About me
Hello. I'm Andrea. It's my view that psychotherapy or counselling can help you to think about the difficulties you are facing, and potentially find new ways through them. Together we enter a careful exploration of your experience. My job is to listen closely, ask questions, and help you notice connections between your feelings, your experiences, and the ways you relate to other people. We also pay attention to what happens between us, where familiar expectations and misunderstandings can become easier to recognise and examine.
People seek help for many reasons: anxiety, depression, difficulties in relationships, loss, or a sense of being stuck. Sometimes there is a particular problem to address; sometimes it is less clear what is wrong, but something in life has become difficult or unsatisfying.
I work with over 18's on a short, medium, or long-term basis. I have experience with neurodiversity (particularly ADHD, ASD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia); alcohol and substance abuse; and expertise in working with survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation (I continue to work as a counsellor at a specialist charity).
I offer a half hour free-of-charge consultation so that we can agree what's best for you. This also gives us a chance to see whether we are the right fit for each other.
I am registered with the BACP and UKATA.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Advanced Diploma in Adult Psychotherapy (Transactional Analysis)
- Diploma Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Transactional Analysis)
- PGDip Coaching Psychology + Positive Psychology
- Diploma Clinical Hypnotherapy
- BACP, UKCP (training), UKATA
I work as a counsellor at One In Four in London, a charity specialising in counselling survivors of child sexual abuse.
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.
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.
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
Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
I offer a limited number of low cost sessions for adult survivors of child sexual abuse who are in receipt of benefits. Please email for availability.
