About me
Reaching the point of looking for a counsellor can happen for all sorts of reasons. You may be struggling with something particular, feeling overwhelmed, facing a change or loss, or perhaps simply noticing that the same difficulties or patterns seem to keep appearing in your life.
Whatever has brought you here, counselling gives us time and space to explore what is happening for you, with curiosity and care, helping you develop a deeper understanding of yourself and what you may need to move forward.
I work in an integrative way, with psychodynamic counselling at the heart of my approach. In practice, this means that we will start with what is happening for you now, while also being curious about the experiences, relationships and patterns that may have shaped you along the way. As we begin to understand more about you and your life experiences so far, we may create space for you to recognise what you need and find your way forward.
How and where we meet can be part of that process too. I offer traditional counselling in my therapy room, walk and talk therapy and online sessions. Some people feel more comfortable sitting together in a quiet room; others find that walking side by side makes conversation come more naturally, and sometimes an online session simply suits better. I like to be flexible and am happy to blend our work in whichever way works best around your schedule.
Connection with nature and the seasons is part of my wider work and, where it feels helpful, it can become an integral part of our counselling too, particularly in providing tools for grounding, reflection and building resilience. This will only ever be included when it feels an appropriate part of our work, and will always be led by you.
Before we begin, we can have an initial telephone conversation so that you can tell me a little about what has brought you to counselling, ask any questions and get a sense of whether I might be the right counsellor for you.
And when we meet, you don’t need to know exactly where to start. We can begin with whatever has brought you to counselling and take it from there together.
Training, qualifications & experience
Ann is a qualified BACP registered psychodynamic counsellor, studied herbology and horticulture at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, is a Forest Therapy Practitioner and a Social & Therapeutic Horticultural Practitioner.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
When I work
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Further information
My practice is based on psychodynamic therapy; looking at relationships both past and present and also uses aspects of nature therapy to promote creativity and growth. In the first session, we will explore your expectations and goals for therapy and consider how we can best work together. During our sessions I use grounding and calming techniques to create a relaxed atmosphere for progress.
