About me
This is probably an extremely uncomfortable process for you, to seek help from a stranger. Therapy is often an unknown concept and we have no idea what to look for and what will happen. I appreciate how weird and hard it all is and try very much to simply be another human to talk to about stuff.
I believe that the relationship between us is the fundamental part of the healing process, so it has to feel right/safe/comfortable, and only you can decide this for you.
We don't always know what's wrong; we just don't feel ok, or like 'ourself', or sometimes we are aware that certain events or relationships have had an impact on us, but can't see how to move beyond this . This is where therapy is entirely different from any other relationship we have, and why it can be so effective in helping us to make sense of 'stuff'. Having a trusted 'other' to sit with us in it and try to work out what is going on, or simply a witness (possibly for the fist time) to our pain and suffering.
I work relationally and creatively with my clients; drawing on my training, experience, and self, to ensure that I meet each client individually and in a way that feels right for them. I currently work with individuals and couples, in a wide variety of areas, including but not exclusively, developmental trauma, work/family issues, relationship endings or rupture, self-harm and suicidality, self-esteem, depression or/and anxiety, sexual assault or abuse, sexuality, bereavement and much more.
I aim to be a compassionate observer to whatever is going on for you and causing difficulty in your life, and to work alongside you to build self-awareness and understanding as to where the roots of these problems may stem from. In doing so, I hope to be able to help you move out of unhelpful thought patterns, feelings, and behaviours, and into a more self-accepting, comfortable, happier place in your life.
I personally see our early attachments as hugely significant through our lives, playing out in every relationship we have, be that with family, friends, children, things, food, alcohol, drugs, work, or ourselves. We all have our 'stuff' and it can get in the way sometimes.
I would encourage you to visit my website (above) to find out a bit more about me, and to get further answers to questions you might have about therapy.
So that you can get a feel for how I am, and how it might feel to talk with me, I offer a free 30 minute initial conversation (either by phone/on-line or face to face) to give you the chance to feel whether we think we are a good fit for each other.
Why not contact me and start your process today.
Training, qualifications & experience
BACP Accredited Psychotherapist
PG Certificate Counselling & Interpersonal Skills (merit) - Leeds Beckett University
PG Diploma (merit) Psychotherapy - University of Leeds
Further CPD training in many areas including Trauma, Relational CBT, Creative practice, pluralistic counselling, existential counselling, compassionate Inquiry, Integrative Couples Training, and much more
Over 7 years experience of working with a diverse range of clients (14-84) from a wide range of backgrounds with many issues. I work both face to face from my private office, and online. I have worked within organisations and private practice since qualifying and being a wealth of life experience to my work with me also.
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
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Fees
£50.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
30 minute initial face to face, online, or phone conversation- free
When I work
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Further information
Prior to becoming a therapist, I worked in industry for 25 years and raised a family before re-training at university.
