About me
My counselling approach is rooted in empathy, care, and deep respect for your unique journey. As a person-centred counsellor, I offer a safe, non-judgmental space where your experiences are honoured, and your voice is central. Together, we will walk the path of reflection and understanding, gently exploring the challenges you face and validating the truth of your lived experience.
My professional experience centres on supporting individuals through profound challenges such as bereavement, suicide, anxiety, grief, and health-related trauma—including the heart breaking loss of a baby, which can deeply affect the entire family. I also work closely with those facing a cancer diagnosis, offering compassionate guidance during one of life’s most difficult journeys. Whether someone is overwhelmed by stress, struggling with painful life experiences, or simply feeling lost, I provide a safe and empathetic space to help them process their trauma and find a way forward.
Our work will focus on cultivating self-acceptance, navigating trauma, and fostering healing and personal growth. Through this process, counselling becomes a powerful tool for empowerment, helping you reconnect with yourself and move forward with clarity, strength, and renewed purpose.
I am a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, and all my work is based around using their ethical framework, ensuring all my work is competent, accountable and credible.
Each session lasts one hour and takes place either online or as a walk and talk. You can choose the format that suits you best, whether that is face-to-face, online, by phone, or through a therapeutic walk and talk along the stunning coastline of North Tyneside. I aim to be as flexible as possible, understanding that life can be unpredictable and challenging.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a level 5 qualified counsellor, with a warm, engaging down to earth approach shaped by years of working with people and from my own lived experiences. I am a member of the BACP and am qualified to work with clients online and by phone.
I am also a counselling supervisor.
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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
£50.00 per session
Additional information
Payment is accepted by bank transfer or Paypal, 24 hours before the agreed appointment. If you are unable to attend and cancel your appointment within 24 hours of your session, the fee is still payable.
When I work
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Further information
My first session:
I offer a free 15-minute telephone consultation to help you decide if you would like to book a session with me. If I am the right therapist for you, I will send you some paperwork, including a contract via your email. A counselling contract gives you clear guidelines and secures the work during sessions. All information is held confidentially and in accordance with GDPR.
The first full one hour session will help both of us to understand what brings you to counselling and we move forward from there.
By investing in yourself, it is an empowering and valuable journey that can enhance your life.
What I can help with:
Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, AIDS/HIV, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQ+ counselling, Loss, Menopause, Men's issues, Mood disorder, Neurodiversity, Obsessions, OCD, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Service veterans, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy:
Brief therapy, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Solution focused brief therapy
Clients I work with
Adults, Couples, Older adults, Young people
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Outdoor therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone therapy, Time-limited
Languages spoken
English
