About me
I work individually with adults, young people and children.
I offer a private, confidential space and an authentic relationship where you will be accepted and respected.
My counselling training is in pluralism, which means that I have learned a range of therapeutic skills from which I can draw. I create a therapy for each client depending on what best suits the individual. My clients do not have to fit into a specific theory or way of doing therapy. By working in this way, I offer freedom for my clients to go where they want to go, in whichever way they choose and I will be alongside, responding in ways that I feel to be appropriate at the time. This allows me to draw on the many aspects of theory and therapeutic approaches that I find useful.
As a counsellor, it is important to me that I am alongside someone, attuned to them and that the person feels that they are fully seen and heard by me.
For me, the relationship with my client is of highest value in bringing about therapeutic change. When the client experiences the presence and attentiveness of the therapist, much healing potential is possible within this relationship.
“Sometimes it is only through such an act of being seen and heard completely that we can begin to know how we really think and feel.” Lott, (2000)
This is illustrated by a young client who gave me this feedback “Counselling has helped me a lot. It helps because you’re having your voice heard by someone and by yourself.”
Practical Information
My counselling room is in a peaceful, rural setting. I will send you directions when you book your first session.
There are two steps up into the counselling room.
There is a toilet available for clients use.
Training, qualifications & experience
- I am a member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
- COSCA Certificate in Supervision.
- Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling, Abertay University.
- Post Graduate Certificate Abuse and Abuse Related Trauma, The Robert Gordon University.
- Post Graduate Certificate Child Welfare and Protection, Stirling University.
- BA Social Work, The Robert Gordon University.
- Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Level 1 and 2
- I have experience of working with domestic violence, physical, emotional and sexual abuse and at a local GP surgery.
- I have 20 years experience of direct work with children and young people and their families.
- I have much experience and training in working with care experienced children, young people and adults and with adoption.
- Experienced in counselling those affected by sexual violence of any kind.
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
I offer play therapy techniques.
I have special interests in:
- Trauma
- Care experienced children and young people
- Therapeutic Parenting
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 per session
Additional information
£45 per one hour session.
Sessions are held in a peaceful, rural location in Moray. Please contact me for further details.
Please send me an email to discuss counselling, to ask any questions and to arrange a session. **If you have emailed me and appear not to have received a response, please check your spam.**
When I work
I have availability throughout the week Monday to Friday.
