About me
Life’s journey takes us through many different environments, experiences, and challenges.
I attended three very different schools: a deprived local school, a Waldorf school, and a Catholic school. I learned early on the importance of connecting with people from all walks of life. As someone with dyslexia, my greatest learning wasn’t from textbooks but from understanding different perspectives and adapting to new environments. This deep appreciation for inclusion and the unique paths we all walk is what led me to person-centred counselling.
My practice is based in person-centred theory but I am able to use my knowledge of other modalities and techniques in collaboration with clients and their individual needs.
As a neurodivergent person myself, I offer a genuinely understanding and affirming space for neurodivergent individuals.
I have no fixed ideas around how many sessions a client should have or how often they should come. I offer a flexible space and understand that clients have both time and financial constraints impacting their access to therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
- NOCN Level 3 Award in Information, Advice or Guidance
- Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, European Qualifications Framework Level 5
- Level 3 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, European Qualifications Framework Level 4
- Level 2 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, European Qualifications Framework Level 3
- TQUK Level 2 Self-Harm and Suicide Awareness and prevention
- CPD courses
- Mental Health for childcare workers. (TLC Educating educators, transforming young lives)
- working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Professor Mick Cooper)
- Therapy and Social Change (professor Mick Cooper)
- Ongoing monthly CPD talks with LIFETIME Counsellors Collective Evenings
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
Concessionary rates available, based on need and availability.
Further information
I have spent decades working in the care system in various roles, and I understand the deep emotional and physical demands that come with supporting others. As a young parent and now a mother of three adult boys I know first-hand how caregivers can become the unseen roots of the tree, holding everything together while often neglecting their own needs. I see how labels can hide people and circumstances can create isolation and feelings of difference. Whether you are a caregiver, navigating loss, facing illness, or living with a diagnosis; I will see you - not just the labels or circumstances, but the person behind them.
