About me
If you are in the middle of a sudden crisis, a bereavement, relationship, work or health, I can work with you to make sense of it. I would help you sort out what decisions you might want to make and how to move forward. I can help you process what is going on.
If you can see repeating painful patterns in your life, which you recognise have deep roots, we would work to understand these roots. Then we would find ways to create different responses, which feel healthier and mean living life more fully. Such patterns might be feeling very anxious, getting overwhelmed, being rejected or feeling very low in confidence.
As an integrative counsellor, I am trained to use approaches that fits your situation best. Clinical evidence shows that the quality of the relationship you have with the counsellor is key to change. So this needs to be trustworthy, consistent approachable and accepting: that is what I aim to be. With over twenty years in private practice, I provide a breadth and depth of experience with a range of issues and situations.
How do I work?
After you have made contact, we could arrange a 30 minute Zoom session. That way you will get a sense of me and if you think I would be a good fit for what you want to work on.
It means if I think someone else with a specialist set of skills would be more useful I would recommend that.
If we chose to work together, we would book an initial assessment session of one hour. We can then decide our focus.
If this is a sudden crisis we would primarily be focusing on the present and its impact. It would probably mean meeting for between 6 to 12 sessions, with an option for more if wanted.
If the issues are more long-term then it is likely that we would meet for longer. We would be mapping out what has happened in the past and how that effects the present. For example if I have had experiences of rejection or abandonment in my childhood, it makes a certain emotional sense that I would find the world anxiety provoking and people untrustworthy.
We can work together to identify what could be different and begin to put those different ways of behaving and responding in place.
Training, qualifications & experience
- further training in trauma: Certificate in Working with Trauma 2026
- Extended Certificate in Online and Telephone Supervision 2023
- Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems 2018
- Annual training workshops at London Centre for Psychodrama : 2015-2018
- Further on going professional development in supervision of groups and reflective practice
- Foundation in Art Therapy British Association of Art Therapy 2013
- Cognitive Behavioural Training Wimbledon Guild 2011
- Working with Couples Epsom Counselling Service 2009 – 2010
- Diploma in Individual and Group Supervision Cascade Training Associates 2007
- Modules in Groupwork Metanoia 2004 – 2006
- Use of Sandtray Equilibrium 2004
- Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling Kingston College 2003
- Advanced Diploma in Pastoral Care and Counselling Techniques Barnabas House 1994
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
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Fees
£80.00 - £85.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
- my fees range from £80 to £85 depending on your income, per weekly session (individuals)
- I have some reduced rate places, please ask for further detail
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Further information
I am registered with Aviva and CBT Clinics. Please ask for details.
