This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hello and Welcome.
I am a qualified relational integrative therapeutic counsellor and a fully registered member of the BACP. Before becoming a counsellor, I worked as a classical performer and teacher. Throughout my life, I have been interested in how people can express themselves and realise more of their potential. My own journey, including a long struggle with health challenges, sparked a desire to support others, especially vulnerable adults facing mental health difficulties. This path led me to train as a counsellor, where I work with people to understand themselves better, overcome challenges and find different ways to move forward.
Are you feeling lost? Perhaps you're questioning your anxiety, struggling with feelings of grief, or trying to make sense of your depression. Maybe you're curious about your sexuality or noticing addictive patterns that are becoming a concern. Or perhaps you just need someone to listen and understand what life feels like for you right now.
Whatever you're facing, I’m here to offer a supportive, understanding, and a non judgmental space for you to explore your thoughts and emotions. I bring a sensitivity, warmth, curiosity and attentiveness into our sessions. My work is inclusive of all cultures and expressions of diversity.
What to expect
I am a qualified relational integrative therapeutic counsellor. As I walk alongside you I will draw upon different theoretical approaches: the psychodynamic- takes us to childhood and how the past impacts the present. The humanistic- carries the belief you have the resources to be the best you can. The transpersonal- exploring meaning, culture and what it means to be human.
I believe the therapeutic relationship is at the core of our work. We can use this relationship to explore new ways of affirming yourself and healthier patterns of relating. This includes how past experience and early relationships affect your emotional well being and your capacity to be more fully yourself in the world.
The counselling space: increases self awareness, clarifies and builds understanding around limiting patterns of being, enhances wellbeing, self esteem and self trust.
My dual experience as a classical performer and a mental health professional has cultivated an empathy and sensitivity towards the challenges of personal growth and self expression. I am committed to supporting individuals in navigating their struggles, finding new ways to manage and ultimately become more authentically themselves in the world.
As a musician I believe in the importance of nurturing our creativity. In our sessions we may draw upon creative writing, sound, music and mindfullness as a way of accessing your inner landscape.
I offer face to face and online counselling. Long term and short term.
Fee per session £60
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained at the Mary Ward Centre and RHACC and have a professional qualification in relational integrative counselling. I currently work as a counsellor for a specialist bereavement service and a LGBTQ+ addiction service. In addition, I have 6 years experience of working for a personality disorder service and as a recovery support worker for CNWL.
I have CPD training working with trauma informed perspective, attachment issues within grief, difficulties around sexuality and working with attachment issues.
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
Further information
I enjoy a rich cultural life and continue to work a performer.
I maintain a robust commitment to on going training and supervision.
