About me
I believe that meaningful change develops through a genuine therapeutic relationship in which you feel both heard and understood. To be able to talk freely about the things that are bothering you, to be seen and accepted can be profound. I aim to offer a supportive and thoughtful space where you can speak honestly and safely about whatever is important to you.
By slowing down, taking away judgements and being curious, we can allow your experience to unfold as you choose - the issues you bring, your history, your emotions and the people in your life. I work in an empathetic and honest manner, asking questions, making observations - and offering new perspectives, humour and challenge when needed.
Within the safekeeping of a warm, trusting and therapeutic relationship you can learn to work with your worries and concerns. Sometimes our difficulties are experienced not only in our thoughts and emotions but also in a physical way, a ‘gut feeling’, or an intuition that can be difficult to explain in words.
Where appropriate, I may gently invite an awareness of these experiences… the next step emerges, the process moves on, something fresh becomes possible. The whole of it may not be finished, but it is no longer stuck in quite the same way, things can begin to get better…
Therapy can bring many benefits: increased self-awareness; improved coping skills; better relationships and communication; reduction in symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress; and it is a path to long-term personal growth and healing.
There is no charge for your first session.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Anxiety and Stress
- Depression/Low Mood
- Patterns and behaviours
- Trauma
- Mid Life Issues
- Retirement
- Self Harm
- Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Bereavement & Loss
- Neurodivergence/Autism
- Counselling for men
- Group Therapist
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
£55.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions last 60 minutes and are usually held at the same time each week, providing consistency and continuity for the therapeutic work.
Payment is made in advance by bank transfer or cash. I offer counselling online across the UK and face-to-face in Trowbridge and Bath.
There is no charge for your first session. This gives us an opportunity to discuss what has brought you to therapy, for you to ask any questions, and for both of us to consider whether working together feels right before committing to further sessions..
There is no fixed commitment to a particular number of sessions. We will review the work as we go and discuss what feels most helpful for you.
Concessions [£40]
Young Adults [18-25]
Trainee Counsellors
Actors/Theatre workers
When I work
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