About me
I am an integrative counsellor, offering remote and face to face sessions.
With two decades of experience as an integrative counsellor, l have had the privilege of working with adults, children and young people. Additionally, I hold a qualification as a supervisor.
I am passionate and committed to supporting my clients. I utilise different models/skills to find what best suits my client, helping them get the best out of the services I can provide. I assist my clients in forming new perspectives whilst looking to create improvements and make changes to their lives. I offer a safe place to explore your feelings. I am a warm, empathic, caring, non-judgemental counsellor offering a confidential service.
Skills & experience
I have a vast amount of experience working with Adults, learning differences, young people and children of various ages, interpreting at different levels to ensure their needs are met. I provide emotional support, help you find new coping techniques, build resilience, improve self-worth and confidence, problem-solving solutions, improve relationships, learning to become free from self-sabotage and self-destructive behaviours and thoughts.
A message to clients
Reasons you may feel counselling is right for you! Sometimes in life, we are presented with situations that we feel we are unable to manage or cope with. Life can throw at us some really challenging issues, which can then have a detrimental effect on your wellbeing, making you feel unhappy, not good enough, unsettled and upset. This is when counselling support can help.
Initial session
The first meeting is an intake assessment, which is to get to know you better and find out how I can support you. We can then agree on what you want to talk about further. The counselling may be short-term or long-term.
Qualified and experienced
My approach in therapy is adaptable to suit each client's individual needs. I am skilled and qualified in person-centred, psychodynamic, solution-focused, Play therapy, Domestic abuse specialised and CBT.
MBACP registered Counsellor.
I have qualified at distinction level in Health and Social Care Level 4 HNC.
I have worked in a hospice voluntarily with adults & children, offering group work and personal care.
Over 20 years of experience in the counselling field as a Counsellor, Clinical supervisor, family intervention and couple counselling.
Work with Adults, Adolescents, children, families, learning differences and group work.
I am currently working in a systemic approach with families, which involves analysing and addressing issues by considering the interconnected relationships and interdependencies within a system. Rather than focusing solely on individual components or isolated factors.
Specialist community Counsellor working with children/ young people and adults covering 5 GP surgeries, NHS funded.
I have worked in a refuge supporting families who have been impacted by Domestic Abuse and have to leave their homes for safety reasons.
I offer group work to children and young people in an educational setting, and facilitate training to professionals.
I have worked as a counsellor for many years in Domestic Abuse for two different charities with children and adults out in the community and in schools, Primary/Secondary and Academies.
Outlook on my employment history
Worked for Action for Children for over 8 years, in Counselling and Play therapy.
I have worked with children/ young people and adults with learning differences. Alongside that, working as a community counsellor and working from GP surgeries with adults.
Individual bits of work for Social Services and GPs. Worked in college and private schools.
Additional training
Specialised work with Domestic Violence Abuse victims.
Worked voluntarily for the postnatal depression association for over 14 years.
Worked for Daft as a brush with cancer patients for two years, also volunteered.
Worked in an inclusion unit with adolescents with social, emotional, behaviour issues.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MBACP accredited register
- Certificate in couple counselling- Jesmond therapy centre
- HNC level 4 in Health and Social care
- HND in integrated person centred Psychodynamic counselling
- Supervision certificate level 5 NCFE
- Solution focused certificate level 4 NCFE
- Counselling theory certificate level 3 NCFE
- Counselling certificate level 1 & 2 NCFE
- Training in play therapy in-house training
Other relevant training courses; most of which are BACP Accredited
- Borderline personality and eating disorder
- CBT
- NLP
- Trauma treatment Mastery
- Problem solving techniques
- Youth mental health first Aid
- Communication to change
- The art of solution focused questioning and diverse problems
- Microanalysis of face to face dialogue Trauma and Attachment
- Depression & anxiety
- Advanced self harm
- Bereavement
- LGBT Domestic abuse relationships
- Children living with domestic violence
- Responding to domestic violence
- Surviving and thriving: making a difference into the future
- Emotional abuse
- Working with YP using violence in close relationships
- Attachment & Resilience
- Homicide prevention
- Working with sexually abuse adults and children
- Child sexual exploitation & neglect
- Mental health
- Play therapy
- Working creatively with children in therapy
- Legal issues working with YP
- Signs of safety
- MARAC
- Health and safety
- Imagery & self care
- Bereavement, palliative and spiritual care.
- Several more work shops
Specialised in working with Domestic violence and abuse for over 6 years.
Experience in facilitating work shops and therapeutic group in youth venues, GP surgeries, schools.
I have over 17 years extensive experience working in schools, colleges with Adults, young people and children.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Clinical Supervision £60 for hour 30 minutes, discount for training counsellors.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£49.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I charge £49:00 for intake assessment, first initial meeting, ongoing £53:00 per session.
I aim to offer initial appointment a week from first contact.
I Work from my own home offering a safe environment a private room that is inviting, comfortable and peaceful.
£53:00 for 50 minute counselling session. Evening work from 6:30pm onwards £58:00 per session.
Couple Counselling 1 hr £70, evenings or a Saturday morning £80.
Clinical Supervision £65 for hour and half, discount for counsellors in training.
When I work
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Flexible and adaptable hours to accommodate clients Monday to Thursday evenings. Saturday mornings.
I aim to offer a counselling appointment one week from first initial contact.
Further information
Excellent communication skills, maintaining and building positive relationships with individuals of various age groups, gender, disability, race and sexual orientation.
I am interested in mindfulness, enjoy yoga,meditation and exercise. I have some training in visionary relaxation technique,I can use this in my client work.
