About me
Therapy can give you a place to unmask, unburden and gain some new perspectives.
The way I work is collaborative and is led by you, so we’ll talk about what helps you and what doesn’t, what you need from therapy, your values and your goals.
My training is integrative, meaning that I can offer insight from many different theories and approaches depending on what you need and what suits you best.
I primarily use a person-centred approach, offering a warm, non-judgemental, authentic relationship in which you can explore what you’re struggling with. I find that neurodivergent people in particular tend to appreciate the more egalitarian nature of this approach, as do many others who have experienced the impact of social inequalities in their lives.
I have experience in working with young people and with neurodiversity, physical disability, polyamory, and GSRD (gender, sexual and relationship diversity).
I’ve always lived and worked in diverse, multicultural communities and have a long history of involvement in campaigns for equality and environmental and social justice. I currently volunteer doing drug harm reduction work at UK festivals.
I’m working towards accreditation with Pink Therapy, and am also undertaking further training in working safely with trauma.
I’m a member of the BACP and abide by their ethical framework.
The best way to choose a counsellor is probably to meet with a few and then trust your gut feelings about who you want to see, so please email me if you’d like to arrange a free initial consultation call online.
Please also contact me if you’d like to discuss any particular access needs, I’m keen to accommodate you if I possibly can!
Training, qualifications & experience
Therapy is different for everyone, but some of the things we might do include:
- observing patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving
- thinking about where those patterns might have come from
- exploring what is serving you in your life and what isn’t
- looking at what’s in your power to change and how to make change happen
- identifying what you need and working out how to get your needs met
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
Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
My fee is £70 per 50-minute session, and sessions are usually weekly in the same time slot each week.
Further information
Sorry I don't do couples work.
I'm currently only able to offer online sessions.
