About me
I am an experienced and accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist.
I am fully qualified as a Psychotherapist, Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (CBT), EMDR practitioner and PICT (Parks Inner Child Therapy) therapist.
I am a compassionate and skilled practitioner with over 20 years of experience, including over 10 years as a Highly Specialist Therapist and Senior Supervisor with the NHS.
I provide a warm and safe environment for clients. I work in a sensitive manner and in a collaborative way with my clients, where we explore together how their difficulties may have developed, and identify ways to live life more fully.
I work with adults (18 years +) only.
My specialist areas are working with: Depression, Low mood, Low self-esteem, Negative self-image, Relationship issues, Stress, Trauma - including PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), Childhood and Developmental trauma - OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), Health anxiety, Social anxiety, Panic, Agoraphobia and Specific phobias e.g. Emetophobia (fear of vomiting), Tokophobia (fear of giving birth), etc.
I regularly engage in learning and development to continuously improve my practice.
I have received consistent positive feedback from clients, including clients from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, and from a neurodiverse population.
I offer all clients an initial consultation with no obligation to proceed any further. This is to give clients the opportunity to experience what it is like to be in a therapeutic relationship with me, and to identify their main difficulties, and discuss how I can support them.
I currently offer appointments on Mondays in the daytime.
I offer remote sessions only, via telephone or video (MS Teams).
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold the following qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree in Psychology and Counselling
- Masters degree in Integrative Psychotherapy
- PostGraduate Diploma in Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Full EMDR training (accredited by EMDR UK & Ireland)
- PICT (accredited by Parks Inner Child Therapy) - Trauma specialist Diploma
Professional accreditation:
- I am fully accredited with the BABCP (British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies) since 2013 (Membership no. 101247).
- Prior to this I was fully accredited with the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy).
Member organisations
The BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
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
- Christian Counselling
- Neurodiversity-affirming Therapy
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Individual therapy: £60 per 50 min session
Further information
Clinical supervision available
