About me
Thank you for looking at my information. People come along for all sort of reasons and not always some traumatic event but often just feeling rubbish, anxious or low mood/depressed. After 25 years in this line of work, my being really easy to be with is the start of working through, sometimes really difficult feelings.
Having worked with a those from most age groups and backgrounds, experiencing a very wide variety of problems, including, Anxiety; Depression; Trauma; Family issues; Self-esteem and confidence and Bereavement and just feeling lost, as examples. I will be a companion through your experience during our sessions. I believe that everyone should be able to have counselling as it can be life-changing and amazing experience.
It can be really difficult to take the first step to call, text, e-mail for support but I once over that road block, I will truly listen to you, use empathy, respect and not judge and explore ways to change how you feel, see things and maybe make practical changes to your life.
I currently work mainly from my home office which is professional, friendly, keeps costs down. My office offers anonymity for those with high profile or professionals work with the public, having worked with NHS, HMP staff, Police schools and other stretched professions, who might not want a public venue. I also work in some locally secondary schools working with students.
To underpin my work with you, I am very qualified and professional, being Registered and Accredited by the BACP for more than 15 years but still learning and loving the privilege of being with amazing human beings. I can work in a variety of ways to suit you and make sure that you are in control at all times. I have a good working knowledge of several models of therapy, but I am Person Centred Counsellor and I am trained in Person Centred Art Therapy.
I have worked in East London, Essex, Isle of Wight and now Dorset for Local Councils, National and local Charities, in schools and NHS as well as employers (including HMPs, Ex-military, NHS, Emergency Services staff and high-profile clients), so I can bring experience from working thousands of hours to be able to work with your difficulties and how you are trying to cope, to find a positive way forward.
I have a few fundamental beliefs…we are all human and so imperfect, we are allowed to make mistakes and don’t need to accept bad behaviour from others, and that we can all change and change things around us for the better.
Please give me a call or text as I am always happy to have a chat on the phone, so that you can see how you feel about working with me.
Who I can see:
- Individuals
- Couples
- Groups
- Deliver training.
- Provide Clinical Supervision for other professionals.
How I can work:
- by talking through feelings; relationships; situations as you feel ready.
- working with metaphors and meanings from images, imaginations and dreams.
- explore internal experiences
- through creative writing.
- recording thinking and learning how to change thoughts.
Where:
- Home location in Christchurch.
- On-line.
- Telephone counselling.
Access:
- Appointments available at various times - flexible around changing availability
- Easy parking.
- Near to bus services.
- Ground floor office.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BA (Hons) Person Centred Counselling (Includes Supervision)
- Adv Diploma Person Centred Counselling
- Cert PC Art Therapy Skills
- Level 4 Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector
- EMDR Level1
- Safeguarding Children and Young People Level 2
- Current DBS Checks.
- Experience working with Family Systemic Psychotherapy, integrating Internal Family Systems for trauma and MIND CBT training.
Numerous additional training and areas of current research
25 years of experience
- Worked for NHS, GP's, Councils, charities and in schools.
- Clinical Supervisor for Counsellors and other professionals.Taught counselling in Adult Education
- Deliver training
- Managed 2 counselling agencies
- Clients aged 8 to 82yrs,
- Experience with a wide variety of problems
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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.
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
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
Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Children and Young People's Issues
Emotional Impact of a diagnosed Mental Health Conditions
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£50.00 - £65.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a sliding scale of fees that we can negotiate if needed.
£65 for those with a good income, sliding down to: £50 for concessions and negotiable.£ 75 for couples or families.
Clinical Supervision for Counsellors and other professionals:
£65 an hour (£75 for the standard our and a half) - happy to have a chat about fees - negotiable according to client load and £50 for students Counsellors.
When I work
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early morning | |||||||
| Morning | |||||||
| Early afternoon | |||||||
| Late afternoon | |||||||
| Evening |
Further information
Professional Credibility:
- Registered and Accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Member of the Person Centred Association
- Member of Isle of Wight Associate of Family Therapy
Professional Practice:
- Undertake the continuous professional training required by the BACP
- Undertake the regular required level of clinical supervision to ensure my safe and effective practice.
- Fully insured for £5millliion for any location.
- DBS Checked
- Child Protection training and Safeguarding procedures.
- Risk assessments for home visits.
