This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Sometimes we need to feel heard, accepted and understood. As a qualified Person Centred & Trauma Focused counsellor, I offer a welcoming safe space where you can talk freely and explore these feelings, whilst navigating a way to healing & self-development.
I do not believe that one size fits all. When working with my clients I adopt to different styles of therapeutic approaches to empowering my clients in bringing about the changes & growth they desire.
ABOUT ME
A caring, passionate and empathetic counsellor
I am a qualified Level 4 BACP Registered Humanistic Counsellor with experience in working with individuals, and groups of ages from 14 years old & upwards, inclusive of all sexual orientations, and cultural backgrounds. I am based in Southend & Colchester (Essex) and offer in person or online counselling.
The sessions belong to you and I’m here to listen. I’ll work with you to identify the main issues you have, help you clarify your thoughts and feelings and help you identify what changes you wish to make, either in short-term focused counselling/therapy or longer-term therapy.
Most of us, will at some point in our lives experience emotional or psychological challenges which can impact upon and limit the quality of our lives. Relationship difficulties or feelings 'stuck' in self-defeating/repeating unwanted patterns of behaviour, perhaps finding it hard to accept feelings around past/present/future life events, or strong emotions of anxiety, frustrations, anger, sadness or depression about life in general. In these situations, counselling and psychotherapy can be of benefit in offering a space where you can talk openly about yourself and be listened to and understood. Sometimes it’s hard to speak to family and friends as you don’t want to feel like a burden….. I’m here to listen and offer you a safe, non judgemental space to talk about your issues.
Finding a counsellor that is the right fit for you is very important as its about connection & establishing a sense of trust in a therapeutic setting. In turn this will help you to explore any past experiences and future concerns, which may be impacting your present-day decisions, and in the ways that you form and maintain relationships with others, and how you see, think and feel about yourself.
I run a private practice specialising in issues such as bereavement, trauma, complex PTSD, depression, anxiety, forms of abuse including childhood & domestic abuse, alcohol, substance misuse, and relationship difficulties.
Sometimes counselling can seem daunting but taking the first step and investing in yourself will make a huge difference to your life and the people around you. But, I can assure you the move to reinvest in yourself is a rewarding and worthwhile journey. Over the years I have had the pleasure to witness individuals change and evolve. Through courage & overcoming their adversities they have identified needs, emotions, and developed coping skills to manage and confront problems. Clients have then moved on to lead more meaningful lives. In collaboration with you, in a confidential setting this is a journey you can embark upon. I’m here to listen and I’m in your corner, so if you feel ready, please contact me to arrange your first session.
WHAT I CAN HELP WITH
- Support That Makes a Difference
- Core Belief Systems, Internal Criticism, Guilt & Shame, Domestic & Childhood
- Abuse, Anxiety, Depression, Bereavement or Loss, Post-traumatic stress, Trauma including Complex PTSD, Relationships with self, Personal development, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Addictions, Obsessions, Self-harm, and Personal Development.
I have appointments to fit your working needs. My hours are flexible, and I work to 9.30pm a few days a week.
Training, qualifications & experience
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 3 in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 2 Counselling Skills
- Cruse Bereavement, bereavement, trauma of sudden death, children's bereavement and complicated grief
- NCPS Accredited Trauma Focused Counselling
- Phase 3 Trauma Model & Polyvagal Theory
- Working safely with trauma in therapy
- Parental Conflict support
- Domestic Abuse
- Dissociative Experiences (DID)
- Dream completion techniques
- Creative Ways with working with Trauma
- Complex Trauma & PSTD
- Trauma & Suicide Training
- Somatic ways of working with Trauma
- Refugee, immigration and exploitation
- Therapeutic Processing and Integration
- Applying Attachment Theory in counselling
- Working with transference and counter-transference
- Culture and anti-discrimination competence framework
- Understanding and managing loneliness
- Engaging with supervision
- Providing time limited counselling
- Understanding and preventing compassion fatigue
- Counselling clients experiencing ambiguous loss
- Talking about depression & suicide
- Understanding and managing stress for therapists
- Understanding and managing the impact of vicarious trauma
- Working with prison counselling
- Suicide awareness training
- Assessments in counselling
- Understanding adverse childhood experiences
- Boarding school trauma, healing from sanctioned child abuse
- Guilt and Shame
- How the body holds trauma and chronic stress
- Relational depth - Mick Cooper
- Relational Depth in counselling and psychotherapy PC workshop with Mick Cooper
- Goals in therapy: actualising our deepest directions workshop with Mick Cooper
- Trauma and creative arts in therapy: a person centred perspective and young people’s mental health
- Working with Male Survivors of sexual abuse/Violence
- Counselling with sex workers
- Parental Conflict Training
- Somatic Experiencing Therapy - Peter Levine
- Inner Child Work - John Bradshaw
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I accept bank transfer payments or cash.
Please make payments 24hrs in advance of session.
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Further information
I offer online counselling via Google Meet (simply clicking on the link I will email you) or I have a counselling room where we can meet in person.
I have a counselling room just outside of centre of Southend with accessible parking and another counselling room based in Colchester near Magdalen Street with accessible free parking.
