About me
I work from a person-centred foundation, which means my priority will be to nurture your healing, self-awareness and growth. It means our therapeutic relationship will be collaborative, while I’ll also be taking your lead. My intention is to enable you to be a more confident and resilient person, with the necessary emotional and inner resources to meet the challenges that life presents.
Training, qualifications & experience
My approach is influenced by mindfulness meditation, conflict mediation, and group facilitation in environmental and social justice movements. I bring over a decade of experience as a community organiser and political campaigner in grassroots collectives. I am committed to individual and collective liberation, with experience facilitating spaces that help participants reconnect with themselves, others, and nature.
Alongside my counselling qualification, I hold a Master’s degree in Creative and Critical Writing from Birkbeck, University of London, and a degree in Geography from the University of Leeds. I am a published writer in counselling studies: ‘Counselling in the Probation Service: Counselling for Social Control or Social Liberation?’ https://doi.org/10.54006/JECF8571
Sliding Scale Payment
I believe counselling should not be a commodified service. My preference is to work in a socialised economy (subsidised by the taxpayer), or in a ‘gift economy’, where a donation is freely given (or not). For personal and structural economic reasons, which I’d be happy to explore with you, I currently charge a sliding scale from £30 per session online, and £40 per session in-person (because of room hire).
You are invited to choose a rate that feels affordable and fair to you, no explanation is required. If you feel comfortable paying £50, £70, £100 or any higher amount per session then great, your support is appreciated.
I welcome reflection on power, identity, and economic class within the therapeutic space, should that feel relevant to you.
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
Fees
£30.00 - £100.00
Concessions offered for
When I work
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For in-person counselling, I work in Archway on Tuesdays.
For online counselling, I'm generally available on Wednesdays.
