About me
With a natural curiosity about people, I get a deep sense of meaning from striving to understand the complex picture of who we are, how we work, the problems we face and their impacts, what can be done about them, and how we can thrive in spite of them. It is my belief that the greatest sense of purposeful wellbeing comes from overcoming adversity and reaching a place of greater self-insight and acceptance. From this comes a desire for work that positively impacts my community while simultaneously enriching my own life. Having myself overcome significant personal challenges with counselling support, I understand its profound potential to create positive change.
I am a qualified person-centred counsellor/psychotherapist with a post-graduate diploma from Liverpool John Moores University. I completed my trainee placement hours at Sunflowers, a Liverpool-based charity that provides services for people with cancer or long-term illnesses. I am currently working towards my master's research investigating the formative experiences of incel community members.
Before this, I worked for many years as a support worker and advocate with people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and neurodivergent people, as well as working in debt advice.[GU2] All of these previous roles required addressing sensitive personal issues with a patient and empathetic approach attuned to each individual’s needs.
How I work:
Whether we are facing ongoing crises, looking back on difficult past experiences, feeling uncertainty, dissatisfaction, discomfort, or coping with general day-to-day stressors, counselling can be a helpful tool to improve our wellbeing. Talking things through can be important because, through being understood and accepted by others, we can better understand and accept ourselves, work out the changes we would like to make and how to achieve them, and, importantly, get through tough periods in life.
As my approach is person-centred, your experience will be at the core of our counselling. During sessions, my role is to understand your perspective.
I take a non-expert stance, believing everyone can work through their problems given the time and safe space to freely explore. We will work at a pace that is comfortable for you, and I won’t give you advice on what you should feel, think, or do, or set homework. However, if you find a bit more input useful, or would like to set goals, these are things we can discuss.
Honesty and sincerity are key to a person-centred approach. I will be genuine and transparent with you throughout the course of counselling, and I hope to encourage the same from you.[GU1]
The counselling space should be a place where you feel safe to talk about absolutely anything without fearing judgment or your information being shared. Hence, I listen nonjudgmentally, and everything discussed during sessions is kept confidential, allowing you to share things that you might not be able to elsewhere.
Both biology and our environment shape who we are. Everyone is different and with this, I recognise the importance in embracing what makes you you. My approach affirms all aspects of your identity, whether ethnic, race, religious, LGBTQIA+, political, neurodivergent, disabled, or class-based.
I believe counselling should be approached in a way that works best for you. If there is a specific way you would like to work together, or any adjustments I can make to accommodate you, I am always open to feedback on how counselling is going and welcome suggestions for how it could be improved.
As a registered member of the BACP, I work in accordance with their Ethical Framework.
My first session:
More important than the specific therapeutic approach is that you connect with your counsellor and feel comfortable being open about the things that are troubling you. For this reason, before any paid sessions, I offer a free 20-minute call where we can be introduced, you can ask about me and my approach, and (if you feel ready) share a bit about what brings you to counselling to see if I feel like the right counsellor for you at this time. If you’re happy to go ahead, we can then arrange a first session from there.
Before your first session, I will send you some paperwork to complete to save time during the session itself. This will include a counselling contract explaining how I work and what you can expect, as well as a personal information form with details to be used in case of an emergency.
Who I work with:
I am qualified to work with individuals aged 16+.
Unfortunately, I can only work with English speakers at the moment.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified person-centred counsellor/psychotherapist with a post-graduate diploma from Liverpool John Moores University. I completed my trainee placement hours at Sunflowers, a Liverpool-based charity that provides services for people with cancer or long-term illnesses. I am currently working towards my master's research investigating the formative experiences of incel community members.
Before this, I worked for many years as a support worker and advocate with people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and neurodivergent people, as well as working in debt advice. All of these previous roles required addressing sensitive personal issues with a patient and an empathetic approach attuned to each individual’s needs.
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
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Concession prices available. Feel free to ask, and we can discuss this.
Further information
How I deliver sessions:
- In-person sessions at Sunflowers, Liverpool
- Online via video call
- By phone
I will do my best to work in a way that suits you.
General availability:
In person at Sunflowers:
- Tuesday, 15:00-18:00
- Thursday, 08:00-10:00
- Friday, 08:00-10:00 and 15:00-18:00
In person at Liverpool Therapy Rooms:
- Tuesday, 09:00-12:30
Online/telephone:
- Tuesday, 08:00-18:00
- Wednesday, 17:30-19:00
- Thursday, 08:00-14:00
- Friday, 08:00-18:00
