This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
My practice is (non)Gender, LGBTQIA+, non-monogomy and kink affirmative. A safe, confidential and grounded space to share whatever might be affecting you.
Anxiety, identity questions, feeling lost, loneliness, family or other relationship struggles, traumatic and difficult past or recent experiences, grief, feeling low, a medical diagnosis.....there are lots of reasons that may have driven you in search of someone to speak with.
Often, this might be something that feels impossible to discuss with those nearest you. Perhaps you don't know how to. Together, we will explore whatever has led you to seek counselling at whatever pace feels safest and easiest for you.
In terms of how you might experience me...... Open, warm, grounded, not afraid to have a laugh or shed a tear, sensitive, non-judgemental and welcoming of all regardless of your intersectional identity, race, age, gender, sexuality or history.
I firmly believe that the therapeutic counselling relationship is critical in achieving whatever personal outcomes you may be hoping for. It has the potential to build confidence and can pave the way for us knowing ourselves in unexpected ways; accepting ourselves for who we truly are.
I also believe that our own development when we were younger, our past experiences and our past relationships, undoubtedly have a considerable impact on our lives and relationships, in the present time. Understanding ourselves better in this regard may not always result in the immediate change we hope for but it can provide important insights into creating a new template for our lives going forward.
Whatever may have led you to this point, you are very welcome to get in touch for an initial appointment.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a PG Diploma in Counselling, awarded by The University of Edinburgh in 2017.
I'm currently in the process of undertaking a Diploma in Clinical Supervision with an Intersectional Lens.
My practice is founded in the person-centred and psychodynamic perspectives and is (Non)Gender, LGBTQIA+, non-monogomy and kink affirmative. These theories and principles I've developed through training, experience and qualification inform and underpin the way I work. In effect, they mean that I am committed to creating an empathic, non-judgemental and transparent setting within which we may (or may not) link present situations to your past experiences.
I also have 4 years' experience managing a number of long-established counselling services for a national charity.
Member organisations
COSCA is the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, and seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services. COSCA Counsellor Accreditation is a pathway to entry onto the UKRC. It is a requirement of all individual and organisational members of COSCA to abide by its Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice and be accountable to the Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
I consider my practice "non-pathologising" (pathologising tends to involve labeling certain behaviors or traits as abnormal or indicative of mental illness).
Whilst diagnosis presents many benefits for many people in many ways, I also recognise that a medical diagnosis ,or categorising mental health challenges more generally, can sometimes be limiting of individual experience.
For me, the above are only an indication of the areas I tend to focus, however, rarely can everything be put neatly into a box (or several boxes) and I would be happy to discuss anything that may be a concern for you as part of an initial appointment.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
- £10 for an initial appointment.
- £60 for a 50 minute counselling session thereafter.
When I work
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Further information
Unfortunately, the room I work from is accessible only via stairs. Please contact me to discuss alternative options if this is not feasible for you.
