About me
You might be someone who spends a lot of time trying to understand yourself. You can recognise where some of your feelings or behaviours come from, but still find yourself responding in ways you don't quite understand or repeating patterns that frustrate you.
Most of my clients want to understand themselves in a way that helps them make different choices and feel differently about life. It is normal to want your life to change, but in order for this change to be long-lasting and sustainable, you have to understand what is really happening and how it came to be.
About Me
I'm Danielle, an integrative therapist offering a space to explore what's really going on beneath the surface. My work is about understanding how your experiences have shaped you, which includes exploring the things you've learned about yourself through your relationships and the world around you. Together, we can begin to make sense of these experiences and explore what you want to change.
What Can We Explore?
I see clients for a variety of reasons, and you don't need to have everything worked out before we begin. Some of the areas I explore with clients include:
- Anxiety, low mood, depression or feeling emotionally overwhelmed.
- Relationship difficulties, which include recurring patterns in romantic relationships, family and/or friends.
- Experiences of trauma/significant distress and the ways these continue to affect your life.
- Self-worth, self-esteem, confidence and the way you relate to yourself.
- Family dynamics and the influence of earlier experiences.
- Cultural identity and navigating different cultural expectations. Including Black and Mixed-Race Identity.
- Generational patterns and the things we may carry forward without realising.
- Life changes/loss and experiences that have left you questioning yourself or your direction.
How I Work
My approach is relaxed, relational, collaborative and honest. I want you to feel comfortable enough to be yourself, including the parts you might find difficult to share with others.
I'll be interested in what you're saying and what might sit beneath it and will offer reflections and ask questions, and at times I may challenge you to look at something from a different perspective. I am not a therapist who sits back and leaves you to drown in your own emotions, or work everything out on your own.
I draw on both person-centred and psychodynamic approaches, adapting the work to you rather than following a fixed formula. Some sessions may involve looking back and making sense of your experiences. Others may focus on what's happening in your life now and what you want to do differently.
I also incorporate coaching where appropriate, particularly when it helps you turn what you're learning into practical changes. The balance will depend on your needs and the work we're doing together.
Taking the First Step
I offer a free telephone or video consultation so we can talk about what brings you to therapy and whether working together feels right. If you're considering starting therapy, you're welcome to get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications and Training
Degrees and Diplomas
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- BSc (Hons) Psychology with Childhood and Society
- Diploma in Life Coaching
Additional Training
- iCoN Trauma Training
- Intergenerational and Transgenerational Trauma
- Race-Based Trauma
- Couples Dynamics and Relationship Counselling
- ASIST Suicide and Self-Harm Training
- Safeguarding Children
- Restorative Practice
- Unconscious Bias
- Social Media and Therapy
- Shadow Alchemy
Professional Experience
Before entering private practice, I spent almost a decade working in public and social care settings, supporting young people and families. My experience across mental health and social care continues to inform how I understand the relationship between people's personal experiences and the wider environments they live in.
I have worked in private practice since 2018, supporting clients with a range of emotional and relational difficulties. Alongside my one-to-one work, I have developed group spaces for women exploring identity, culture and relationship patterns. I also deliver psychology-based training for organisations and therapists.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP).
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Culture, Identity and Trauma
My interest in culture and identity is both personal and professional. As a mixed Black woman, I bring my own understanding of navigating identity and belonging, alongside professional training and experience in trauma and intercultural therapy.
Family expectations, cultural values, experiences of racism and the patterns passed down through generations can all influence how we see ourselves and relate to others.
I regularly work with Black and mixed-race clients who want to explore these experiences with a therapist who understands the importance of cultural context. This work is not limited to identity, however, I also work with people from other backgrounds who want to understand how their histories have shaped them.
My aim is to approach each person's experience with openness and curiosity without making assumptions about who they are or what their story means.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£75.00 per session
Additional information
Counselling - Online
From £75 per session
Each session lasts 50 mins
When I work
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Further information
One-to-one therapy - Online
Training and workshops - In person and online
