About me
If your experiencing difficult times or feeling uncertain, I offer a safe space to help you talk things through, explore how your feeling and offer supportive tools and strategies that can help.
A Counsellor for 18 years, working in empowerment for 30 years, I help people navigate the now and the next steps in life. Below are some of the counselling techniques I use in my approach.
- Talking therapy and self awareness - a space to speak unjudged and feel heard, building self awareness and self determination.
- CBT Positive Mindset - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies for positive thinking, feelings and behaviours.
- Meditation - Deep Breathing & Guided Meditation, and Mindfulness - Based Stress Reduction meditation for peace and calm.
- CBT Life & Happiness Coaching - goals, willpower, potential and happiness.
Covering issues such as stress, anxiety, loss, grief, self -esteem, happiness and confidence. I work with adults and elders. Check out my Website Blog - Six Tips for Building Confidence to find out more.
Get in touch via email, phone or book a free 15 minute introductory call to discuss your counselling needs further.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Post Graduate Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling (PGDip)
- Cognitive Behavioural Life Coach (CBT), including Happiness Coaching
- Trained in Mindfulness Meditation via the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course (MBSR)
- 18 Years working as a Counsellor in Private Practice including London, Norfolk and Scotland
- Four years experience working as Affiliate Counsellor for UK wide Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs)
- Previous Counsellor roles for the organisations RedArc Nurses, Sugarman Health and Wellbeing, Dover Counselling Centre, Carers Trust, Teens and Toddlers.
- Registered Member of the BACP (MBACP)
- UK Wide Disclosure and Barring Certificate
- Information Commissioner’s Office Data Protection Registered
- Bachelor of Arts Honours Politics and Sociology (BAHons)
- Career spanning 30 years across policy, empowerment and support, roles for Lambeth Social Services, Macmillan Cancer Support, Transport for London. Wide experience in organisational dynamics, setting boundaries, stress reduction techniques and work life balance.
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
Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free introductory call lasting 15 minutes, to book please contact.
Limited Concession spaces are available at a fee of £45 per session please contact for further details.
Sessions available In Person and Online and last 50 minutes.
For EAP's, please contact for Affiliate Counsellor information.
When I work
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Further information
Over many years I've had the privilege to witness people connect to their strength and resources using counselling as a map, gaining the resilience and resources they seek. I am as passionate about counselling now as when I first started.
Prior to counselling I worked in the public and private sectors and gained wide experience of working cross organisation, deadlines and importance of boundaries and stress reduction to balance health, happiness and well being.
I bring a warmth and professionalism to counselling.
