About me
What are you seeking from therapy/from a therapist? Someone to give you answers, someone to listen, or perhaps a space where you can be unashamedly yourself & speak freely? I can support you in your journey even if you don't yet know how that looks.
If you'd like to work with a therapist who has integrity and appropriate boundaries, someone who can provide clarity and who does exactly what she says she will, then I can help. I’m not just someone who has learnt the theory of therapy, I have lived it, made the changes, and come out the other side. I'm here to help you do the same. You can expect that I will prioritise compassion, kindness and sensitivity as much as reliability, theory, ethics and respect. These are key in my private practice. I offer a genuine commitment to growing a relationship where you can share all your concerns, hopes and fears. When trust grows, through working collaboratively you can make changes and achieve the goals you desire.
Whilst I may be relatively new to the profession, my personal journey of self-discovery has been ongoing for the last 22 years, giving me a level of self-awareness that works directly to your benefit. This deep commitment to my own reflective practice means that I can sit with your heaviest, most complex emotions without becoming overwhelmed or reactive. They say a therapist can only go as far with a client as they have gone with themselves. Because I have done that deep, internal work, I am uniquely equipped to meet you in your depth of feeling whilst anchoring our sessions with safety, stability, and clarity.
As a counselling tutor I know that I am accomplished at creating a space where you will feel able to share whatever you choose, even in an online environment. Teaching enables theory and good practice to be ever-present in my mind. My knowledge is fresh and sharp and I am held to the highest standard every day by my students and my peers, ensuring my practice stays current and that every tool I bring into our sessions is intentional, up-to-date, and research based.
I call myself trauma-informed as since qualifying I have increased my knowledge by studying trauma. This is ongoing for me and I have a certificate as a trauma-informed coach. In practical terms this means that I can work with trauma in a way that puts people at ease and will not re-traumatise them. It is a very delicate and client-led way of working. As an integrative therapist, I am versed in several counselling modalities as opposed to just one, meaning that I have a variety of skills and approaches I can adopt to tailor my work very specifically to each individual. For you this means there's real versatility with how we can work and I can adapt to best meet your needs. My clients like knowing how unique they are and how non-formulaic our work is. We can be creative or solution focused, I could educate you in theory that may resonate. We can sit and talk, or we can do breath-work, mindfulness or visualisation. It all depends on and is adapted specifically to you. No script, no clichéd responses. As a therapeutic counsellor I have trained to work at depth and to look at underlying, long term issues.
I have seen and experienced that when a person learns to accept themselves and has faced their fears, they can flourish. No matter what has gone before. This is why, if you would like, I work holistically. It's often not just what we think, but how we feel that is causing our concerns. I don't believe that any problem is too small for counselling. If it matters to you - it matters.
My counselling training was undertaken at an award-winning men's well-being centre and a large percentage of my clients have been and are male. I have worked a lot with trauma and have experience with many forms of abuse, both with victims and perpetrators of. I have 10 years experience in Mental Health Work, having supported adults struggling with many concerns including (but not limited to) anxiety, depression, PTSD, suicidal thoughts, disordered eating & social anxiety. I also have experienced working for a homeless division of a housing association where I saw a lot of drug and alcohol use, acute trauma, abuse and prostitution within our client base.
Wellbeing Check-Ins
Designed as an opportunity for you to air things to help prevent the build-up which may lead to depression or debilitating anxiety. I suggest these to be 2 hour sessions at the frequency you determine, typically every 4-8 weeks, or maybe just a 1 off.
Training, qualifications & experience
My counselling training was undertaken at an award-winning men's well-being centre and a large percentage of my clients have been and are male. I have worked a lot with trauma and have experience with many forms of abuse, both with victims and perpetrators of. I have 10 years experience in Mental Health Work, having supported adults struggling with many concerns including (but not limited to) anxiety, depression, bipolar, PTSD, suicidal thoughts, disordered eating and social anxiety. I also have experienced working for a homeless division of a housing association where I saw a lot of drug and alcohol use, acute trauma, abuse and prostitution within our client base.
I now teach counselling. For me this is very important as I have seen many unethical and unsafe counsellors in my time, and I see teaching as a way to lay strong foundations for future ethical and effective therapists. I am enhancing my professional skills with a course on working somatically with trauma.
I'm Trained In - Gestalt, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Transpersonal Therapy, Person Centred Theory, IFS (Internal Family Systems) & TA (Transactional Analysis). This allows for a fluid approach with each client.
Qualifications:. Undertaking -
*Embodied Processing (a somatic approach to trauma).
Completed -
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Certificate in Trauma Informed Coaching
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling skills
- Certificate in ASSIST Applied Suicide Intervention Skills
- NVQ in Health & Social Care
- PTLLS teaching and education qualification
I have engaged in professional development courses (certificated) on: releasing trauma, working with male survivors of sexual abuse, disordered eating & working at relational depth
I also hold certificates in areas such as safeguarding adults, data protection, mental health awareness.
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.
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Additional information
Please contact me for a quote for therapy and well-being sessions. Please state whether you are seeking online (including telephone or email options) or face to face, where in the UK you are based and any factors that you feel are relevant. Do let me know if you are currently a counselling diploma student. And whether you are looking for long or short term work.
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Further information
It's been proven that the element most impacting the effectiveness of therapy, is the relationship between the client and the counsellor. To this end, I offer a free 45 minute consultation. This gives me the opportunity to hear what you are seeking and determine if I think I can meet your needs. For you, it's a chance to get to know me & ask any questions. If we both feel comfortable, and if I feel I can help, then we can move forward, and if not, you've lost nothing!
