About me
I am a fully qualified child and adult counsellor with many years of experience working with people of all ages, from teenagers through to older adults. I offer face-to-face, telephone and online counselling, providing a safe, confidential and welcoming space where you can talk openly about whatever may be troubling you.
Seeking counselling can feel daunting, particularly when you are already feeling anxious, stressed, lonely, depressed, overwhelmed or simply struggling to cope. Perhaps you are dealing with emotional trauma following adoption, relationship difficulties, abuse, betrayal or deceit, bereavement, or finding that day-to-day life has become difficult to manage.
Whatever has brought you here, you are not alone. Sometimes we can find ourselves struggling without fully understanding why, and having someone who genuinely listens and understands can make a real difference. I would love to support you in exploring what you are experiencing and help you make sense of your feelings.
I offer a free 15-minute initial assessment, either by telephone or online. This gives us an opportunity to talk about what you are looking for and, importantly, for you to see how you feel about working with me. There is absolutely no obligation to continue if you don’t feel that I am the right counsellor for you.
As your counsellor, I offer a warm, empathic and non-judgemental approach. I believe the therapeutic relationship is at the heart of counselling, and we will build this together through trust, openness and understanding. We will work at your pace, focusing on what feels important to you.
Taking the first step can be difficult, but you don’t have to take it alone.
I really hope to hear from you soon.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified CPCAB Person-Centred Counsellor and trained trauma specialist. I am also a specialist trained and qualified Adult Adoption Counsellor (over 18 years only) and I am an adoptee myself.
I work with adults, teens and children over the age of 11 (secondary school) and I hold a Disclosure Barring Service Certificate (DBS).
I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and I adhere to their ethical guidelines in my practice.
I am fully insured and a member of the ICO.
As well as working in private practice, face-to-face, online and on the telephone, I have also worked in a secondary school as an in house School Counsellor and also volunteered long term for a local charity supporting survivors of sexual violence, domestic abuse and trauma.
My counselling skills and knowledge is constantly updated by my participation in Continued Professional Development Workshops (CPD).
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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I have completed and obtained a certificate in Adoption Support Counselling with the Albany Centre supported by Barnardo’s.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 - £60.00
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