About me
Psychotherapeutic Counselling - a confidential space to talk, explore, and be witnessed. My practice embodies an integrative approach using various psychological models, including relational techniques for co-dependent and counter-dependent issues, trauma informed work, NVR (a non-violent resistance CBT model which directly addresses abusive relationships) and Self psychology. Therapy can help with addictions, depression, anxiety, fear of intimacy, love, closeness, it can assist with grief, help make sense of periods of 'quiet desperation', from general stuckness to full-blown existential crisis.
I studied counselling and psychotherapy at the Institute of Psychosynthesis in London. I began my education there in 2014, and continue to learn and seek knowledge through continued personal development. Psychosynthesis is a transpersonal (material and spiritual) approach that embodies not only an understanding of the lower unconscious realms that tend to drive us - such a sex and aggression - but also the higher aspects of human capacity such as beauty, truth, spirituality.
I hold the position that there is a natural drive in all of us to heal and experience wholeness. Life can be overwhelming, unpredictable, it involves suffering - it is understandable we often look outside ourselves for answers, and in doing often forget the depth of power and wisdom that resides deep within. In my practice we seek to engage and release the inner potential, are curious and compassionate in doing so, and come to see that in each negative or challenging experience lies the potential for growth, learning, and eventually even a solution to the problem itself. You are very welcome to share with me aspects of your journey and together we can begin to make sense and purpose again.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified BACP registered counsellor. I hold a Masters in Psychosynthesis Psychology. Trained NVR practitioner.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
Fee negotiable - please contact me to discuss.
