This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Sometimes life's difficulties and challenges can begin to feel overwhelming... or maybe we realise they've felt that way for a while. This may be the right time to try and work on the issues that are getting in the way for you.
I offer long- and short-term psychodynamic counselling in a modern, purpose built consulting room near Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire. My practice can be reached easily and quickly from both Aberdeen, Dundee and the surrounding areas. I also work online, and have been meeting with clients this way since 2013.
I work with both adults and young people who have chosen to come to counselling for a wide variety of reasons - for example: anxiety, relationship difficulties, depression, stress and trauma.
I believe that by increasing our understanding of ourselves and others we can make better sense of our experiences, both in the past, and in the present. I aim to work alongside my clients to help them come to know about themselves - and their thoughts and feelings - more fully.
Together will work to discover new choices to be made; to develop an enhanced awareness of the past; and to find a greater hope for the future.
As well as general counselling with individuals, which makes us the majority of my practice, I have a special interest and experience in working with adolescents and young adults who are experiencing gender dysphoria; with clients who have Autism Spectrum Conditions; and with the parents of teenagers. I also offer therapeutic supervision and workplace consultancy - please inquire for further details.
Please email for more information if you think you would like to make an appointment for an initial session, where you can decide whether counselling with me is the right kind of help for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Focus Areas:
My main body of work is general counselling, with adults and adolescents, helping with a very wide variety of difficulties.
Beyond that, I have a special interest in working in working with clients of all ages who have an Autistic Spectrum Condition, or who identify themselves as being on the Autistic Spectrum. I have also worked for over a decade with young people who are experiencing gender dysphoria.
Experience and Qualifications:
As well as having my own counselling practice in Laurencekirk, I have worked within agencies as a counsellor for adults and young people; most recently, managing the student and staff counselling service for a large Scottish university. Prior to my counselling training, I have had many years of working therapeutically with young people in a variety of contexts. I also extensive experience of offering therapeutic supervision to staff working in non-counselling roles where they are exposed to vicarious trauma.
I have a Master's Degree in Counselling (Distinction) from the University of Edinburgh, and I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy).
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
Transgender or gender questioning teenagers and young adults.
Post-Adoption/Fostering counselling and support for families and children.
Supervision, and also organisational consultancy. Currently working organisationally with A Life Explored (Care) Ltd. in Fife, and with Angus Council.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fees are £60 per session, each session lasts for 50 minutes. I keep some spaces open for low-fee sessions; these may be available, please ask.
Organisational consultancy/Parenting Counsultancy fees on request.
When I work
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I see clients on weekdays and early evenings, usually between 9:00am and 6:00pm, working both in person and online.
Further information
I am based close to the village of Laurencekirk, just off the A90. My practice can be reached in a 35 minute drive from central Aberdeen, or 45 minutes from Dundee. There is off-street parking in my driveway.
I also offer counselling online to clients living in the UK and overseas.
