This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I am a highly experienced Family and Systemic Psychotherapist who works with families, couples and individuals. I work face to face in Taunton, Somerset and also online.
It is usually helpful to begin with to have a conversation over the phone to discuss the issues that you would like to bring to therapy. After that we could arrange an initial consultation appointment to see if I am the right therapist for you. Sessions are 50 minutes long face to face or online and can be weekly or every 2 weeks depending on your preference. I can offer sessions during the day, evenings or at weekends. Please feel free to get in touch by phone or email and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
I have more than 20 years experience working in Child and Adolescent mental health services with children and families with a wide range of difficulties including autistic spectrum conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), adoption, depression, anxiety and behavioural issues.
I also have many years experience working with couples, adult families and individuals. I am very interested and experienced in working with couples where there are communication problems and disagreements that are ongoing. Arguments can often be a symptom of an unmet emotional need in the couple relationship. Where there are children in the family, disagreements about parenting style can impact strongly on the couple relationship. I also work with couples where there has been an affair.
I have a strong interest in working with parents who are divorced or separated and want to think about how they continue to do the best that they can for their children, even though they are no longer in a relationship together. I also have a particular interest in working with fathers and men in general and have a strong awareness of the importance of fathers in family life. As is well known, men can find it hard to reach out for help when life is difficult and often also have smaller social networks than women, and so support from friends can be harder to access.
I sometimes work with a colleague when meeting with couples on-line. This can be a very useful and productive way of working, as there are two therapists thinking about the relational difficulties in the couple from both a male and female perspective..
Qualifications
I am a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist qualifying at the Institute of Family Therapy in London in 2010. I am also a Systemic Supervisor achieving my qualification in 2018 at the Tavistock Institute, London and have a post-graduate diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Children and Adolescents from the Institute of Psychiatry, London. Before training as a Systemic Therapist I worked as a Psychiatric Nurse in Child and Adolescent Mental Health in hospital and out-patient settings.
Fees: £80 for a one-hour session for individuals on-line. £90 for a one hour individual session in person. £100 for couples or families on-line or in person in Taunton.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Systemic supervision, training and consultation - 1 year course Tavistock 2018 AFT approved
- MSc Systemic Psychotherapy with children, families and couples - 2010 Institute of Family Therapy, London
- Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with children and families - Institute of Psychiatry 2001
- Dip Higher Education - Psychiatric Nursing (registration qualification) -1998 Kings College London
- Bsc (hons) Psychology - Open University 1999
- 10 years experience working in tier 3 Child and Adolescent services.
- Currently employed in tier 3 Child and Adolescent services.
- 5 years experience in tier 4 inpatient child psychiatry unit
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£90.00 - £100.00
Free initial telephone session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£90 for a 1 hour session on-line , £90 for a 50 minute face to face session in Taunton for individuals. £100 for a face to face session in Taunton for couples and families.
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