes and outreach on transpersonal approaches to mental health.

 

Student Counsellor
University College of Osteopathy | Sep 2021 – Jun 2025

• Supported students through personal and academic struggles, often around identity, stress, and trauma.

• Developed trusting therapeutic relationships with students from varied cultural and gender backgrounds.

 

Student Counsellor
Ada. National College for Digital Skills | Jan 2019 – Aug 2020

• Offered short-term therapy to a neurodiverse and highly diverse student population.

• Supported many LGBTQ+ and questioning young people navigating self-esteem and family relationships.

 

Theory Seminar Tutor – Time-Limited Psychotherapy
Highgate Counselling Centre | Nov 2018 – Mar 2020

• Taught theory seminars on time-limited psychodynamic therapy at a BACP-accredited course.

• Mentored trainee therapists with a focus on client process, technique, and inclusive practice.

 

Counsellor / Psychotherapist / CPD Facilitator / Mentor
Novo Counselling | Oct 2016 – Nov 2018

• Delivered individual therapy to adults with complex emotional needs.

• Designed and facilitated CPD events and mentored newly qualified therapists.

 

CBT & Psychodynamic Therapist
King's College London Maths School | Jan 2017 – Jul 2018

• Provided 1:1 support to sixth form students in a highly academic environment.

• Ran psychoeducation groups and liaised with CAMHS and school staff on safeguarding.

 

Sessional Counsellor & Honorary Counsellor
UCL Student Psychological Services | Oct 2013 – Aug 2016

• Counselling for undergraduates to PhD students; worked across referral pathways and risk assessments.

• Part of a multidisciplinary team within a demanding university setting.

 

Volunteer Listener
Samaritans, Central London | 2011 – 2013

• Provided telephone, face-to-face, email, and text support to people in crisis.

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Education

BSc (Hons)  Short-Term Psychodynamic Counselling & CBT
Birkbeck, University of London | 2012 – 2016
Graduated with First Class Honours

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Diploma in Counselling Skills (Psychodynamic)
Westminster Pastoral Foundation | 2011 – 2012

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Additional Qualifications

• Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies (City & Islington)

• Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills

• Maturity Certificate (Equivalent of 6 A-Levels), Vári Emil Gimnázium, Hungary

 

Professional Memberships

• MBACP – Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

• Former Board Member, British Transpersonal Association

• Director, Syntara Retreats

 

CPD & Specialist Training

• Transpersonal Psychology Certificate (1 year, British Transpersonal Association)

• Compassionate Inquiry, Dr. Gabor Maté

• Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Clerkenwell Health

• Stanislav Grof's Future of Psychology

• Working with LGBTQ+ Clients: 35 Years of Change

• Couple Dynamics (36 hours)

• Self-Harm, Eating Disorders & LGBTQ+ Youth

• Adolescent Mental Health and Development

 

References

Available on request.