This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
There are times in life when we find that our usual ways of managing aren’t working so well. At such moments, support through psychotherapy can be the difference that supports your positive change.
I am a compassionate, thoughtful and experienced therapist who understands that there are times in life when we can struggle to feel ok.
Are there events or aspects of your life that you don't feel good about? That leave you feeling sad, stressed, angry, frustrated and emotionally drained? Are there patterns which you recognise within yourself but and your relationships that you're struggling to manage differently? Do you sometimes not feel completely in control of events or emotions and don't know which way to turn?
If this sounds familiar then therapy may help you to explore your situation, reach some understanding and to make positive changes in your life. Being able to talk through concerns with professional guidance and support can make a significant different to the way in which you relate to yourself and to others in your life.
Sessions aim to help you feel clearer about your own strengths and your own choices, to help you understand your responses to particular situations and think about what you might do differently to feel better.
If this sounds helpful, call or email so we can talk further and you can find out more.
My approach is to support you to find a positive relationship with yourself and with others. I work with a wide range of concerns including couple and family relationships, attachment issues, separation/divorce, step-family issues, co-parenting, life-stage transitions, ill health and/or bereavement as well as working with anxiety/depression, and self-esteem.
With over eighteen years’ experience in the voluntary and statutory sectors alongside work with criminal justice settings and mental health, I am qualified as a systemic psychotherapist, relationship and family therapist, counsellor and supervisor. I am a Registered Member of UKCP and member of AFT (Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice).
I also offer supervision to trainee and experienced counsellors as well as organisational supervision and have experience as an academic tutor in the field of systemic practice, counselling and relationships.
Sessions available by telephone/online.
Please telephone or email to arrange an initial introductory conversation.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a wide range of training and experience, gained over a number of years in a variety of organisational settings.
What this means for you, as my client, is that our work together is underpinned both by robust training and extensive experience. My clients would say that I'm trained to be an empathic, effective psychotherapist who walks alongside you, supporting you to make meaningful change.
More specifically, I have an MSc in Psychological Therapies from Exeter University, a Diploma in Supervision, a Post Qualifying Diploma in working with Children and Young People and originally qualified as a counsellor in 2007. I work as a systemic psychotherapist, family therapist, couples psychotherapist, counsellor and supervisor and have experience in statutory and third sector settings, education, as well as in private practice.
In practice, a systemic approach means considering you not in isolation but in your contexts, both past and present. Together, we will consider how your experiences as an individual, couple or family impact on your individual or collective wellbeing. This might mean your relationship with yourself, with your intimate partner or with your family: in the past, the present or the future.
I have worked in private practice for more than 10 years and during this time have supported a wide range people when they have found themselves struggling, at a crossroads or uncertain about how to feel resourced in moving ahead. Further, I have experience working as a family therapist for Camhs and with families of all ages. I am also an experienced relationship psychotherapist working with broad range of relationship difficulties.
I offer Supervision for both trainees and experienced practitioners.
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 UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. 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
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 - £90.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free of charge introductory meeting via telephone/zoom which lasts approximately 15-20 minutes.
Each psychotherapy session lasts for 1 hour and is charged at £75 for individuals and £90 for couples/families.
There may be a negotiable reduction for trainees or those on a low income. Please contact me to find out more.
Supervision: £60 per hour
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Various, by negotiation. Daytime sessions, latest in person session is 4pm.
