About me
I am the Founder of Need to Talk Counselling Services and a qualified Counsellor, Clinical Supervisor, and Counselling Tutor with over 18 years’ experience across private practice, charities, education, and corporate wellbeing. I hold an FDA Degree in Arts Counselling (Middlesex University), a Diploma in Counselling Clinical Supervision (Re.Vision), and a Level 5 Diploma in Couple Therapy, along with a teaching qualification and extensive CPD in trauma, safeguarding, and diversity.
As an External Verifier and Examiner for CPCAB and a Registered Member of the BACP, I bring a deep commitment to professional and ethical practice. My work is centred on trauma recovery, and relationship therapy, drawing on a person-centred and integrative approach that values each client’s individuality.
In addition to counselling, I provide clinical supervision and counselling education, supporting the professional growth of trainees and practitioners. I am dedicated to creating safe, inclusive spaces where clients and students feel empowered, understood, and supported in their personal and professional development.
Fluent in English and Portuguese, I also offer bilingual counselling to ensure accessibility and cultural sensitivity for diverse communities.
My work has been varied across various areas:
- Mental health
- Addictions
- Bereavement and loss
- Relationship issues
- Couples
- Families
- Young people.
I am a friendly and committed person with experience dealing with many people in stressful situations.
“I’m human, and nothing human is alien to me”, Terence
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Counselling Supervision
- Degree in Arts in Counselling
- Experience in working with couples and families
- To teach in the lifelong learning sector
- Certificate of proficiency
- Leadership development course
- Clinical strategies in working with client’s trauma.
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
£75.00 - £120.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individual counselling (50 mins): £75
Couples counselling (60 mins): £105
Supervision qualified (60 mins): £85
Group supervision (90 mins): £40pp
Reports: £90
Corporate wellbeing: from £350
When I work
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Further information
I have an empathetic approach to my clients which is based on confidentiality and trust. In a session I create a safe and non-judgemental environment where clients are made to feel valued, understood, listened to and free to express and explore any concern.
As a supervisor, I provide the trainee counsellor room to work with the client, helping them to understand the client from different perspectives; I keep monitor the counsellor’s work, exploring the working alliance.
