About me
I am an NCPS Accredited Registrant counsellor based in Belfast, offering a calm, compassionate and non-judgemental space for adults seeking support with grief, anxiety, emotional distress, low self-esteem, stress, addiction, and life transitions.
My approach is primarily person-centred, while also drawing on psychodynamic, humanistic and CBT-informed ways of working where helpful. I aim to support clients at their own pace, helping them feel heard, understood and more able to make sense of what they are experiencing.
My background includes bereavement support with Cruse, emotional support with Samaritans, trauma-informed community work, mentoring, and employability support. This has shaped my belief that counselling should be respectful, practical, compassionate and grounded in the client’s own lived experience.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice, alongside Level 4 Counselling Skills and Theory and Level 3 Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills training.
I am an Accredited Registrant member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society and hold professional indemnity insurance.
My counselling experience includes work with Cruse Bereavement Support, Choose Therapy, and Samaritans. I have supported clients experiencing bereavement, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, emotional distress, low self-worth and major life changes.
Alongside counselling, I have worked in community, mentoring and support roles, including with GEMS NI, Gateway to Choices and RNIB, supporting people facing trauma, social barriers, confidence issues, disability, unemployment, grief and transition.
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
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
Grief, trauma-informed support, men’s mental health, refugee and asylum seeker support, confidence-building, life transitions, mentoring and wellbeing support.
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions usually last 50 minutes. I may be able to offer a limited number of reduced-fee spaces depending on circumstances. This can be discussed during the initial enquiry.
Further information
I offer counselling in a warm, respectful and down-to-earth way. My aim is not to judge, advise or push, but to walk alongside clients as they explore what matters to them.
I have a particular interest in grief, identity, self-esteem, addiction, emotional resilience, men’s mental health, and supporting people through change. I also bring experience of working with diverse communities, refugees, asylum seekers and people rebuilding confidence after difficult life experiences.
