About me
Imagine a space you can be as you are. You can feel what needs to be felt. You can share what needs to be said.
With someone willing to be in your corner, have your back and also provide challenge in aid of your growth.
What can we gain out of therapy?
Gaining awareness sounds a bit vague so I'll try to clarify this.
We all have blind spots. Parts of us that are reacting to situations based on the past. Doing our best to survive and adapt. This is our nature. Sometimes these adaptations no longer serve us in the present. No longer serve us toward growth. Therapy helps shine a light on this process.
Understanding where the adaptation may have come from, how it shows up now and finding a new way. Like water following a well worn out groove, this is where it flows. But with support we can start to discover a new channel that allows greater freedom of movement. Greater choice.
We no longer get stuck in Reacting to situations based on the past. We learn to Respond with presence.
What you can expect
I want to simplify this too.
Care. Support. Challenge.
We hold care for what has happened, what is happening and what might happen.
We build support. Both in therapy. Outside therapy. Within yourself. And within your relationships.
We challenge old thoughts, old beliefs, old patterns that are keeping you stuck.
I bring my self. I show up. I hold space.
I meet you when you feel furthest from yourself.
We learn how to hold ourselves with care. How to support ourselves and when to reach out. To challenge and venture into the unknown. Tolerate the discomfort.
We do this in relationship. And we do this for ourselves.
In the room we build honesty. We collaborate. We move. We rediscover life. Authenticity. We keep what is useful, let go of what isn't. We travel lighter. Release the burden.
We hold faith. We explore. We learn.
What does the process look like?
It's important it feels right for us both. And that we meet without pressure to make a commitment there and then.
I offer an introductory call by phone or video. (free of charge for 30minutes).
and an introductory session in person (£10 for 30minutes to cover room cost).
If you want to book in a phone/ video call, the link below shows current availability:
https://calendly.com/realtalksupport/introductory-call
If those times don't work or you wish for in-person intros you can send an Email here.
(I aim to respond within 24 hours on a weekday)
A final word:
Real change begins when we stop trying to be who we should be, and start finding our way back to who we are.
Training, qualifications & experience
BACP Accredited.
Integrative Training, Including Gestalt, Person-centred & CBT.
Current training on Somatic Trauma Therapy.
Continued CPD and study of the connection between mind and body.
A decade in supportive roles. Full-time therapist.
I often find I work well with those carrying a strong inner critic. A persistent feeling of not being enough. Getting caught in overthinking, analysing, judging, comparing.
Those masking in relationships. Struggling with boundaries. Going through the motions but not feeling present.
Those carrying trauma that still lives in the present. And those ready to develop real kindness toward themselves.
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
Photos & videos
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
When I work
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Further information
My approach
Relational. Integrative. Human.
I work from the belief that lasting change happens in relationship. With others. And with yourself.
At the core is Gestalt. Present-moment awareness. How the past shows up now. How we can meet it differently.
I draw from Person-Centred therapy, CBT, and somatic work. The body holds what the mind sometimes can't say. We listen to both.
This isn't a fixed method applied to you. It's a living, breathing process. Shaped by you. Shaped by us.
I show up. I bring my contemplative practices. Interest in Eastern Philosophy. And lived experience.
I bring myself as a whole.
Perfectly imperfect.
Confidentiality
What you share stays between us.
The exception is a serious risk to you or someone else. I'll always aim to talk with you first.
I bring my work to regular supervision. Not to share your story, but to ensure I show up for you as well as I can.
Your safety. Your trust. These matter to me.
Fees
£50 per session
Free introductory call by phone or video / £10 introductory session in person
Concessions available for trainee counsellors.
Insurance accepted: Vitality, Aviva, AXA Health, WPA.
