This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Unhappy? Talking through the issues you are experiencing can provide much needed relief. I am an integrative counsellor/psychotherapist. This means I am flexible in my approach and am able to use various theoretical models to help the people I work with. I have a special interest in attachment, trauma and the relationship between our emotional and physical health. Alongside talking therapy, I offer Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) which is an evidence based technique used to treat trauma symptoms. In addition to private practice, I have many years of experience working within an Oncology and Palliative care department within the NHS, where I supported individuals, couples and families through diagnosis, treatment, recovery and the dying process.
I believe a good therapeutic relationship between counsellor and client is essential for progress to be made and is central to my practice. Please view my website for more information.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been an NHS healthcare professional since 2000 and I worked as a therapist within the NHS from 2007 to 2024. My relevant qualifications are:
- MSc Applied Neuroscience (2022)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (2005)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2008)
- EMDR (2016)
- Diploma of Integrative Supervision of Individuals and Groups (2019)
I am accredited by the BACP.
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.
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 - £85.00
Additional information
£60-£85
Sessions are 50 minutes.
EMDR sessions up to 1 hour 15 mins.
When I work
Leigh-On-Sea
- Weekdays (except Friday) including some evenings. Alternate Saturdays.
