About me
I am an integrative psychotherapist counsellor, working holistically with one-to-one clients and groups in clinical, nature-based and educational settings. I specialise in stress reduction and burn-out applying talking therapies, somatic work and mindfulness through a range of approaches that are humanistic, psychoeducational, compassionate and (gestalt) creative. Many of my clients prefer to not only explore issues through talking but address the whole via mind/sensation centred techniques. A holistic approach can offer greater autonomy and understanding of self resulting in ways to feel hopeful, more emotionally regulated, clear, centred, less anxious and focused. Along with traditional one to one in-clinic therapy, eco/nature therapies (walk-talk and nature work) and mindfulness (sensing, grounding, thought diffusion, meditation, sound etc.) can be integrated into your session. Tackling stress in its many forms can involve self compassion - plus recognising tolerance levels, bias patterns, environment, boundaries, new coping strategies and opportunities for positive change. I also work with professionals seeking supportive ways to address CPD and burn-out; psychospirituality, neurodiverse/ADHD clients (plus exploring diagnosis), practicing and student therapists.
Training, qualifications & experience
MSc Psychology. MA Education. PGCE. (Postqual/Adv.) Dip Psychotherapeutic Counselling. Dip Counselling (Gestalt & P.C). Cert Professional Development (Coach and Mentor). Cert. SEND (adult). Diploma in Holistic Therapies (Combined). Reiki Teacher. Mindfulness Now Teacher. Over 20 years working in the wellbeing industry as a therapist and teacher/trainer. I am experienced working one-to-one in clinical settings, outdoors (parks, natural spaces, retreat centres) and online (Zoom/phone).
Chaplaincy/pastoral/spiritual support: C of E and OBOD trained. Online, telephone, pastoral and care counsellor (remote provision set up in COVID times). Experienced facilitator and therapist for in-house corporate wellbeing programmes, outdoor festivals and community settings.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Psychoeducation
- Multi-faith and psycho-spirituality
- Nature-based faiths
- Eco therapy and nature work
- Creative counselling
- Feminist psychology and women's health
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Fees are dependent on location and duration. Average fees for a 50-minute session: In-clinic £65, Zoom £50, Eco £50. Festival and workshop on application. I may be able to provide limited, subsidised places (on application). Student counsellors, ministry/chaplain/therapist companion, corporate and healthcare schemes on application.
Further information
Happy to discuss what you are looking for in therapy and support, and approaches that could work for you. Psychoeducation is at the root of what I offer, enabling us to not only work through issues, but to understand processes that build knowledge and awareness. I can provide hard copy and digital worksheets/documents. A range of practical, creative tools and equipment can be used and supplied in-session (depending on activity). I provide one-to-one, face-to-face in-clinic, Zoom and outdoor eco-therapy sessions. Bookings can be weekly, fortnightly or move on to on-going support/ad-hoc provision. Also available for groups, festivals, conferences, training and workshops (we can discuss bespoke requirements).
