This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Humans are complex and life can be messy. We are not problems to be solved, but mysteries to be discovered. This discovery is a creative process. The answers we seek are already within us, and I aim to journey with each client toward those answers.
So much of my journey of growth and healing has been about coming home to my authentic self and to the truth of who I am. It isn't a destination, but a journey. After all, as Philip Booth said, "How you get there is where you'll arrive". And it isn't a journey that we have to do alone.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a BA Hons in Counselling and am a registered member of the BACP. My training was integrative with person centred as my core model, and I work in a pluralistic way. This means I may draw upon different theories to best suit you, but at the core the focus is helping you feel seen and understood and co-creating a safe space for a healing therapeutic relationship to develop. I'm also a creative and more specifically a photographer and videographer. This might seem like a random detail, but in my opinion, therapy is a creative practice.
I have a special interest in gender, sexuality, and embodiment. I work with a diverse range of clients and presenting issues but have a particular passion for supporting members of the LGBTQ+ community. As a nonbinary person I know first hand how important it is to find a safe and affirming therapist.
I am passionate about helping people journey towards discovering their true, authentic selves and navigating discoveries of who they are.
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
£50.00 - £65.00
Additional information
Fees are dependent on location due to room hire.
Online or in person in Gateshead - £50
Newcastle or Sunderland - £65
Further information
Before the first session, I offer a free 20-minute introductory phone call for any questions you may have before getting started or to help you decide.
