About me
Perhaps you’re stuck in a rut, live in a world where the same things keep happening to you or life feels generally difficult. Perhaps you know (or think you know) why you’re struggling but find it difficult to see a positive way forward. Perhaps you’re feeling anxious, sad, lost or depressed.
As an integrative therapist, with a person-centred approach, I will support you as we delve into your thoughts, feelings, responses and actions. My specialisms are carer support, anxiety, depression/low mood, grief and loss. Life throws us hardballs from time to time, but it is how we deal with these which can make all the difference. So, whilst I have specialisms, my approach is to concentrate on you, whilst respecting what it is that has brought you to therapy.
My approach is to be gentle, to be firm, to be quiet, to question; the work between us is a joint undertaking to enable you to make discoveries about yourself. A better understanding of ourselves, our emotions and our triggers, can be both liberating and empowering. I can help you know yourself properly. And with this knowledge you can choose to make changes to your thoughts, feelings and actions.
The most productive therapy is built on trust, and I will do what I can to help you trust in me and our working relationship. Therapy can be uncomfortable, but I will support you as you navigate your discoveries and consider how to embrace life ahead, so it is meaningful and fulfilling.
I see clients with a range of circumstances. My particular interest is those with caring responsibilities – whether that’s for a child, partner, friend or parent.
I see individual clients and couples.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Registered Counsellor/Psychotherapist MBACP.
Experience:
My clients are as varied as the circumstance they bring. These include those who feel anxiety, anger, confusion or depression. They may have low self-esteem or feel lost or invisible. They may have conflicting responsibilities (such as being a carer). They may be grieving (the loss of a loved one, a relationship, their younger self or direction) or if, they have received a difficult diagnosis, they may be faced with a changed future.
Prior to private practice, I have worked at a charity for carers, a large hospice based in Somerset, and a relationship charity.
Qualifications:
- Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling (BACP Accredited), Iron Mill College
- Transactional Analysis Accredited Training, Iron Mill College, Exeter
- Certificate in Counselling, Iron Mill College, Exeter
- BA English Literature (1st Class)
Some examples of Continuing Professional Development training:
- Awareness in Bereavement Care – Cruse Bereavement Care
- Sudden & Traumatic Death – Cruse Bereavement Care
- See you in 3 weeks – The Boarding School Experience, Iron Mill, Exeter
- FCRS Couples Counselling Conversion Course - Relate
- Foundation for Counselling and Relationship Studies - Relate
- Therapy for Men – Carers Trust
- PTSD and Trauma – Carers Trust
- Borderline Personality Disorder – Carers Trust
- Mindfulness and Acceptance & Commitment therapy – Carers Trust
I am a registered member of the BACP (membership number 00737333). As a member, I subscribe to the BACP’s Ethical Framework and in accordance with the BACP’s code of practice, I have supervision and undertake continuing professional development.
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
Individuals - £50 for 50 minutes (in-person or on-line)
Couples - £80 for 75 minutes (in-person or on-line)
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In addition to my fixed times, I may be able to offer other times for either regular or ad hoc sessions, subject to availability.
