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MBACP Accredited Counsellor
Available for new clients
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This professional is available for new clients.

Ipswich IP1 & Felixstowe IP11
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

As a MBACP Registered Accredited Person Centred Therapeutic Counsellor/Psychotherapist I believe in the uniqueness of each individual and am committed to helping each client within the therapeutic relationship towards a more fulfilling life and a greater sense of self.

I have worked with people experiencing a broad range of difficulties including,anxiety,panic attacks,social anxiety,stress and depression primarily offering techniques in managing and overcoming these particular difficulties (using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy if appropriate) as well as exploring the deeper underlying issues they may be linked to.

Also relationship issues,divorce,loss and separation,bereavement,low mood,emotional eating and many others.

I have my own private practice with offices in Ipswich Felixstowe (Suffolk) Essex and London.

I've had many years of experience working within the NHS and have a good working relationship and the confidence of local GP's who refer their patients to me who I sometimes see at their own surgeries .
I am also a volunteer Counsellor for a local charity and offer a limited number of concessionary sessions.
(subject to availability)
I also Clinically supervise other qualified and trainee counsellors


Therapeutic Counselling provides a safe space to explore personal and sometimes difficult painful feelings, thoughts and problems in a non-judgmental, accepting understanding confidential and supportive environment.

Counselling and Psychotherapy can help with :

  • Anxiety - managing and overcoming
  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • Stress - work related and /or other
  • Social Phobia
  • Panic attacks
  • Depression - reoccurring or reactionary
  • Relationship problems
  • Emotional over eating
  • Loss and bereavement
  • Work related stress and learning how to manage stress more effectively
  • Improving self esteem and confidence

Training, qualifications & experience

Accredited and registered by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy I am an experienced couunsellor ,  fully trained and qualified on a BACP Accredited course.

I trained on a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Accredited program for four years and graduated in 1998 and have accrued over 20,000 counselling hours .
Although Person Centred trained I also use other theoretical approaches including CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) interventions if appropriate.


I hold a Diploma in Humanistic Person Centred Therapeutic Counselling , a Diploma in professional Studies , certificate in Counselling for Depression ( Recommended by N.I.C,E. and BACP endorsed), a post graduate certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and a certificate in Clinical counselling Supervision ( BACP endorsed)
I maintain and update my continued professional development through regularly attending workshops and courses .

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).

Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.

Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.

All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Identity due to cultural differences
Sexual Identity

Fees

£50.00 per session

Health Insurance/EAP

  • Aviva
  • Axa Health
  • BUPA
  • Health Assured

Additional information

Fees and cancellation policy

Fees in Suffolk are £50.00 per session (including initial assessment) payable either by  bank transfer at the end of each session which are usually on a weekly basis for approximately a duration of 50 minutes.

Fees in London are £95.00 per session. Clients are under no obligation to continue with further sessions following the first assessment session if they so wish.

Appointment times as follow: 
Weekdays  Monday to Thursday. 8.00 am to 2pm.

PLEASE NOTE 

I am currently ONLY working remotely via Skype, Zoom, WhatsApp or telephone.




In order to cover my expenses I require 24 hours notice of cancellation otherwise the full session fee will be charged.

When I work

weekdays

Further information

The Hub Business Centre, Hubbard Way, 2 Civic Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2QA

Howard House Surgery, 31 Orwell Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 7DD

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older Adults
Couples
Groups
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

Wheelchair user access
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Additional languages

Maltese

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