This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
My individual counselling services are designed to help you overcome personal challenges and achieve your goals. I provide a supportive and non-judgmental environment where you can explore your thoughts and feelings, gain insights into your behaviour, and develop strategies for positive change.
My primary way of working is person centred which means the sessions are lead by you and you decide what you want to bring. I use other models such as psycho-dynamic, which focus on your past and family dynamics. I also use the solution focussed model which is outcome based. This model looks at what you want to achieve, what may be stopping you from getting there and how these barriers can be overcome.
How can I help you?
I can provide a safe space for you to unpick intrusive thoughts, understand feelings and behaviours and identify hope and dreams for the future This can help with
Low Self-esteem
Anxiety and depression
Trauma
Toxic behaviours
Building healthy relationships/ family issues
Identifying goals
Building resilience
I truly believe that the relationship between client and therapist is the key to change. I also strongly believe that everyone is capable of becoming their own hero providing the right conditions are offered.
The person centred approach has three core conditions that promote change.
Empathy
Congruence
Unconditional Positive Regard (UPR)
This is my primary way of working and have found it very successful when working with people therapeutically.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a level 5 diploma in integrative counselling and a level 4 in CBT. I have done significant training in trauma and dissociation and have a certification in complex trauma. I also have a certification in critical incident stress debriefing and a level 7 advanced diploma in supervision.
I have worked for a sexual violence charity in Bristol and work for charities such as Macmillan. I also work around the country doing critical incident stress debriefing with groups of people.
My training has been further strengthened by my work with the Victim Support service which provides emotional support to victims of crime and their families. My work was primarily with victims of sexual assault and trauma and families dealing with the trauma of losing a loved one through homicide. I have also worked for the NHS supporting people struggling with mental health issues.
Through these organisations I have had in depth training for:
- Childhood trauma
- Adult Trauma
- Mental Health
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual violence
- Murder, manslaughter and road death
- Human Trafficking
I have completed further training around child development and behaviour and have a diploma in this field of work. I have also worked with victims of human trafficking and modern slavery.
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations.
In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists
Accredited register membership
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I live with two long term illnesses and understand how we can be affected by this on a daily basis. I work with people that live with long term and terminal illnesses.
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Additional information
£50 for counselling face to face, online or via telephone.
My sessions are for an hour.
When I work
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I offer Teams and telephone counselling.