About me
About Me
Counselling offers an opportunity to talk through issues that may be troubling you in a private, relaxed and confidential setting, with someone who plays no other role in your life. It can provide a safe, non-judgemental and accepting space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings openly and at your own pace.
As an integrative counsellor, I draw on a range of therapeutic approaches, adapting the way I work to suit the individual needs and circumstances of each client. I believe that every person is unique, and that the relationship between counsellor and client is an important part of the therapeutic process.
I am an experienced, fully qualified therapist and a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP). I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
Alongside my private practice, I currently work for a charity supporting young people and adults who are affected by cancer. I have experience supporting people through a wide range of difficulties, including bereavement and loss, anxiety and depression, trauma and PTSD, abuse, childhood experiences, relationship difficulties, spirituality, abandonment and work-related issues.
I also have a particular interest in supporting people through experiences of loss, change and trauma, including pregnancy and infant loss.
Before training as a counsellor, I worked as a teacher in secondary education for ten years. I have also worked as a youth worker, providing emotional support and pastoral care in a variety of settings. These experiences have given me a strong understanding of the challenges people can face at different stages of life, and the importance of feeling heard, understood and accepted.
What to Expect
At our first meeting, we will spend some time talking about what has brought you to counselling and what you would like support with. We can explore what you hope to gain from counselling and whether you feel that I am the right counsellor for you.
Some people find that a short period of counselling is helpful, while others benefit from longer-term support. There is no set approach, and we can review things together as our work progresses.
Sessions last 50 minutes and are usually held weekly.
If you are considering counselling and would like to find out more, please feel free to get in touch. We can arrange a conversation to discuss what you are looking for and whether counselling with me may be right for you.
I do offer a limited number of concessionary spaces for counselling trainees. Please get in touch to discuss availability.
My general Fee is £60 per session.
Recent Training & Continuing Professional Development
My recent training and CPD includes:
- Pregnancy & infant loss practitioner training.
- Online counselling
- Trauma & Dissociation
- Trauma Defined
- Child Sexual Abuse: Hope for healing
- Loss & Bereavement
- Working with relations Trauma
- Working with the pain of abandonment.
- I am currently undertaking a two year Infant Course with the Analytical Psychotherapy Training Birmingham.
Training, qualifications & experience
Registered Member of BACP (MBACP)
Diploma in Integrative Counselling, BA Hons, PGCE
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
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free 15 minute initial telephone call.
I offer a limited number of concessionary sessions for trainees or those with low income.
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