About me
When was the last time you gave yourself space?
Maybe your head feels so full up that you can not have any clarity about things.
When do you have the time to reflect on how you do things?
Or even how you feel about yourself, people, and perhaps situations.
Life can be difficult at times, sometimes we need some support to alleviate emotional pain and to feel heard.
To feel better.
Challenges and difficulties in relationships, work, stress, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, panic attacks, anger, trauma, self-harm, childhood issues, gender, sexuality, illness, shame, confidence, and low self-esteem, just to name a few...
These things can feel overwhelming and perhaps too much to cope with.
You may feel stuck and paralysed by these difficulties. You may feel that the emotional pain is an obstacle that you can not overcome. Does this sound familiar?
I can work with you in a safe, confidential, and private space.
I can help you to have clarity, and awareness and ultimately restore balance and well-being to your life.
For you to have an understanding of who you are, and what you would like and for you to feel empowered as an individual.
I will help you to challenge negative thoughts safely and confidentially.
All of our work will be at a pace that's right for you - which is led by you.
I am a counsellor, trainer, and supervisor with nearly 20 years of experience.
I work with individuals, groups, and organisations.
I have experience working within the Corporate sector, NHS, Education and Schools, Social Care, and Local Safeguarding Childrens Board.
I truly believe that with understanding comes knowledge and with knowledge comes power.
I believe that we can change - we just need the right conditions in which to do so.
Best wishes and look forward to meeting you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling BACP accredited
- Post Graduate Diploma in Supervision
- ACTO & NCS Approved Telephone and Online Counselling
- EMDR L1 & L2
- I am a registered member of the BACP and am police checked (DBS/CRB)
- Training by NHS Kent & Medway NHS Trust, MIND
- LOCN Certificate (Credit) Developing Awareness
- CPCAB Certificate in Counselling SkillS
- NCFE Certificate in Counselling Skills & Theories
- Co Trainer for Local Safeguarding Childrens Board - Female Genital Mutilation, Child Sexual Exploitation
I have training and experience in:
- Safeguarding - Vulnerable Adults & Children, DOLS, Prevent Agenda, Child Sexual Exploitation, Female Genital Mutilation, Gangs, Substance Misuse and Education and of Social Care Settings
- Culture, Difference & The Therapeutic Relationship
- First Aid
- Meditation
- Mindfulness
- I run and am part of a professionals consortium that includes a wide range of specialists.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Obstetric Cholestasis
- Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
- Professional Burnout
- Vitamin B12 & D3 Deficiency and Mental Health
- Bariatric Issues
Fees
£105.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
When I work
Daytime and evening appointments are available on weekdays and are £95 per hour.
Please note I am not available at the weekend.
