About me
Senior Accredited Therapist. 17 yrs experience. Effective, empowering, evidence-based therapy. Honest, compassionate, common sense therapy, often told by my clients that therapy with me is different to the therapy they’ve experienced before.
Expertise at working with anxiety, trauma, panic, generalised anxiety disorder, overwhelm, stress, depression, grief and life transitions.
I work in a way that respects and affirms neurodivergent experiences, LGBTQIA+ identities, and diverse cultural backgrounds.
I provide a warm, safe space, where you can feel comfortable to go at your own pace, whilst at the same time allowing you to leave sessions feeling empowered, energised and motivated with a set of skills you can take into everyday life.
About me: I have always been someone who wanted to help others in the most effective way possible and so have trained in therapeutic models which have a strong evidence base including:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
EMDR - Parts 1 and 2 completed.
Rewind Trauma Technique - PTDS resulting from single event trauma's
Humanistic Counselling
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Compassion Focused Therapy
Somatic Techniques
Interpersonal Neurobiology
Polyvagal Theory
Mindfulness Teacher
I am mum to a brilliant neurodivergent teenager and a sweet Cavapoo dog. I am lucky to live in the beautiful Cotswolds countryside and when not working I can be found walking the Cotswold way.
I have extensive experience gained from working across a variety of organisations as a therapist/ counsellor including: University counselling, NHS IAPT Therapy, Drugs & Alcohol, Homelessness, HIV, Domestic Abuse, and as a Training Manager within a large Counselling charity.
The therapeutic support I offer is as unique as you, I am skilled at weaving different models together to ensure a fully flexible and collaborative approach.
Whether this is your first time to therapy or tenth, I can help you to develop a different way of responding to your difficult thoughts, memories, images, and the history you've had up to now.
You don’t have to wait for your distress to disappear to start living fully, with the right support, you can learn to navigate challenges with confidence and begin to take the steps towards a meaningful life.
If this resonates with you please reach out for an initial chat and then we can take that first step together.
Training, qualifications & experience
- EMDR Parts 1 & 2 - EMDR Europe Accredited Training
- Postgraduate Diploma Level 7 - Therapeutic Counselling (CBT) 2009
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- ACT for ADHD
- ACT for Perfectionism & People Pleasing
- ACT & ERP for OCD
- Rewind Trauma Therapy
- Trauma Therapy
- Polyvagal Theory
- Compassion Focus Therapy
- Grief Counselling
I have many years of experience working with anxiety, panic, trauma, depression, stress, bereavement, LGBTQIA+, OCD, sexual assault, complex presentations, drugs & alcohol, young adults, ADHD & trauma.
11 years working with university students. I have also worked delivering courses and 1-2-1 CBT within an NHS Talking Therapies service and I currently see adults as a psychotherapist through private health insurance and employee programmes.
Skilled at working within a brief therapy model, many of my clients are seen for 6-8 sessions, and also experienced at working longer term.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
£50.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Therapy/counselling - 50 minute sessions - £70 (online)/ £80 (in-person)
EMDR - 60-80 minutes - £80-£115 (online)/ £90-£125 (in-person)
£45 - 30 minute session (available online only for those suitable for brief interventions)
*Concession rate 10% off usual rate
** Block booking discount 6 session 5% off
Please ask at time of booking as I also hold a wait list for lower cost online sessions.
When I work
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Further information
I offer 30 minute and 50 minute sessions for one-to-one counselling/ therapy.
