About me
Hello, I find seeking therapy usually starts with seeds of hope. Hope for things to change, to become ‘unstuck’, to have understanding, to find peace.
As a qualified counsellor I offer a compassionate, supportive space to cultivate these seeds of hope so that you can grow to overcome the issues you face and move forward to a more positive place.
My Approach
Everyone has an inherent wisdom within themselves towards healing and transformation through the struggles or difficulties of life. My role is to facilitate this journey, give it a nudge in the right direction.
When we initially meet, I will apply gentle curiosity to explore what brings you to therapy and together we can have a look at what you might want to gain from the process. My aim is for you to feel seen, heard and warmly accepted.
I value the 3 A’s as a rough guide for what can emerge from the issues you choose to bring:
- Awareness through exploring thoughts, feelings, behaviours, patterns and responses to stress. You will come to recognise how these have been shaped by life experiences.
- Acceptance expands from awareness. An expansive feeling that extends to different parts of yourself, your story, your identity, your past, the present, the other people in your life.
- Accountability strengthens with acceptance and awareness, an increasing sense of empowerment, choice and freedom in how you want to move forward and live your life with resilience.
Whether it is anxiety, relationship difficulties, depression, low self-esteem, grief, trauma, abuse, addiction or feelings of shame, anger, overwhelm, confusion and loneliness, you don’t have to struggle alone with these issues.
Introductory call
Thinking about going into therapy can come with a whole host of thoughts and feelings – nervousness, doubt, uncertainty, hope, anticipation. An introductory call can help provide some clarity.
I offer 15-20 minutes on Zoom (and other platforms), free of charge, which will give us an opportunity to get to know each other a bit and explore what therapy could look like for you, with a space to ask any questions you might have about me or how I practice.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have experience engaging with a wide range of relational, psychological, and emotional issues through NHS Talking Therapies, community counselling services across South London, as well as support work with clients who have clinical diagnoses.
In previous years I have worked in residential care and educational settings with young people who have additional needs along with social/outreach care with adults in the Deaf community. Prior to this I worked in architecture.
Areas of interest
I am interested in the challenges that come with ‘being different’ and having more than one identity, balancing the tension between individual freedom and a sense of belonging. It is an area that includes feelings of not ‘fitting in’, anxiety, roots of shame in early experiences, oppression, masculinity, queer identities, and disability.
Qualifications
My Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling is from the Metanoia Institute, one of the leading therapy training institutions in the UK. I am currently in advanced clinical training to complete the MSc in Humanistic Psychotherapy.
As a registered member of the BACP, the largest professional body for counsellors in the UK, I abide by their Ethical Framework, which includes confidentiality and non-discriminatory practice. I am a neuro-affirmative and LGBTQ+ affirmative counsellor, clinically supervised for all clinical work I undertake.
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
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
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