About me
Talking things through can help significantly when you're struggling to cope with anxiety, depression, low self-confidence or grief. Life's inevitible challenges, losses and uncertainties affect us all in different ways, and you may be facing changing circumstances that are difficult to deal with. For all sorts of reasons you may feel alone with this. Even if family and friends try to help, you might find it uncomfortable to talk openly about your feelings or feel misunderstood in some way. Therapy can genuinely help you cope when you're going through this.
With many years of experience as a therapist working privately and previously for NHS, I offer effective support for anxiety, depression, low self confidence, grief, isolation, relationship difficulties or feelings of being an outsider and not fitting. Your initial sessions can provide relief, support and clarity to help calm the storm of feelings you're facing. Over time, your sessions can help you gain more self-compassion, self-assurance and self-understanding. You'll gain new tools and ways of thinking that can help you manage more effectively and confidently.
My approach is open-minded, flexible and insightful, grounded in an effective combination of therapeutic practices. Your well-being will be at the forefront of every meeting, guided by the needs, circumstances and concerns you bring. Using a combination of therapeutic methods, each session will be adapted to your needs, centred around how you are and what you present with on the day. You'll be genuinely supported with solid, safe, open-minded interest & attention.
Together we'll move forward at your pace as you talk through your circumstances, thoughts and feelings. Whatever ebbs & flows, ups & downs you bring will be openly received. With self exploration & insights, new awareness and horizons can grow for you, bringing relief, clarity and new outlooks on life.
My experience covers concerns including:
- depression and anxiety
- relationship difficulties with partners, children, parents, family, friends or colleagues
- family issues and challenges
- losses such as bereavement, break-ups, separation and divorce
- self esteem and confidence building
- self harm
- trauma and crisis
- recovering from abuse
- changes in life stages and ageing
- health and disability issues
- carer's issues
- infertility
- hopelessness and lack of motivation
- loneliness and isolation
- cultural, spiritual and religious identity
- work and professional struggles
The counselling sessions
The first session will explore your circumstances, the reasons you've come and what you hope to gain from your therapy. It's an opportunity to get to know each other.
You can then choose to book in further sessions during which we will explore whatever concerns, feelings and issues you wish to deal with.
To find out more:
You're welcome to phone me on 07710317020 or send an email if you simply want to find out more in the first instance, or if you would like to book an introductory meeting. I offer a free, 15 minute phone call or Zoom meeting so you can find out more first.
Experience and training:
I work in private practice in Finchley & Woodside Park. Experience also includes counselling within the NHS and CPPD training school, working with a wide variety of people who have been referred to me for counselling by GPs, college and others.
Professionally Registered Member of BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy). Confidentiality, safeguarding ethics and professionalism are absolutely assured.
My training was at the BACP accredited CPPD and I'm a qualified Humanistic Integrative Counsellor - using a variety of psychotherapy models and practices to suit the unique needs of each person I work with.
Other professional experience includes freelance, sensitive-issues social research for the public sector and charities including NSPCC, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Cancer Research UK, Department of Education and Department of Health. I've also worked briefly as a primary school teacher with young children.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Certificate in Humanistic Integrative Counselling
- Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling
- Advanced Diploma (Professional Training) In Humanistic Integrative Counselling
- Skills in CBT practice
- Skills in Time Limited Counselling
- Training certificate in Working with Children & Young People
- B.Ed Hons
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
£60.00 - £75.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- Initial free 10-15 minute phone or Zoom meeting for enquiries
- £70 for face-to-face sessions in N12
- £75 per face-to-face session in N3 (includes room hire fee)
- Concessionary rate is generally £60 and will be considered depending on specific criteria
- Day and evening, Monday to Friday
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