About me
I am an Qualified & Experienced Person Centered Counsellor/Psychotherapist registered member of both the BACP accredited register and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Retired) working in South Wales. I work with adults, couples, young people offering both long term psychotherapy for a range of issues and short-term face-to-face work. I also provide work/life solution focused coaching sessions.
My range of experience covers many issues. Face-to-face appointments at consulting rooms are offered. If circumstances necessitates, and after client assessment, I can offer Online Therapy sessions.
Types of therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Psychoanalytical/ Psychodynamic
- Elements of CBT as required
- Transactional Analysis,
- Solution Focused life/work Coaching.
- Psycho-sexual therapy
Training, qualifications & experience
Over 35 years as a registered healthcare practitioner, and 24 years as a registered therapist, clinical nurse specialist, tutor and supervisor.
Bsc (Hons), RGN; PGDip Advanced Diploma in Counselling 2002; PG Dip Professional Practice (College of Medicine) PG Cert. Ed; PG Dip Work Place Dyslexia Assessor
What I can help with
Relationship issues / Couples counselling, Adult survivors of sexual abuse/domestic abuse. Disability, Infertility and fertility issues, Loss, Retational Personal Development, Self Esteem, Psycho-Sexual related issues and addictive sexual issues. Health care work related Trauma and PTSD, Work related /relational issues.
I have an relational integrative approach as a qualified registered therapist. I offer one to one, relationship and family counselling. I can provide brief solution focused therapy, if the client requires it. My qualification was undertaken at the University of Wales College of Medicine; this provided a strong, ethical, scientific and evidence based foundation for my practice. When working with clients I am able to draw on a variety of psychoanalytical, psychodynamic and person centered approaches which are proven to have beneficial outcomes for long term positive change. These methods enable the individual /couple/ family members to become self aware, gain knowledge of the root cause of their distress, gain insight, knowledge and emotional skills in a safe supportive space from which positive personal development takes place. This is a pro-active way of gaining balanced mental health and well being.
I have undertaken additional training in Mentorship and Supervision
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
£65.00 - £90.00
Additional information
Caerphilly Based Appointments : For individual 1-2-1 therapy 1.15hr is £65 subsequent sessions generally remain 1.15hr for £65, 1 hour sessions can be accommodated but most clients benefit from the 75min session length. For Relationship therapy is £90/1.30hr for couples; as part of the process it is beneficial to see each partner for a solo session at least once. Any solo sessions as part of a relationship contract is £75 for 1.15hr.
All employers have a duty of care for the well-being of their staff, and therefore; should support you to have time off to attend therapy sessions. I offer morning, afternoon and early evening appointments Monday to Thursday . I do not offer weekend or late evening appointments.
When I work
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