About me
I'm an experienced counsellor that works with adults. I can help with life challenges such as trauma, anxiety, panic, stress and depression amongst other issues.
I offer a modern, comfortable and confidential space in which you can explore your thoughts and feelings without fear of being judged.
I use a combination of talking therapy alongside some psychoeducation. By this I mean helping clients understand the basics of how the brain works, why it reacts the way it does, and the impact it has on our bodies. Talking therapy helps clients make connections between past experiences and present day behaviours. I find using these approaches helps decrease client anxiety as well as increase their confidence and potential to make the positive behaviour adaptions they hope for.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have the following qualifications:-
- Diploma in Counselling Practice
- Certificate in Humanistic Theory
- Level 5 Certificate in Approaches to Counselling Children and Young People
- Training in domestic violence and abuse
- Training Embodiment of Trauma
- Training in dealing with Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks
- Training in Complex-PTSD
I have experience working for:-
- The Samaritans (Suicidal feelings/feelings of hopelessness)
- YMCA (working with homelessness and other adult mental health challenges)
- Shirley High School Performing Arts Academy (mental health challenges amongst children and young people)
- Counsellor at Royal College of Art
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
Fees are payable monthly via bank transfer or I also offer the option to pay by cash weekly if this method better suits my client.
When I work
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Available for face to face or on-line appointments.
Further information
- My counselling room is suitable for disabled access.
- There is plenty of free parking near my practice.
- I offer flexible hours to suit working diaries.
