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About me
Dusk Blue - Bereavement Counselling:
Bereavement counselling is a specialised form of therapy designed to help you cope with the emotional pain and challenges that arise after the loss of a loved one. It provides a safe and supportive environment for you to express your feelings and navigate the complex emotions associated with grief.
It would be a privilege to work alongside you at what is often described as one of the most painful times in life - the loss of a loved one. Grief is a normal reaction to loss but can be overwhelming. It is a very personal experience and unique to you.
Cobalt Blue - Therapeutic Coaching:
Therapeutic coaching is a hybrid approach that combines elements of traditional coaching with therapeutic techniques. It aims to support you in overcoming personal challenges, achieving growth, and enhancing your overall well-being. The merging of coaching's goal-oriented focus with the healing aspects of therapy allows for a comprehensive approach to personal development. You are encouraged to explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours to facilitate change with the relationship between us being collaborative, fostering a safe environment for exploration and growth.
Sapphire Blue - Counselling:
Counselling is a talking therapy aimed at helping you explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours in a safe environment, empowering you to find your own solutions – fostering personal growth and emotional healing.
My approach to counselling is “person centred” and the belief is that given the right conditions, you can reach your full potential and become your true self (self-actualisation). To help you achieve this I will accept and value you (no judgement), I will be honest and genuine with you, and I will be empathetic.
Sessions will be led by you and not directed by me.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been a leader in creating well-being programs that have positively helped hundreds of people to live better lives. Now I’ve decided to start my own practice, called Bluespace.
Bluespace for two reasons - firstly because water is my natural environment and it is scientifically proven that being in or near blue spaces boosts your emotional wellbeing, and secondly because blue defines our boundaries as people whether sea or sky, desolate or joyful.
So I am a dual trained professional in supporting adults - a qualified counsellor and a skilled coach, able to bring both psychological depth and practical strategies through structured support. My specialisms are firstly helping people through bereavement, grief or loss. Secondly, through a therapeutic coaching approach, I support people who are ready to grow personally if only they could address emotional obstacles.
Previously, I’ve been chair of Cruse Bereavement Care Morgannwg and have provided counselling to many people whose lives have been impacted by bereavement, personal loss, or the impact of cancer either personally or on family members. Also, an experienced senior HR professional, I’m CIPD qualified.
I have always had a keen interest in people and their stories and am naturally supportive and caring with a calming presence.
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
My specialisms are firstly helping people through bereavement, grief or loss. Secondly, through a therapeutic coaching approach, I support people who are ready to grow personally if only they could address emotional obstacles.
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
When I work
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Further information
An initial introductory call on the telephone lasts around 30 minutes and is free of charge.
Following our decision to work together, our sessions will be either face to face or on a digital platform, on a weekly basis progressing to fortnightly, and will last for 60 minutes, with the option of a 90 minute session as and when required (including the first session).
Your first session will include the completion of an assessment which I can support you with. The purpose of this is to gather information and to form a contract between us. This enables us to start to get to know each other and for me to provide you with information and answer any questions you may have on the process/what to expect, plus to give you an outline of your future therapeutic sessions.
Your personal information and responses are confidential and will be held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
