About me
My service is for anyone who would benefit from a safe, confidential space to express their feelings. I work with adults and children aged 13+. I offer online or face-to-face sessions.
I am an integrative psychotherapeutic counsellor, which means that I draw from a wide range of therapeutic approaches, specifically tailored to the person in front of me. I draw from traditional talking therapy, play and arts-based therapies, solution-focused, cognitive-behavioural and positive therapies. I can also work as a coach, if you wish to work in a goal-orientated, solution focused manner, within a supportive and empowering environment. I believe that the relationship between the counsellor and the client is the key to therapeutic change and that there is an innate human desire for growth within each of us.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MEd Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Distinction): University of Cambridge
- Certificate in Counselling Skills: AQA
- Diploma in Life Coaching
- Foundation certificate in Solution Focused Practice
- Level 3 award in Education and Training
Other CPD includes: working with young people who self harm, novel psychoactive substances, positive therapy, foundation domestic abuse training, mental health in adolescence, Mental Health First Aid.
Experience includes working with offenders, in sexual health, as a therapist and therapeutic mentor in primary and secondary schools. I have worked as the school counsellor at a large local boarding school, and am currently seeing clients as a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor in private practice.
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
Boarding school syndrome/matters relating to trauma in childhood/young adulthood.
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£60 per 50 minute session.
I offer a free introductory chat either in person or online.
When I work
My private practice is currently limited to Mondays and Fridays during the day, and some evenings. Please enquire.
Further information
I have a calm and friendly cockapoo who is available upon request as my unofficial therapy dog.
Please note that I have no official waiting room, therefore I ask that you do not arrive early to your appointment. My office is wheelchair accessible and there is free parking nearby for up to 2 hours on Water Street.
