About me
Feeling Anxious, Overwhelmed or Stuck?
Perhaps you are unable to see the way ahead and feel stuck. Or you feel anxious and your mind keeps racing. You may have reached a milestone in life. Whatever the reason, you’re overwhelmed, perhaps even depressed.
Many of my clients are used to thinking their way through things easily, or else they naturally think outside the box – they might be academics, artists, people from the creative professions, or people juggling many different aspects of life all at once. But now for some reason which they may not even know at first, things have changed. They can no longer keep all those plates spinning, or work out what to do, on their own.
Professional help can make all the difference. ‘Just talking’ with a trained and experienced therapist can radically change things and with focus and care, things really can look different.
One of the effects of counselling is to clear away the path ahead, bringing clarity and reframing how you see your life. It’s also a safe space to express and explore your emotions and work out just how you feel. And it’s a place in which to work through blocks or obstacles – because feeling stuck isn’t just about external events, but about our reaction to them. ‘What happened’ out there stirs up emotional responses in here, some of which we may not even be aware of.
Particularly if your life is very hectic, it makes a real difference that you get this kind of dedicated space and time each week, in which you can explore yourself, your life and why you are as you are, with the aim of changing things for the better.
Some of the thoughts and feelings and events that we look at may be painful for you, which can take courage. But you won't be alone. I’m there with you, offering guidance, acceptance and support.
I’ve been working as a therapist for over 25 years and I’m accredited and well-trained. I know that therapy really can help you feel part of the world again. I see my role as facilitating awareness and change and I aim to be a thoughtful and calm presence, someone who values you, even when you don’t feel that way about yourself.
If you’re ready for things to change, please get in touch. Send me a message and if therapy with me seems like the right thing for you, we'll set up a first session.
Training, qualifications & experience
I'm a BACP accredited counsellor and therapist with over 25 years' experience. I've worked with teenagers as well as adults, in rural as well as urban settings and for the last fifteen years I've had my own private practice in Bethnal Green, East London.
Qualifications:
Certificate in Online Counselling
EMCC Advanced Diploma in Coaching
Certificate in Focusing Skills
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, CPCAB
Certificate in Life Coaching
Combined Certificate in Counselling Skills and Theory
MA in English, Oxford University
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
If your financial circumstances become difficult during the period of counselling, I will do my best to make the sessions affordable for you, so that we can continue the work that we have begun.
When I work
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I work in London Wednesday to Friday and in Oxford on a Saturday. I also offer online sessions on other days.
Further information
I also offer coaching. That's both life coaching which is holistic and looks at the whole of your life, and also coaching for entrepreneurs and creative people.
