About me
"It is the relationship that heals" - Irvin D. Yalom
Why come to see a counsellor?
We all experience difficulties at one time or another. It could be that our relationships aren’t all we'd like them to be. Or perhaps we feel anxious, depressed, lonely, or we’re grieving a loss. Perhaps we behave in ways that we'd rather not, or that we don't understand. Or maybe life has lost its meaning, we've lost our sense of direction, feel stuck, or just don't know who we are any more.
Counselling offers a safe, confidential space in which to explore such issues in relationship with someone who is skilled, non-judgemental, and really there for you. A space in which to come to terms with things, and allow them to change for the better.
Counselling generally works best on a weekly basis. Short term therapy for specific issues may last for a few months, while deeper work may continue for several years.
Training, qualifications & experience
What kind of a counsellor am I?
Now in my 50s, I became a counsellor at 40-something. I bring all of my rich and varied life’s experience into my work with clients.
After a total of four and a half years of training, I qualified at Bath Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I now work exclusively in private practice, with a diverse group of people, helping them with every imaginable concern: from anxiety and depression; trauma, dissociation, and addiction; to who am I, and the meaning of life and death.
I’m primarily a person-centred counsellor, integrating Buddhist, Jungian and psychodynamic understanding into my approach to helping others. My passion is for deep, life-changing work; exploring what it is to be human, and, in particular, how it is to be you. I aim to offer as authentic a human relationship as possible, as experience suggests that this is what facilitates understanding and change.
Please feel free to ask whether I think I can be of help to you.
Qualifcations and trainings:
- Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Counselling (Level 6, BCPC)
- Diploma in Relational Mindfulness CPD (Karuna Institute)
- EFT Levels 1 & 2
- Certificate in Trauma Therapy (Level 6, The Grove)
- Death Doula Training (Foundation Certificate, Living Well Dying Well)
I'm a member of BACP, and abide by their Ethical Framework.
I’m fully insured, and DBS checked.
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
Spiritual, Religious, Buddhism
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free 50-minute, initial session, by Zoom or telephone. (If you’d like to have the initial session in-person, the cost is £40.) This gives you plenty of time to discuss what’s going on for you, and what help it is that you’re looking for. If you decide that you’d like to go on and see me for therapy, I then charge £60 per 50-minute session.
Please feel free to ask about a concessionary rate, if my normal fee is more than you can afford.
When I work
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Further information
I'm happy to work with you in-person, or remotely (by Zoom or telephone).
