About me
I am an accredited Counsellor offering a confidential counselling service in the Istead Rise and Gravesend area of Kent. I have specialist training in individual, couples counselling, relationship issues, child counselling, infertility and adoption. I also hold professional membership to the Association of Counselling and Therapy Online.
Counselling provides a regular time and space for clients to talk about their problems and stress and explore difficult feelings in a supportive, safe and non-judgemental environment which is confidential. As a counsellor I respect the client’s viewpoint whilst helping them deal with specific problems, cope with crises, anxiety and depression, improve their relationships and develop a less stressful way of living. Counsellors do not offer advice, but instead help the client to gain insight and understanding into their behaviour and thought patterns.
I place great value on the relationship between client/clients and counsellor as this, in my experience, proves to be the single most important factor in a successful outcome. I offer you a safe, confidential, empathic and non-judgemental environment with space and time to explore your issues, fears and difficulties. Throughout the counselling process the focus will be on working through the issues with the aim of moving towards a more satisfying, fulfilling and contented life. I work short or long term - whichever we agree is appropriate for you.
I am an Accredited with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapists (BACP). Because of my training I can offer counselling to individuals, couples, children and students facing a wide range of personal issues and challenges.
I am an Registered Practitioner in Brainworking Recursive Therapy (BWRT®) - a powerful and rapid style of working that works with the brain's neuro-plasticity to enable people to achieve the changes they desire.
I am also a supervisor, qualified to supervise other counsellors and provide them with training.
I am registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) which ensures information is protected under the Data Protection Act, and I am compliant with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines.
Training, qualifications & experience
Registered Member MBACP (Accred)
BACP Accredited Diploma in Integrative Counselling (NHS)
Post-Graduate Diploma in Couples Counselling
Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Supervision
Psychosexual Dysfunction Specialist
Trainer
Reg BWRT Practitioner
Professional Member of Association of Counselling & Therapy Online
Approved Adoption Counsellor (Barnardo's Adoption Service)
Filial Therapy - Child Parent Relationship Therapy
Infertility
Bereavement
Drug Awareness
Depression
Anxiety
Addiction
Neuroscience and Child Counselling
Child Protection
Play Therapy
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Assertiveness and Raising Self-Esteem
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 - £80.00
Additional information
My fees for counselling are as follows:
Adult individual £50 per fifty minute session
Adult couple £60 per one hour session
Young Person (under 18) £45 per fifty minute session
Counselling students £45 per fifty minute session
Supervision £50 (per hour) (£70 per 1.5 hours)
Supervision Groups £80 (2-4 people, per hour)
When I work
I offer daytime and evening appointments
Further information
To speak with me or to arrange an appointment please call me on 07930 400712.
Please note that I use a mobile in order to ensure confidentiality. I may not always be available to take your call right away and as such would ask that you leave your name and number together with a good time for me to call you back.
