About me
Many people experience times when everyday life feels like a struggle. You might be feeling angry with people you love or feel sad and tearful for no reason. These moments might come out of the blue and leave you feeling guilty or confused as to why you feel like this. You might be feeling hopeless about the future or unable to socialise like you used to, leaving you feeling lonely and isolated.
You may know what you want to work on in therapy or you may be sitting with something that you can’t explain. Whatever it is you’re trying to cope with, my therapy space can offer you a place to feel heard and understood at a time when you need it the most.
How my therapy works
My therapy space can offer you a safe place to offload what you're carrying, feel supported and understood, and begin to work on yourself and what you need. I can offer weekly and fortnightly sessions both online and in-person. I also offer a 'one-off' single session that can address a particular issue, focusing on finding some practical next steps or a coping strategy you can take away with you.
Therapy can help you not only find a way to feel like your usual self but to become a more aware and more confident version of the person you used to be. This happens by:
- Having a safe space to release and process the overwhelming feelings and emotions you’re carrying and work out the meaning they hold.
- Understanding how your inner critic influences your thinking and what you believe about yourself.
- Helping you identify and establish the boundaries you need to improve your relationships with people around you.
- Understanding and changing your people pleasing behaviours.
- Increasing your confidence and raising your self-esteem.
- Developing a deeper awareness of how you carry forward your new sense of who you are and how you continue to care for yourself.
About me
My own experience of overcoming life's challenges inspired me to train as a counsellor and showed me that we can work through what feels overwhelming. I believe that with the right support, we can learn about ourselves in a way that can change our future and who we are in a world that can feel unfair. Through my own therapy I managed to change how other people treated me and how I treated myself. Now, as a qualified, experienced counsellor I hold a passionate desire to be with others in their times of need, and guide others towards achieving the confidence and self-love we should all experience in our lifetime.
Alongside my private counselling work, I am also a carer and have a particular interest supporting people who are caregivers. I have lived experience of the challenges being a carer can bring and understand how demanding and emotionally complex caring for someone can feel.
I also work with Mind, supporting people experiencing anxiety and people living with depression. I have successfully supported people to manage and reduce their anxiety levels and have helped people work through phases of low mood and depression that impacts day-to-day life.
What weekly or fortnightly sessions can offer
Weekly or fortnightly sessions can work well if you are addressing an issue that needs some attention and time. Regular sessions can offer you a safe space to slow down and gently explore what feels overwhelming, giving some consideration to the thing’s you’re carrying. In weekly or fortnightly sessions, you will begin to recognise the patterns that shape your thoughts, feelings and relationships and gently reveal what might be behind them. This process will help you learn about yourself, feel more connected to who you are with a deeper understanding of why you do the things you do. It will support you to work out what you want to change and begin to figure out how. Working in this way will lead to increase your self-awareness, identify your true purpose in life, and raise your confidence. We will work at a pace that feels right for you and one that offers you the support and care you deserve.
Weekly or fortnightly sessions will take place on the same day and at the same time each week. Usually, after the first few sessions, people I work with, often tell me that they feel noticeably lighter and feel a sense of relief that is much needed. Every few weeks we can take some time to discuss how the sessions are going, share what's working well and review the work that’s been achieved.
Weekly or fortnightly sessions are 50-minutes long and cost £60 for online and telephone sessions and £75 for in-person sessions.
What a 'one-off' session can offer
A single session can work well if you have a particular issue you want to address. It will feel like a more focused, proactive experience of therapy and will be guided towards finding a solution. In the session I will help you identify some practical, realistic strategies that you can take away with you to try out. By the end of the session, you will leave feeling empowered with a clearer sense of the next steps you can take.
Having a ‘one-off’ single session is a quick way to access support without having to commit to weekly sessions. It is also a cost-effective way to access therapy with a one-off charge compared to ongoing weekly payments.
A single session is up to 70-minutes long and cost £120 for an online/telephone session or £150 for an in-person session. This price also includes a 15-minute follow-up telephone session, scheduled 4–8 weeks later.
What are the next steps?
If you would like to work with me or would like to have a chat before you decide, you can call or message me on 07304 359518 or contact me by my email provided at the top of this page. I will usually respond within a couple of hours, so please check your spam or junk folder for my reply. We will then arrange a free 20-minute telephone consultation where we can talk in more detail about what you are looking for and how I can help. You can ask me any questions you may have about therapy, how I work, and how we might work together. This first conversation will give you a sense of how it might feel to work with me and help you decide if I am the right counsellor for you. The decision to start therapy will be entirely your choice.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in Counselling (Middlesex University)
- Foundation Degree in Arts in Counselling (Middlesex University)
- Diploma in Counselling (BACP Accredited)
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies (CPCAB)
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills (CPCAB)
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression Practitioner Training (BACP Accredited)
- Single Session Therapy Level 2 (APT Registered)
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
£60.00 - £150.00
Additional information
Weekly and Fortnightly Therapy Prices
Online/telephone sessions are priced at £60
In-person sessions are priced at £75
Sessions are 50-minutes long.
Single Session Therapy Prices
Online/telephone session is £120 including follow-up session.
In-person session is £150 including follow-up session.
A single session is up to 70-minutes long. Follow-up session will take place over the phone and will be up to 15-minutes long.
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Further information
Thank you for taking the time to read about me and how I work. I hope that my profile information has offered you an insight of what I can offer. If there’s anything else you would like to know about me, please reach out for a chat. I’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have.
