About me
The Therapeutic Relationship
Therapy is a space where you can feel safe, supported, and truly heard. It’s an opportunity to explore life’s challenges without judgment and begin to make sense of what’s happening for you. I will meet you exactly where you are and walk alongside you on your journey. I offer face-to-face sessions at the Dragonfly Wellbeing Centre in Plymouth.
My Experience and approach
I have many years of experience as both a counsellor and a counselling tutor, teaching Level 3 and Level 4 diplomas in counselling. Over this time, I’ve completed thousands of hours of client work, supporting people of all ages and backgrounds. This breadth of experience has given me the privilege of working with a wide range of needs and challenges, and I always tailor my approach to meet the unique needs of each person I work with.
Areas of Expertise
I have experience supporting clients through a wide range of situations and life stages, including:
Trauma, particularly the impact of childhood experiences
Young adults in their twenties navigating life transitions
Adults facing a variety of personal and emotional challenges
University students, through my specialist experience as a mental health mentor
Children affected by cancer, whether through their own diagnosis or that of a family member
Children and families experiencing school avoidance
Training, qualifications & experience
Information on my training and qualifications.
Qualifications & Training
Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling – Iron Mill Counselling College, Exeter (2020)
Certificate in Counselling – Iron Mill College, Exeter (2016)
Certificate in Trauma-Focused Therapy – Manchester Psychotherapy Foundation (2023)
In addition to these qualifications, I have trained in Theraplay (Levels 1 & 2) and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (Level 1). While I do not use Theraplay or DDP directly, the PACE approach (Play, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy) strongly informs my work and the way I build therapeutic relationships.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Creative Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Emotionally Focused
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Narrative
- Person-Centred
- Psychodynamic
- Trauma Focused
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Availability
I am currently accepting new clients.
Face-to-face sessions: at The Dragonfly Wellbeing Centre, Mutley Plain, Plymouth (daytime and evenings)
Online sessions: via Zoom
Telephone sessions
Home-based sessions: from my office in St Germans, Cornwall
When I work
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Further information
Through therapy, I can begin to help you gentle bring into awareness the challenges you feel you are facing, as well as beginning the stages of processing those challenges, getting to know and understand your emotional landscape, and look at how you can integrate this newfound awareness into your day to day lives.
I work in an integrative way, which means that I do not believe one size fits all. I work in the way that is best for the client I am working with at that time, depending on their needs and what they hope to get out of their therapy sessions. I integrate a range of therapy modalities which include Person Centred, Gestalt, Mindful based CBT and Attachment Theory.
