About me
I’m an accredited BACP Psychotherapist based in Leeds, with over ten years experience working with clients in the NHS, third sector and higher education.
What I offer through my practice is friendly, professional support, to help you through difficult and challenging times. Talking to someone who is separate from the rest of your life and who won't judge you, can help you to make sense of difficult and confusing emotions. From personal experience of counselling, I have found that the process can be a safe space to reflect on anything you are struggling with, develop better ways of coping and learn how to be comfortable and happy within yourself.
I have worked with adults, students and young people in the following areas:
- Anxiety - generalised and social anxiety
- Low mood and depression
- Difficulties in relationships (family, partner, colleagues)
- Domestic Violence
- Work-related stress / Academic stress
- Bereavement
- Disordered eating
- Sexual assault
- Self-esteem and self-image issues
- Chronic health conditions
I’m currently running a small private practice alongside my work as a mental health practitioner in Leeds, offering evening appointments and some morning appointments via telephone or video call, depending on your preference.
I’m passionate about promoting positive mental health and wellbeing and acknowledge that everyone's experience of mental health is unique and individual, therefore finding a private therapist who you feel comfortable with can be tricky, so please feel free to have a read of what I offer in detail below and do get in touch if you have any questions or enquiries.
My Counselling style: Integrative and relational
Integrative: This means that I draw on different psychotherapeutic styles/therapies depending on your needs and preferences, thus allowing for a flexible approach, as everyone is unique and individual in their own thinking and working style (see influences below).
Relational: Acknowledging and exploring the importance of our relationships, with ourselves, family, friends, others and how these can influence our mental health. Therefore, working on our relationship with the ‘self’ can help to bring about change.
Influences to my practice:
Psychotherapy: Explores how our past experiences and relationships (often in childhood) can influence our thoughts, beliefs and personality in adulthood.
Humanistic: The process of realising and expressing one's own capabilities and creativity – Helping you to develop autonomy. Exploring the exacerbating factors in your life which may be standing in the way of your wellbeing and fulfilment.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): Which looks at how our thoughts can influence how we feel and behave in the world. CBT focuses on building an awareness and challenging unhelpful cognitive distortions and behaviours, which in turn improves emotional regulation.
Client Feedback:
The support I received has been amazing. Danielle really helped me to explore my difficulties and provided me with a new frame of thinking going forward which has helped me immensely. Female 22 (6 sessions)
Danielle was calm, patient and supportive throughout our sessions, she actively listened and was knowledgeable in the area I was struggling with and also sent me helpful resources to support my wellbeing. Female 26 (7 sessions)
Thank you for taking the time to read my portfolio. If you would like to get in touch with me to arrange a date and time for an initial appointment, please feel free to email me here.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Accredited member of the BACP (MBACP)
- Foundation Diploma Therapeutic Safety in Trauma with Beech Trauma Academy
- Transactional Analysis (TA 101) with UKATA
- Certificate in Relational Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Mindful Resilience Enhancement (MRE) & Integrated Mindfulness Level 1
- Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
- Mental Health First Aid
- Training in counselling by telephone short and long term
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
Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Initial session: free 20 minutes - This is an opportunity for us to meet and discuss anything that you are struggling with and wanting to work through in counselling. This session also gives you the chance to get a feel for what its like to work with me and if you want to continue after this point we can arrange further sessions.
Regular sessions: 50 minutes at £55
When I work
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I'm currently accepting new clients - please get in touch to discuss your availability.
