About me
Highly specialised young people's therapist, specialising in school refusal, trauma and neurodiversity. I’m a qualified psychotherapist based in Leeds, offering in-person and online sessions. I also offer AAT (animal-assisted therapy) within my work. I provide a safe, supportive space to talk about anxiety, depression, trauma and the complex weave of difficulties faced by young people. I work creatively and adapt my approach around the needs of the person and tailor sessions to what you need as an individual.
I work with adults and teenagers. I have a particular interest in working with men, with anger, and with school refusers including the impact this can have on family life. I am not patronising, there will be no 'counselling voice' here!
As a counsellor, I offer empathetic, non-judgmental support to help you make sense of what you’re facing. We’ll work together at your pace to understand your needs, your strengths, and how you want life to feel moving forward. Taking the first step can feel overwhelming you don’t have to do this on your own.
Training, qualifications & experience
Core Training
- Level 5 Therapeutic Counselling - 3 years Lindum College LTD
- CertHE Social Care - 600 hours - October 2020
- Foundation Degree in Social Care - 3 years - July 2022
Safeguarding
- Safeguarding Children in Football Level 1 - Football Association FA - September 2023
- LSCB - Level 1 Safeguarding Children -July 2019
Memberships
- British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy BACP
(01007569) - National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society NCPS (APLT619)
Additional Training
- OU - Mental Health & Community - 2021 - Level 2
- The Open University, Critical Issues in Health and wellbeing 2020
- Foundations for Social Work Practice 2020 - 600 hours
- Introduction to Health and social care 2018 Level 1
- COFRA 121 - STOPSO - 90 Hours. One to one programme for managing sexual risk
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
Specialist in working with school refusers, Men and Animal assisted therapy
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I have a number of reduced fee appointments, please email for more info.
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