About me
My training is in Person-Centred Counselling which enables the client to explore their thoughts and feelings at their own pace.It is a non-directive approach with the emphasis on the therapeutic relationship between the client and the counsellor. The Person-Centred Approach aims to be non-judgemental allowing the client to explore their world in a safe, holding environment. However, sometimes these explorations can evoke some difficult and painful emotions. Counselling can therefore sometimes be very challenging but can also be very rewarding and life enhancing.Central to the Person-Centred Approach is the belief that human beings have an innate tendency to grow towards fulfilment. When the conditions of acceptance, empathy and genuiness are present within the counselling relationship, this capacity for growth can begin to flourish.
Training, qualifications & experience
I qualified as a Therapeutic Counsellor in 2007 and have run my own private practice since then. I saw individuals for two years and then I went on to qualify as a couples/relationship Therapist in 2009 and now see both individuals and couples. A couple is anyone in a relationship with another person - married, living together, same sex, mother and daughter, father and son, friend or anyone who considers that they are a couple.
I have had experience of working with bereavement, loss, self-esteem issues, depression, anxiety, Autism/Asperger's and many other issues. Sometimes a couple might come for counselling not realising that one of them has Autism because it has not been diagnosed. I would help them to work through their difficulties and help them gain a better understanding of each other. I also see individuals on the Autistic spectrum who may be finding life difficult to navigate.
Member organisations
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
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£60 for individuals
£70 for couples
Consessions considered for students and unemployed
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