About me
I offer counselling to young people aged 16 - 25 years old, providing a safe, confidential, and supportive space where you can talk openly about what is happening for you. You don't need to have everything figured out before you come to counselling, and there is no right or wrong reason to seek support.
You might come to counselling because you're experiencing anxiety, low mood, stress, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, anger, or feeling overwhelmed. You may be struggling with self-harm or trying to make sense of difficult thoughts and feelings, or you may simply know that something doesn't feel right. Whatever brings you to counselling, we can take time to understand what's happening beneath the surface and explore what support might feel helpful.
My approach is relational, collaborative and trauma-informed. I believe that the relationship between counsellor and client is an important part of the counselling process, and I aim to create a warm, accepting and non-judgemental space where you can be yourself. We will work together at a pace that feels comfortable for you, with curiosity and compassion.
I have more than 10 years' experience working in mental health support services, including extensive experience supporting people affected by self-harm and developing services and professional training in this area. This experience informs my counselling work, while recognising that every young person's circumstances and experiences are unique.
Training, qualifications & experience
After graduating from the University of Aberdeen with an MA (Hons) in Psychology, I began my career in the voluntary sector supporting adults and young people experiencing a wide range of mental health and emotional difficulties.
For more than a decade, I worked across a variety of support and service development roles, helping people affected by challenges including anxiety, stress, depression, low self-esteem, self-harm, trauma and suicidal thoughts. Several of those years were spent developing, coordinating and delivering services for people affected by self-harm, which gave me extensive experience, insight and knowledge into supporting individuals with self-harm.
I later chose to expand my knowledge and skills by training as a youth counsellor, and I completed my Diploma in Relationally Focussed Therapeutic Youth Counselling. I feel that my counselling training and previous experience complement one another, allowing me to bring both counselling skills and a broad understanding of mental health support to my work with young people.
Throughout my career, I have felt privileged to support people through difficult times in their lives. I believe every young person deserves a safe, accepting space where they can talk openly about what is happening for them. I find it deeply rewarding to support young people as they explore their experiences and develop self-understanding. I am passionate about supporting young people because adolescence and early adulthood can be a time of enormous change, pressure, and uncertainty. Having the right support during this stage of life can make a lasting difference.
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
Fees
£60.00 per session
