Nice to meet you

I am a qualified psychotherapist. I work with the whole person bringing together the past and the present into the here and now. I am passionate about how unconscious early childhood experiences shape the adult we have become; become accepting of the coping strategies we have adopted, some which may not be helpful to us in as we would like to believe.

My therapeutic journey started with my training as a person-centred psychotherapist. I followed this by undertaking a post-graduate diploma in Infant Mental Health, forging psychoanalysis into my integrative practice.

My therapeutic approach is primarily conducted online, and I have seamlessly integrated this method into my practice. For individuals who may find it challenging to share their thoughts and feelings, the convenience of participating in therapy from their own confidential and secure environment can be a valuable asset.

I trained in providing support in my mother tongue, Punjabi and have some experience of Pakistani, Hindi and Urdu.

In addition to my clinical work, I lecture at the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, I am facilitating Conflict and Reconciliation in the Autumn Term, Social, Cultural and Ethical Issues in the Spring Term and Development Through the Life Span in the Summer Term.

I held the position of Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick, where I was actively involved in teaching and mentoring students on both undergraduate and postgraduate counselling courses. My aim is to still provide some teaching support on this course as really enjoyed working in this role.

My doctorate in Health Sciences was a mixed methods randomised controlled trial in the counselling field, my thesis was based on a research study evaluating the impact of telephone-based peer-support on postnatal depression. My interest was in providing support for new mothers, helping them to regulate their emotions so that they in turn, could emotionally regulate their babies emotions.

I also worked on the Parents under Pressure Study (PuP Study) which again supported vulnerable parents of children under the age of 2.5 who used substances to help them manage difficult challenges in life. Again, my interest was to provide support for the parents so that they could support the relationship with their child.

“The time of greatest influence, for good or ill, is then the brain is new. If we want to help the next generation we should be working with their parents while they are babies now” (Balbernie 2001).

New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling

Continued Professional Developement

Education

Warwick University

PhD in Health Sciences – Mums4Mums: Evaluating Telephone-Based Peer-Support for Postnatal Depression
2010-2018

Tavistock and Portsmouth Clinic

Post Graduate Diploma Infant Mental Health
2016-2018

Accreditations

British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
MBCAP (Accred - 377689

Association of Infant Mental Health
Individual Member

Clinical Experience

Sound Foundations Early Intervention & Psychotherapy Hub

Northampton Parent Infant Psychotherapy

Forward Thinking Birmingham (0-5)

Improved Access to Psychological Therapies

Sahil Project

Myton Hospice

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