About
Simi is a United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) accredited integrative psychotherapist and art therapist. Simi works with various models in order to tailor therapy to the individual’s specific needs, and uses attachment theory as the starting point of building a therapeutic relationship with patients. She can utilise a wide range of creative approaches within sessions, including verbal, imagination, and use of metaphor, as well as optional use of art materials.
Simi has worked extensively with addiction and complex and developmental trauma, including with survivors of childhood sexual abuse and domestic violence. Simi has spent 20 years working in management positions in various health and social care settings, including NHS psychiatric hospitals, prisons, community addiction services, and other voluntary sector agencies.
Position at Priory
Simi has been employed as an integrative psychotherapist at Priory Hospital Woking since 2021. In addition to her therapy work, she is also the therapy services manager overseeing both the general psychiatric therapy and the addiction treatment teams. Simi is also one of the safeguarding leads at Woking.
Simi is also an elected Council Member of the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT).
Training
- MA Integrative Arts Psychotherapy - Institute for Arts in Therapy & Education (University of East London)
- Compassion Focussed Therapy – Compassionate Mind Foundation
- Management of Substance Misuse – Royal College of General Practitioners
- Trauma Practitioner Training – The Survivors Trust
- Working with Eating Disorders – Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
- Working with Personality Disorders – Sussex NHS Partnership Trust