About me
I believe that the quality and stability of the therapeutic relationship between counsellor and client, is a hugely significant factor, in how successful therapy will be. With this in mind, I offer you a warm, respectful and accepting relationship, without judgement or criticism.
As a psychotherapist and counsellor, I work with a wide range of emotional and mental health difficulties; including depression, anger, anxiety, panic, stress, low self esteem, self harm and attachment, relationship and parenting difficulties. I also support clients experiencing disordered eating, anticipatory grief/pre-bereavement, life limiting illess, bereavement and loss. I counsel adults, couples, adolescents, children and families in my own private practice, which is based in a comfortable home environment.
I am an experienced therapeutic mentor, with extensive experience of working at secondary, 6th form and university level; offering advice and support around a wide range of personal, relational, access and educational issues.
As a qualified Clinical Supervisor, I work one to one and with groups, both in my private practice and within organisations. My client base includes trainee and qualified counsellors, psychotherapists, health and educational professionals.
When working with clients I use an Integrative Relational approach, drawing upon a range of different theories, including Gestalt, Mindfulness and Attachment based therapies.
When working with trauma, I use Brainspotting, which is a trauma therapy technique, utilizing a client's gaze to locate and process "brainspots" which are specific points in the visual field, linked to emotional pain and trauma stored in the brain and body.
With children, young adults and where appropriate with adult clients, I may also work creatively often incorporating the Expressive Arts. This gentle and sometimes playful form of therapy, entails meeting an individual client where they are in each moment and may involve the use of art materials, clay, sand tray, music, poetry, creative writing, games, puppets and movement.
Training, qualifications & experience
FdA/BA Hons – First Class Degree in Integrative-Relational Counselling from Middlesex University.
Intermediate Certificate in Counselling Skills
Certificate in Working With Children and Adolescents. (Gestalt Centre London)
Certificate in Nutritional Skills for Eating Disorders.
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
Certificate in Supervision - CSTD London
Couple Dynamics - Ruth Morgan
Brainspotting, Phases 1 and 2 - BSPUK
Professional Experience
2010 to present and ongoing - Psychotherapist, Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor in Private Practice
December 2022 to June 2025 - Clinical Supervisor at CLIK Therapy, an eating disorder clinic in London SW10.
January 2022 to May 2023 - Clinical Manager and Family Support Service Lead for the Ruth Strauss Foundation, a nationwide pre-bereavement support charity, offering 1:1 and group counselling support for families with dependent children following a parental diagnosis of a life limiting illness.
Oct 2019 to July 2021 - Practice, Placement and Clinical Manager at Help Counselling, Notting Hill.
In my role at Help Counselling, a low cost counselling charity and placement based in Notting Hill, I held responsibility for the day to day running of the centre, recruiting and managing up to 60 trainee therapists working with a range of approaches and counselling a large and diverse client base. My duties included recruiting, scheduling and managing a small group of self employed supervisors and also a small administrative office team. Other tasks included supervising small groups of therapists, organising and facilitating CPD events, overseeing the waiting list, liaising with training organisations and organising room hire. When Help closed its physical doors at the beginning of lockdown one I was responsible for setting the service up remotely and moving all the clients and trainee therapists online.
2018 to Sept 2019 - Clinical Manager at Help Counselling. Notting Hill.
2011 - 2018 - Specialist Mental Health and Disability Mentor at Kingston University supporting and advising students with mental health issues, physical disabilities and learning difficulties alongside the university's Disability and Dyslexia Department.
2011 - 2014 - School Counsellor - Elmbridge
2008 - 2012 - Psychotherapeutic Counsellor in training and post qualification, at Claremont Medical Centre, Surbiton, Surrey.
2008 - 2012 - Psychotherapeutic Counsellor in training and post qualification, within the Occupational Health Department of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Guildhall, Kingston.
2004 - 2012 - Editor, Moderator and Parent Supporter for Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health for parenting website Netmums.com.
2014 to 2017- Assistant Tutor and Training Co-facilitator - 'Working with Children' and 'Working with Adolescents' based at The Gestalt Centre, London EC2
Expert Consultant for Netmums book - ‘You and Your Tween’ - 2011 - Rated Number 1 in the Independent Newspaper's 'Top Ten Parenting Books'
Expert Consultant for Netmums book – 'The Ultimate Baby and Toddler Q&A’
2011 - Guest Speaker on Postnatal and Antenatal Depression at the Glasgow Baby Show.
Quoted in the national press and magazines, interviewed on radio, television news and ITV's This Morning on a range of parenting, emotional and social issues.
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
When working with children and adolescents, as well as talking therapy, where appropriate and helpful, I also employ a wide range of Creative Play, Art, Writing and Music Techniques using a Gestalt based gentle and non-directive approach which is informed and supported by Mindfulness and by Attachment Theory.
As a qualified Integrative Relational Counsellor, my training and approach to counselling encompasses elements of Humanistic Therapies including Gestalt, Person-Centred and Existential as well as the Expressive Arts, Psychodynamic Therapy, CBT and Brainspotting for trauma.
My training as supervisor draws from the Seven-Eyed Model developed by the Centre for Supervision and Team Development (CSTD London).
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 - £89.96
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My current fees are £70 for adults. £75 for children and young people. £90 for Family or Parenting sessions, £90 for Couples and Relationship work and £90 for Brainspotting. I do however offer a limited number of reduced rate places based on household income, for exceptional circumstances and I am very happy to discuss this with you.
I am a qualified supervisor having trained with the Centre for Supervision and Team Development in London (CSTD). I offer supervision for qualified and trainee counsellors and those working in a pastoral, teaching, healthcare or support role with adults, children and young people, both one to one and in groups in my private practice and within organisations. One to one sessions are charged at £70 with a limited number of counselling student concessions available. Group supervision and organisational prices are available upon application.
Further information
In order to be the best possible counsellor that I can be for my clients and in accordance with BACP guidelines I work under ongoing professional supervision from a senior practitioner. My commitment to professional and personal development means that I regularly undertake further training in the form of counselling courses, workshops, research and reading.
