About me
I am an integrative counsellor who offers a warm, confidential, and non-judgemental space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours at your own pace. I believe a strong therapeutic relationship is central to meaningful change, and I work collaboratively with empathy, respect, and acceptance. I currently offer 50-minute face-to-face sessions, as well as online and telephone counselling.
As an integrative practitioner, I draw on a range of therapeutic approaches to tailor our work to your individual needs. Rather than applying one model rigidly, I adapt my approach depending on your experiences, personality, and goals. This flexibility allows therapy to feel personal, relevant, and responsive to you.
Our sessions provide space to reflect on current challenges and, where helpful, explore how past experiences may be shaping present patterns. You may wish to focus on anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, loss, identity, self-esteem, childhood abuse, sexual violence, trauma or life transitions. Together, we can gently explore these areas, deepen self-awareness, and consider new ways of responding.
I aim to balance emotional exploration with practical support where appropriate, helping you build resilience and develop strategies that feel realistic and sustainable. I will listen carefully, offer reflections, and provide thoughtful challenge when it supports your growth, always at a pace that feels safe.
Beginning therapy can feel daunting, and you are not expected to know exactly what to say or where to start. My role is to walk alongside you, creating a consistent and supportive environment where you feel heard and understood. Whether you are seeking short-term focused work or longer-term exploration, I am committed to supporting you towards meaningful and lasting change.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills - CPCAB
- Level 3 in Counselling Studies - CPCAB
- Level 4 in Therapeutic Counselling - CPCAB
- Working with Child loss in counselling and helping relationships (Certificate of Attendance) - The Alder Centre
- Holding the Unbearable: Collaborating with clients at risk of suicide (Certificate of Attendance) - Apex Counselling CIC
- Suicide Awareness Training MOT (Certificate of Attendance) - Apex Counselling CIC
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - Livingworks Assist
I also have experience working with those affected by Cancer and Chronic illness’, Bereavement and loss, Trauma inc adverse childhood experiences, Self esteem, Anxiety and Stress.
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).
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Fees
£50.00 per session
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Further information
Offer a free initial 15-minute telephone call as a first step. This gives you the opportunity to briefly share what has brought you to therapy and ask any questions you may have about how I work. It also allows us to get a sense of whether we feel like a good fit for one another. I believe the therapeutic relationship is central to effective counselling, so this initial conversation is an important space for you to decide whether you feel comfortable moving forward.
If you choose to proceed, our first full session is where we begin your counselling journey together. During this session, we will go through the counselling agreement, discuss confidentiality and practical arrangements, and clarify what you would like to gain from therapy. This contracting process helps create clear boundaries and a shared understanding of how we will work together.
There will also be space for you to start talking in more depth about your experiences and what feels most important to focus on. We move at a pace that feels manageable, ensuring you feel safe and supported from the outset. The first session lays the foundation for our ongoing work, establishing trust, clarity, and a collaborative direction for therapy.
