About me
ABOUT ME
I am a qualified Integrative therapeutic counsellor, with a strong foundation in the Person-Centred approach. I work with young people and adults aged 16+, with rooms available in Bishop's Stortford and Ware, plus online options. I am a registered member of the BACP.
I'm qualified to work with common life problems and common mental health conditions, such as relationships, work stress, bereavement, and depression & anxiety.
I began my therapy journey in the client's chair myself. I know how scary it can feel to reach out for support, and I feel this knowledge helps me on the other side of the therapy room.
MY APPROACH
My goal in session is to immerse myself in your world, with a warm heart and open mind. As we move around your world, I'll reflect back what I'm seeing, hearing, feeling, and sensing. You can tell me if you feel my observations are wrong - this helps me understand your world even better, and I strive for a transparent and honest therapeutic relationship.
As you lead me around your world, I may highlight something that you hadn't noticed before, or had long forgotten. This is an important part of therapy; we all have blind spots that are nearly impossible to uncover on our own, but could be impacting us unconsciously in our daily lives. Together, we can bring these things forward, observe them, feel them, and analyse them, with the goal of eventually accepting and integrating them.
We can carry around a sense of guilt for many things - things we've done or haven't done, for feeling certain ways, or not feeling at all. I encourage my clients to get to a place where the guilt feels lighter, which frees up internal space for exploration, healing, and genuine self-acceptance. As Carl Rogers (one of the founders of humanistic psychology) famously said, "the curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."
NEURO-AFFIRMING
I'm neurodivergent and have experience working with neurodivergent clients. I find this shared commonality creates a safe space where challenges can be explored and masks untangled, without the fear of judgment. My role isn't to diagnose but to facilitate exploration.
OPEN-MINDED
There isn't much you could bring to therapy that I consider taboo, off-limits or 'weird'. I aim to approach everything with an open mind and warm heart. I may ask questions to learn more, but there will never be judgement. As long as you and others are safe, everything is open for exploration.
Training, qualifications & experience
Registered BACP Member.
Placements
- Volunteer counsellor at Hertford Regional College for the academic year 2024-25. Worked with students aged 16+.
- Trainee counsellor from June 2025 - January 2026 at Stortford Therapy Space, working with a range of adult clients.
Training
- CPCAB Level 4 in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
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
£45.00 - £60.00
Additional information
Right now, I am offering the first three sessions at £50 an hour, rising to £60* if you feel I'm the therapist for you and would like to continue working together. This is only available if you contact me directly to book your sessions.
*A student and unemployment concession is available, bringing the fees to £45 for the first three sessions and increasing to £55.
