About me
You may be finding aspects of your life too difficult to cope with, and for some time have been trying your best to deal with things by yourself but not getting any better. Talking to a neutral, understanding, experienced counsellor can relieve your anxiety and help you find a new way of managing your thoughts, feelings and behaviour so that life can feel hopeful and positive.
I will work with you firstly to identify what you are experiencing and why. You may be suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, stress, or low mood, which could stem from past issues around self-esteem, childhood, traumas or relationships, or it could be because your brain operates differently. Your issues may be as a result of things happening now which feel overwhelming - work, health, or anxiety over family members.
We often develop unhelpful or unhealthy coping mechanisms to manage our negative emotions - for example, self- medicating with alcohol or other substances, by over or under-eating, or over-exercising.
I have extensive training and experience in helping you understand these behaviours and more importantly, can help you to make the lasting changes needed for you to feel like you have your life back.
You are unique and so the first step will be for me to determine what will be the most effective way of supporting you. We will then work at your pace to develop new ways of thinking, of understanding your emotions, and practising new more helpful behaviours.
As well as in-person sessions, I am able to offer ways of counselling online, using Zoom, What's App or telephone .
Training, qualifications & experience
B.Sc. Hons Psychology First Class
Diploma in Integrative Counselling
Certificate in Counselling Skills
Accredited member BACP
Advanced Diploma in Eating Disorders
Advanced Certificate in working with Adult ADHD
Understanding Your Eating (Group Leader)
Mental Health and Substance Misuse
Brief Psycho-Social Interventions practitioner (for substance misuse)
Sexuality - working with Sexual Minorities clients
Types of therapy that I have trained in and integrate into my practice:
Compassion Focussed Therapy
ACT
T.A.
Mindfulness
C.B.T.
Solution-focussed therapy
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
Emotional eating, binge eating, purging, bulimia, OCD , intrusive thoughts, anger issues - I have successfully worked with all of these issues - you are not alone in your experience of these thoughts, feelings and behaviours, do not struggle alone.
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£65.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Current prices -
£50 online video
£50 telephone
£70 online couples
£80 face to face couples
£65 face to face individuals
£60 per hour for supervision
Reductions may be available in accordance with financial circumstances, so please ask if this applies to you, don't let the cost be a barrier to seeking help.
When I work
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Further information
I am currently in the process of relocating so am not taking on any new in-person clients at the moment, online sessions are unaffected.
