About me
I am an empathic and warm counsellor, offering a compassionate, safe, reflective environment in which you are very welcome to explore what is important to you.
I have twelve years extensive experience, working in many different counselling environments such as the NHS, schools & colleges and charitable organisations supporting bereavement and sexual abuse. In my private practice, I work with children above 12 years, teenagers, young adults, adults and senior adults.
At the heart of my work is a humanistic approach—one that sees you as a whole person, not a problem to be fixed. It honours your inner world, your lived experience, and your natural capacity for growth and change.
I am a registered member of the BACP and I am fully insured.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a degree in Humanistic Counselling from Greenwich University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Children and Adolescents.
I have twelve years experience, working as a counsellor in environments such as the NHS (St. Luke's Cancer Hospital, Surrey & at QA Portsmouth with staff & Renal Patients), Specialist SEND education, Senior & Further Education and Bereavement and Sexual Abuse Charities.
I have an Energy Psychotherapy Diploma, using Emotional Freedom Technique and I have continued my professional development by attending seminars and courses in trauma related therapy.
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
Additional information
I offer a free initial consultation, after which my sessions are 50 minutes long.
Further information
My private practice is located in a peaceful setting, offering privacy and comfort.
