About me
A warm, approachable and deeply empathetic counsellor
I offer one-to-one support to both children and adults dealing with a wide range of life challenges in a safe and supportive environment in Charlton, Greenwich ( SE London). Only online / telephone sessions are available for the Lewisham area.
As a person centred counsellor I strongly believe in each person's ability to ultimately know themselves and what they need and therefore I work flexibly with every individual, tailoring my approach to their situation. Drawing on my wealth of experience, both personal and professional, combined with my expertise in a rich diversity of client groups, I take care to personalise the counselling journey to the needs of the person in front of me.
For younger children, my methods are play-centred, helping the child to relax and express themselves through play. But whatever the age, the care I take to connect with my clients and earn their trust remains consistently at the centre of my approach.
Anxiety, loss, trauma, abuse and bereavement are recurring themes in my work
as are issues around the stress and challenges of caring and caregiving including perinatal depression. Thus I'm able to offer a backbone of supportive counselling, helping clients of all ages to cope and progress through both acute shocks and longer term traumas. In all of these issues, my lived experience allows me to relate to the challenges of my clients in a meaningful way.
Various forms of childhood trauma can be underlying causes of ongoing symptoms and once successfully addressed in counselling these often gradually soften.
Neurodiversity including ASD, ADHD and Dyslexia has become a growing expertise in my work
due to the increased risk of traumatic experiences in a neurotypical world as well as my ongoing work as a SEN play therapist.
LGBTQIA+ is also a special interest area of mine as I generally get very good results with marginalised groups that are often exposed to societal trauma
Over the years I have successfully worked with many client issues around sexual orientation and gender identity, including polyamory and parents of trans gender children.
Supporting parents of children that don’t readily fit into society for a variety of reasons is important to me.
Many of my clients have multiple areas of vulnerability and may also have grown up in dysfunctional and under resourced family systems.
More recently I have started to include IFS ( Internal Family Systems ) techniques in my work where appropriate and requested which is providing exciting new ways of addressing internal conflicts and finding not only acceptance of challenging parts, but also facilitating deep healing of often trauma from early childhood.
Counselling can be a daunting experience at first, but very rewarding if you feel ready to take on the challenge and are serious about wanting to transform your life.
Experience in other settings
Greenwich Carers’ Centre:
specialist experience working with carers facing issues around Isolation, Stress, Anxieties and Bereavement.
Mum's Aid:
Postnatal Depression counselling with expecting and new mums.
Special Needs School in SE London:
Using Play-Therapy with special needs school children including sand trays.
Many of the children are on the ASD spectrum.
SE London Hospice :
working with bereaved children and their families including complex and traumatic bereavement.
Training, qualifications & experience
Having worked for the Greenwich Carer’s centre in the past, I have specialist experience working with Carers facing issues around Isolation, Stress, Anxiety's and Bereavement.
Whilst working for Mum's Aid I have gained valuable experience in Postnatal Depression counselling, an area I am particularly keen on expanding in due to high demand and personal experience and as well as many clients from various backgrounds.
Additionally I have engaged with clients affected by Agoraphobia, Panic attacks, Insomnia, Redundancy, Child Sexual Abuse and Relationship break up.
My extensive experience in relating to children through play in a therapeutic way has been gathered in various nursery and school settings including main stream and Steiner (independent). I see young clients exclusively at my private practice in Charlton as they significantly benefit from a more homely environment and allows me to use a wider range of equipment.
As an Accredited Member of the BACP, I am committed to abiding by their Ethical Guidelines and ongoing Professional Development.
Qualifications
- CPCAB Introduction to Counselling
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- OCN Level 5 in Counselling Children and Young People
- University Diploma Certificate in Psychology
Further Training
- Healthy Maternal Ambivalence
- Impact of Child Sexual Abuse on Adult Survivors and their Relationships
- Intrusive Thoughts
- Self harm : The solution, not the problem
- Young people who self harm
- Young people with Eating Disorders
- An Attachment perspective on choosing ( or not choosing)
- The emotional legacy of Childhood Abuse and enduring impacts for Survivors
- Working with Young People in the LGBT Community
- Keeping the baby in mind: Working with mothers with severe mental illness
- Making connections with an autistic brain
- Grief works : Stories of life, death and surviving
- Solution focused brief therapy SBT
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT
- Trauma resolution focused therapy
- Online and Telephone counselling
- Internal Family Systems
Membership
Accredited Member of BACP
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Specialty areas include:
Child Sexual Abuse
LGBTQ+
Perinatal Depression
Neurodiversity
Therapies offered
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Fees
£75.00 - £85.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Adult session in person / online / telephone :
£ 75 per 50 min session
CYP ( child and young person ) :
£ 85 per 50 min session
The first session will include an assessment and will help us decide, whether counselling is suitable for you at this moment and whether I am the right counsellor for you.
If you would like a free 15 min phone consultation prior to booking your assessment, please email me to arrange a mutually suitable time.
When I work
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My working days in Private Practice are Monday and Wednesday.
Currently I have some daytime availability, for evenings I often operate a waiting list.
