About me
Life can sometimes leave us feeling overwhelmed, disconnected or stuck. Whether you're living with the effects of trauma, adjusting to life in recovery, navigating anxiety, loss or major life changes, you don't have to face it alone.
I offer a calm, compassionate and non-judgemental space where you can slow down, make sense of your experiences and begin to reconnect with yourself. My approach is trauma-informed and person-centred, recognising that every person's story is unique and that healing happens at a pace that feels safe for you.
Working together, we will explore your experiences with compassion and curiosity, making sense of how the past may still be influencing the present. Through greater understanding, we can begin to strengthen emotional resilience, helping you feel more connected to yourself and better able to respond to life's challenges with confidence and self-compassion.
Alongside Person Centred Therapy, I draw upon CBT where it is helpful, allowing our work together to evolve in a way that feels supportive, collaborative and meaningful for you.
Availability
Sessions are typically 50 minutes, and my availability is: Wednesday - AM PM and Evenings, Thursday - AM PM and Evenings.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- Level 3 Certification in Counselling Skills
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Diploma in Holistic Therapy Practitioner
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
Training
- BACP - How to do counselling online
- Gestalt psychotherapy
- Professional Addiction Counselling Certification
- Talking with bereaved people
- NLP practitioner and master practitioner
- Life coaching certification
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
- Grief and Bereavement
- Trauma Informed Practice
Experience:
For over 20 years I have worked within the social care sector, supporting adults across a variety of settings and life experiences. This has given me a deep understanding of the challenges people can face and the importance of building trusting, compassionate relationships.
Alongside my counselling practice, I have extensive experience supporting individuals in addiction recovery, working with the emotional, psychological and relational difficulties that can accompany recovery. These include trauma, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, low self-esteem, shame, and significant life changes.
These experiences continue to shape my practice today, enabling me to offer a compassionate, trauma-informed approach that supports emotional resilience, self-understanding and lasting change.
I believe that people already possess the capacity for growth and healing. My role is to walk alongside you, offering a safe space where you can explore your experiences and reconnect with your own strengths.
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
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Video Calling - £55
Telephone - £55
Concessions considered
When I work
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Further information
Taking the first step into counselling can feel daunting. I offer a free 30-minute consultation by telephone or video call, giving us the opportunity to talk about what has brought you here, answer any questions you may have, and explore whether working together feels like the right fit.
