About me
By the time most people contact me, they've often spent months or even years trying to work things out on their own. They may have read books, listened to podcasts or tried to make sense of why they feel the way they do, yet still find themselves repeating the same patterns.
My role isn't simply to listen. It's to help you understand what's happening, why it keeps happening and, together, work out what is most likely to help you move forward.
People often tell me they feel comfortable with me surprisingly quickly. If you're worried about what you'll say in the first session, please don't be. That's my job. You don't need to prepare or have everything figured out beforehand. I'll help you feel at ease, guide the conversation, and begin developing a clear understanding of what's been happening.
With more than 15 years' experience, I've trained across Integrative Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), EMDR, Schema Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and couples therapy. Alongside my clinical work, I am completing a PhD at the University of Sheffield researching emotional regulation in adults with ADHD, allowing me to combine extensive therapeutic experience with current psychological research.
Although my training is broad, I don't believe people should be fitted into a single model of therapy. Every person is different. Some difficulties respond best to practical behavioural interventions, while others require us to understand trauma, attachment, relationships or long-established ways of coping. Rather than following a formula, I tailor therapy to your individual needs.
Whether you're seeking support for anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, ADHD, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem or simply feeling stuck, my aim is always the same: to help you feel genuinely understood and to provide therapy that is compassionate, collaborative and effective.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy
- BSc in Psychotherapy
- BSc & MSc in Counselling Psychology
- PhD in Neuroscience
- EMDR
- Schema Therapy
- DBT
- Couples Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Advanced Diploma in Counselling
- Diploma in Grief and Bereavement
- Critical Incident Debriefing
- Working with Trauma
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy
- Child Safeguarding
- Certificate in Telephone Counselling
- Certificate in Online Counselling
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 have a specific area of experience in cPTSD & Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). If you would like to know more, please get in touch.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£100.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions cost: £100
When I work
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Further information
In a nutshell, sometimes things can become too much, and life is not how we would like it to be.
For some, this could be because of a life event such as a bereavement or relationship break up.
For others, it is ongoing and enduring. It could be something you have always lived with or something that started and never went away.
Mental Health is like Physical Health. Sometimes we are well, and sometimes we are not. Sometimes we are always unwell because the problem has not been sorted.
Therapy with me will work in either of two ways. We will understand how you see your world and how that world interacts with you. We will connect the dots and gain insight into why things are the way they are. With this process started we will identify options that will allow you take control and have mastery over your world. In turn, everything around you will interact with you differently. We may also identify how your thoughts and how your feelings affect your behaviours and relationships. When these behaviours are unhelpful, we will look at changing them.
If you cannot identify what you want to work on above. Don’t be put off. Drop me a line.
