About me
Hello and welcome!
So, you've decided its time, to reach out for counselling. It often takes a quiet kind of bravery, especially if you're used to holding things together on your own to take that leap. You don't need to arrive here with a clear problem, you don't need to have the 'right' words either, we can begin exactly where you are.
I offer a calm, grounded and thoughtful space where you can speak freely and without performance. My work is relational and humanistic. It is rooted in the belief that you already hold the capacity for growth even if you can't quite feel it, yet. After having a life changing experience in my own therapy its central to my values that counselling be safe and ethical.
I'm particularly drawn to working with people exploring;
Identity and sense of self
Hospitality stress
LGBTQIA+ related
Relationship challenges
The experience of being a woman in todays society
Existential questions about meaning, purpose and belonging
Feeling 'high functioning' but internally unsettled
I value depth, I'm not here to rush you towards solutions or quick fixes however I will sit with you in the bigger questions, who am I? What matters to me? How do I live with uncertainty? and help you explore them honestly.
Therapy with me is collaborative, reflective and gently challenging when needed. If something resonates here, you're very welcome to get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’m a qualified counsellor with a Level 8 Diploma in Counselling. Alongside my private practice, I work with Women’s Aid, where I support people through some of life’s most complex and painful experiences, domestic abuse, trauma, addiction, grief, and loss.
I’m currently studying a postgraduate masters in International Cross Cultural Communication in Counselling at Edinburgh University along side my work.
This work has shown me how strong and resourceful people can be, even when they don’t feel it themselves. It’s also taught me how important it is to offer safety, consistency and kindness in a space where nothing is expected of you.
I work in a way that’s relational and collaborative, we’re in this together.
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
£40.00 - £50.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a concession rate to service industry workers and those on minimum wage.
When I work
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Just to note, as new semester begins there may be small alterations to days and times avaliable
