About me
Life can be overwhelming, confusing, and at times incredibly hard. My sessions allow you to explore your experiences and feelings in an empathetic environment, allowing you to process them in a way that will help you feel more at ease and with a deeper understanding of yourself and your place in the world. It's a chance to talk, and be heard, totally, and with a complete acceptance of who you are.
Sessions can be carried out in person in Prestwich, Manchester, or online, or by phone, making it easy to attend therapy from anywhere in the world at a time that suits you.
I am a fully qualified, registered and insured member of the BACP. I have provided person-centred counselling support to mental health and substance abuse charities, GP surgeries, and private clients. I also have experience working as a wellbeing executive in large corporations and in the charity sector, meaning I can provide guidance and key insights into workplace stress, wellbeing, burnout and better workplace practices.
I have experience working with the following issues -
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Change
- Low self-worth and low self-esteem
- Relationship problems
- Miscarriage, stillbirth, postnatal depression, pregnancy and fertility issues
- Grief, loss and bereavement
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Family Issues and Estrangement
- Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Medical Trauma
- Trichotillomania
- Loneliness
- LGBTQ+ Counselling
- Self-harm and Suicidal Thoughts
I am LGBTQ+ affirmative and have worked with clients from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
I often have a variety of times available so please get in touch to see when would work for you, and I offer a free 20 minute consultation phone call to help you get a feel for the way I work.
I provide group talks and workshops on a variety of mental health issues and have done so for organisations such as Sainsbury's and the Co-op, along with various charities and local community groups.
I have also written articles for The Counselling Directory and I've been featured in the Metro Newspaper. You can read these articles on the links below.
https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/memberarticles/what-matters-and-what-doesnt-when-choosing-a-therapist
https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/07/what-to-do-if-your-adult-kids-are-feuding-17270007/
Training, qualifications & experience
Masters Degree (MSc) in Counselling and Psychotherapy - Salford University
Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Level 7) - Salford University
Post Graduate Certificate in Counselling Skills - Salford University/Salford Professional Development
Additional Training/Workshops/CPD undertaken -
Working Therapeutically with trans (including non-binary) people - what does "good" look like? - The Open University
Advanced Safeguarding for Adults - HS Training
Applying trauma-informed techniques in legal education - IBA
Working with Adoption - BACP
Applying the Internal Family Systems Therapy Approach - PESI Training
Com-b Model of Behavioural Change - UCL
2 Chair work workshop - Stephen Charidge
Using compassion-focused therapy for trauma - PESI Training
Recovery Academy Courses via Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust;
Introduction to CBT-Informed Practice
How Culture Affects Mental Health
Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
Overcoming Sleep Problems
Living with Eating Disorders
Living with Psychosis
Living with Hearing Voices
Living with Hoarding Behaviours
Understanding Medication Used to Treat Mental Health
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
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Trainee counsellors and students can have a reduced fee of £50 for online sessions, with proof of valid Student ID.
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Please note, my availability often changes, so feel free to contact me to see if a time that works for you has become available.
