About me
“Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it.”
Audre Lorde
No person is immune to pain, but I believe each person can find a way to work through that pain, and therapy is one place that allows that. By reaching out, we let ourselves no longer suffer alone; pain, fear and shame is relieved through connection. I can help you with anxiety, low self-confidence, loneliness, grief, relationship troubles or exploring gender and sexuality. Or maybe you just need more ways to cope with daily life, overwhelming emotions and a busy brain.
I take into consideration the limits and struggles of systematic conditions that leave people feeling more stuck or helpless. You might come to therapy to work with your individual problems, but you might also need it to cope with external problems and things we cannot control. By putting the focus back on you and having a dedicated hour for your well-being, this creates a ripple effect and positive impact on the rest of your life.
Outside of modalities and qualifications, the most important part of therapy is the therapeutic relationship; the trust that is built, the safety that is felt and the ability to connect deeply and honestly in the room, to allow all of our different parts to be seen, heard and validated.
Please feel free to reach out, ask any questions or take a look at my website to find out some more information. I look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am trained and qualified in Humanistic Counselling & Psychotherapy at Brighton University. My approach is Person Centred, relational and somatic; I include the mind-body experience in our time together. I will take the time to get to know you, your experience and your goals and needs in therapy.
I volunteered with MindOut as a counsellor for more than two years offering support to LGBTQ+ adults.
I previously worked in schools and nurseries, providing care and support in child development, including children with SEN needs and those from traumatic backgrounds.
Before training as a therapist, I studied English Literature at degree level and gained an MA in Creative Writing. Expression and having a voice is important to me, and it is just as important that my clients can have expression and a voice in the room with me.
“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.” - Audre Lorde
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
Family Estrangement
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My standard fee is £70 and £60 for students. I have limited concessionary slots available at £50.
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