About me
I am a Senior Accredited Counselling Therapist for both adults and children offering integrative therapy. Autism and ADHD Specialist; Panic attacks, anxiety, stress, trauma and OCD.
I work in private practice in a quiet location in South Benfleet and work as an Autism Assessor for the Priory ASC Pathway Service and as a CAMHS and Adult Therapist at the Priory Hospital in Chelmsford. Good links to A13 and mainline stations. I have been established for 15 years.
Specialist Area - Neurodiversity
Autism
Sensory Processing Disorder
ADHD (Inattentive and attentive)
PDA
Dyslexia
Dyscalculia
I can help you as the parent of a child come to terms with diagnosis and help you develop strategies to cope with being the carer as well as being the parent. If you have recently been diagnosed with autism or learning disability, this can be a particularly difficult time. I can help you, as an individual, cope with diagnosis, deal with emotions and develop strategies to help you lead a more fulfilling life.
As well as working in areas of neurodiversity, I also work with individuals who are experiencing panic attacks and severe anxiety, and OCD.
I am also an experienced counselling supervisor and offer supervision to both students and fully practising members.
Clinical Transpersonal Hypnotherapist offering treatment for panic, anxiety, stress and trauma.
I am a Senior Accredited member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society, a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and adopt their frameworks of good practice and ethical principles.
I have experience with helping people with a wide variety of emotional issues and believe that I can help you move forward with your life in a way that fits and suits you. In addition to this, I also offer relationship counselling and have a good deal of knowledge in this field to help you both move forward and communicate effectively and honestly.
The decision to contact a counsellor is I know and understand (through personal experience) to be a difficult one and in doing so I can assure you that I will treat you with understanding, empathy and honesty.
Office Hours for bookings, cancellations and enquiries Monday, Thursday and Friday 8am to 6pm. Weekends Unavailable.
I will endeavour to respond within 72 hours in operating hours during Monday to Friday. Due to the current high demand for my services it can sometimes take up to 1 week to respond to new enquiries.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a Senior Accredited member of the National Counselling Society, a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and and adopt their frameworks of good practice and ethical principles.
ASC Assessor for the ASC Pathway Service at the Priory Hospital, Chelmsford
Child and Adult Therapist at the Priory Hospital, Chelmsford.
I have extensive experience as a therapist and I have had the privilege of helping many people in this time.
In addition to being a therapist, I have over 15 years childcare and supporting experience, working with both children and adults who are neurodivergent.
A large part of my work derived from my personal experiences having two children, who are now adults, who were diagnosed with ADHD and ASD. This journey has not been an easy one and I have a good understanding of the many difficulties that both children and adults face either at school or in society. This experience is invaluable within my field of work and gives me a greater insight and understanding particularly around sensory needs that are so often misunderstood.
In my earlier counselling years I worked as a counsellor and tutor at the Dyslexia Consultancy in Writtle with children and adolescents on the autistic spectrum. During this time I also worked as a counsellor for MIND Counselling Service working with adults and adolescents with moderate to severe mental health and emotional problems.
In addition to being a counsellor I also work as a counselling supervisor. Supervision is provided for both student and qualified counsellors.
My current qualifications are as follows:
ADOS-2 Certificate
ADI-R Certificate
Practitioners Diploma in CBT
- Group Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Relationship Counselling
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy
AQA Advanced Diploma in Counselling
- Therapeutic Practice
- Transactional Analysis
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Developing Practitioner
Diploma in Clinical Transpersonal Hypnotherapy
- Stress and anxiety
- smoking cessation
- weight management
- pain management
- relaxation
Supervision Certificate
AQA Intermediate Certificate in Counselling
- Counselling Skills
- Working with Grief & Loss
BACP Certificate of Proficiency
Registered Member of BACP 630376
Senior Accredited Member of National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society NCS14-00649
National Counselling Society Approved Supervisor
CPD - Psychopharmacology & Counselling & Psychotherapy
C & G PTTLS (Adult Teaching Qualification)
ECC Child Protection Certificate
Level 3 First Aid Trained
CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Childcare Practices
Therapies Offered
Integrative in order to meet what your need's are, using:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Transactional Analysis
Person Centred Therapy
Clinical Hypnotherapy
I am fully CRB checked to work with both adults and children.
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.
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.
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.
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
Work Related Stress
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Therapeutic Fees
Individuals - £60 per 50 minute session
Couples - £80 per 50 minute session
Families - £80
Hypnotherapy and therapeutic intervention - £80 (1 hour)
Supervision - £40 per hour
MEMBER ORGANISATIONS
NCPS (National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society) - Senior Accredited Member
NCPS Approved Supervisor
BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapies) - Full Registered Member
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Enquiries Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm. Weekends Unavailable. I endeavour to respond within 48 hours. Calls on Friday/weekend will be answered within 48 hours of next working day.
Further information
AUTISM SPECIALIST
Help with coming to terms with personal diagnosis or diagnosis of your child and the issues and stress surrounding this.
PLEASE NOTE:
Office opening hours are 9am to 5pm (Monday, Thursday & Friday). Response to enquiries and requests can take up to 1 week during busy periods. The office is closed at weekends.
Due to high demand, I am currently operating a 4 to 5 week waiting list.
