This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
With 15 year's experience as a person-centred therapist, therapist trainer and supervisor, I am honoured when people choose to share their therapy experience with me. You are the expert on your experience and I will be lead by you. I will be clear with you, both about any expectations I have, and about my experience of you and what you are saying.
My experience is that when people feel understood and accepted, they experience themselves more fully; moving and growing through problems that they were otherwise struggling with.
When this is new it is sometimes difficult to imagine how it might work in practice, so if you have any questions feel free to get in touch.
Sessions and location: I offer person-centred therapy and supervision in the Southampton area and online. Therapy can be for individuals, couples or groups. I work in a comfortable and private cabin, which is a five minute dive from junctions 7 and 8 of the M27 and 15 minutes from Southampton city centre.
Generally we will talk about whatever you wish to bring to the session, but creative materials such as art and a sand tray are also available. Sometimes people find that using creative materials can help them express something they struggled to put into words. Sessions are led by you - there is no expectation for you to talk about anything unless you're ready to. I will try to create an environment where you can be ready.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an experienced person-centred therapist, supervisor and trainer (to Bachelor's level). I have worked with a variety of supervisees from various approaches to therapy, coaching and mentoring.
- BA (hons) Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy. Awarded by Middlesex University at Southampton City College.
- Person-centred Relationship Therapy
- Diploma in Person-Centred Supervision
- Diploma in Teaching and Learning
- Current: MA Community Psychology at University of Brighton
Member organisations
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.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Prices are for individual 50 minute sessions. Couples or groups are £70 per hour and usually last for 90 minutes. Please contact me for supervision fees and with any questions about fees for therapy.
