About me
Coming to therapy can seem like a big step, but in my experience with clients, it is the beginning of a liberating time when past and present issues can be expressed and understood with emotions examined and transmuted.
Learning how to accept and navigate difficult life situations can be really beneficial, as you discover what choices are available to you in how to handle difficult emotions and thought patterns. Many of our core beliefs were formed when we were really young and not fully conscious of the choices we were making about the world and therapy gives you the chance to look at yourself and your situation in new ways.
Acceptance of self as we really are is one of the most powerful approaches to healing as beyond the conditioned and constant chatter of our mind lies a true experience of ourselves
It is this authenticity that I will explore with you in order for you to realise and experience yourself fully and create the life choices that are right for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold an MA (Level 7) in Psychotherapeutic Practice from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD), together with a Graduate Certificate in Counselling Skills (Level 6).
My approach is grounded in person-centred, humanistic psychotherapy, placing the therapeutic relationship at the heart of the work. I aim to provide a safe, compassionate and non-judgemental space in which clients can explore their experiences, deepen self-awareness and discover new ways of responding to life’s challenges. Curiosity, acceptance and genuine choice are central to my practice, supporting clients to become more fully themselves rather than striving to be who they think they should be.
I work with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, bereavement, loss and questions of identity. During my training, I counselled young people through The Exchange at Gower College, and during the pandemic I specialised in bereavement and loss within my private practice while also volunteering with Cruse Bereavement Support.
Alongside psychotherapy, I draw on mindfulness and meditation practices, somatic breathwork and Jungian-informed approaches where these may support the therapeutic process. I have also undertaken extensive training in shamanic practice and am an accredited Natural Shamanism practitioner. These perspectives inform my understanding of imagination, symbolism and embodied experience and, where appropriate and in collaboration with the client, may be integrated into the work.
My master’s research, “My Experience of Imagination and Connection: A Phenomenological Journey Through Shamanic Embodiment Practices Exploring How Neo-Shamanic Journeying Techniques Can Be Employed in Psychotherapy as a Tool for Deep Self-Exploration,” explored how imaginative and embodied practices can support psychological insight and personal growth.
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
Fees
£50.00 - £55.00
Concessions offered for
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