About me
Therapy offers you the opportunity to gain a better understanding of yourself in order to help you feel better equipped for the future.
I am an experienced and accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with a long-standing background in psychology (qualifications below). Whatever your reason for getting in touch, my aim is to offer every client a safe, supportive and confidential space where we can explore any thoughts and feelings you have without judgement.
Although I don’t have a fixed way of working, because this will depend on what issue you bring and what you are looking for, some of the things we might explore together include:-
- how your early life and childhood might have impacted how you are today
- patterns you've noticed in relationships with others which are helpful/unhelpful
- different feelings (or different parts of yourself) which seem to contradict each other, or are in conflict
- strategies you might have adopted to avoid difficult feelings/thoughts/memories (which are often useful but can become unhelpful)
If you are interested in exploring therapy with me then please get in touch. I usually suggest a brief (~ 15mins) introductory call first to find out about you and what you are looking for and we can go from there.
I prefer to work face-to-face but am happy to explore online appointments also. My therapy room is located on the first floor of a Health Centre in central Berkhamsted. Please note there is client parking, waiting area and toilets on site.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Registered and accredited member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy).
- Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling & Therapy (The Manor House Centre for Psychotherapy & Counselling)
- Psychology Masters (MSc) (University College London)
- Psychology Degree (BSc) (University College London)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
Fees
£65.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
When I work
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