About me
A direct and collaborative approach to counselling, whether you are an individual or seeking relationship counselling.
While warmth, curiosity, and compassion are at the heart of this practice, you will also experience a direct and honest approach. This means we will not shy away from difficult conversations, contradictions, or areas of discomfort — in fact, these are often where the most meaningful change can occur.
A direct style of therapy is not about being confrontational, but about being clear, focused, and authentic.
It involves:
Naming patterns and dynamics that may be difficult to see from within. Offering honest reflections that support deeper self-awareness and appropriately challenging assumptions or beliefs that may be limiting growth.
Supporting change not just through understanding, but through action, nor will you be left to guess what’s happening in the therapeutic process, we will talk about it openly. If something feels stuck, unclear, or unhelpful, we will explore that together. Therapy is not a one-sided experience to sit and talk for 50-60 minutes, but a dynamic and evolving relationship.
Active participation, answering queries, offering perspectives, tactful challenges, appropriate self-disclosure, and maintaining a collaborative environment for exploration and growth are central to my practice.
My approach is Integrative in nature which is adaptable to meet your unique experience.
My professional background has enabled me to work with individuals and relationships of all ages, addressing various experiences such as depression, anxiety, psychosexual focused work, emotional regulation, grief, suicidal ideation, relationship difficulties, communication challenges, life dilemmas, burnout, stress, addictions, compulsive behaviours, and pressures within sports.
I am a registered member of the BACP and an accredited member of the NCPS, and working towards membership with The College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT). With over 13 years of experience in a therapeutic and supportive space, I offer flexible services, including face-to-face office sessions in Coleraine, Walking Therapy in Coleraine, and Online Therapy catering to individuals in Ireland, UK, Europe, and the United States.
Throughout my career, I have worked alongside individuals in diverse settings, such as counselling rooms, hostels, prisons, criminal justice system, gyms, schools, and family homes.
Feel free to explore further insights into my approach and personality on my Instagram page - Compassionately Curious (https://www.instagram.com/compassionatelycurioustherapy/).
Training, qualifications & experience
- Advanced Diploma in Relationship Psychotherapy (COSRT Accredited), Ongoing
- Certificate in Psychosexual Therapy (COSRT Accredited)
- Further CPD with College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists - Working with partners affected by compulsive sexual behaviours and porn addiction , Working with Porn Addiction and Compulsive Sexual Behaviour Disorder, Common Male Sexual Difficulties & Treatment options
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy - Level 2
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy - Level 1
- Complex Trauma Certification Training Level 1 & 2 (CCTP/CCTPII) Advanced
- FDSC in Counselling - University of Ulster
- Advanced Breathwork Instructor - Oxygen Advantage
- Level 3 Motivational Interviewing
- Brief Solution Focused Therapy
- Level 3 Fitness - Personal Trainer
- Working with Survivors of Sexual Abuse
- Working Therapeutically with LGBTQ+ clients
- Zen Mindfulness and Meditation for Wellbeing
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Imprisonment
- Release from Prison
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 - £75.00
Concessions offered for
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Availability can be discussed upon initial phone call.
Further information
I offer Face to Face/ In-Person Therapy (Located in Coleraine), Walking Therapy (Located in Coleraine) and Online Therapy. This is something we can be flexible with to meet your needs and we can discuss at initial phonecall whilst reviewing as time progresses.
Our initial call will be free of charge and provides space for you to ask questions regarding practicalities alongside approach. It is a space for you to explore how you feel about moving forward and beginning the process of a therapeutic relationship.
