About me
Counselling and psychotherapy is my passion. I use a pluralistic appraoch, allowing me to adapt readily to the needs of my client. I work with teens and adults, offering professional, empathetic and practical support on your quest for change.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have an MA, a Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, a Certificate in Hypnotherapy and Counselling and have done further training in CBT, OCD, Self-harm and Suicide awareness. Before that I was a secondary school teacher for 20 years. I have had experience working for Anxiety UK and CASY counselling. and am currently pursuing training in family and relationship counselling. I have had the privelege of helping clients develop coping mechanisms for issues related to Anxiety, OCD, ADHD, Depression and Bipolar. It has also been rewarding to help clients move forward when they are stuck in cycles of grief, unhealthy life choices and unhelpful ways of communicating. Learning the value of setting boundaries in order to look after ourselves and forge stronger relationships with others can be an important part of therapy, as is exploring our core values and learning to enjoy those things that make us happy. Discovering how our formative relationships shape us and inform our thoughts, feelings and behaviours in the present is also a very useful recurrent theme. But above all, I have experience in listening empthetically and making sure that you feel seen and heard.
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 National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. 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
£50.00 per session
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Further information
My training is pluralistic. In practice I use a combination of a Psychodynamic approach, a Person Centred approach and CBT, depending on the individual and their needs.
