About me
I am a relational, integrative counsellor with a specialist interest in supporting pregnant women, new Mums, those who have experienced pregnancy loss and those who have experienced infertility.
I offer walk and talk therapy in Morden Hall Park, where you can bring your baby if you need to. I also work in comfortable therapy rooms in central Wimbledon and online.
- Perinatal Counselling (meaning counselling related to pregnancy, birth and postpartum).
Becoming a Mum comes with joy and excitement but can also leave you feeling lonely, sad and anxious. You may feel like you're not 'doing it right', or judged by others, you may feel like you should feel differently about your baby or feel preoccupied trying to fit an ideal of motherhood. You may miss the 'old you' and uncertain how to navigate the new life you've found yourself in. You may be pregnant and worried about how you will feel once you've had your baby. Most of all you may feel it impossible to say these things out loud as society expects you to love every minute. I offer a space for you to explore how you may really be feeling. We will go at your own pace and I will listen to your experience of how things actually are rather than how they ought to be. Together we can then navigate through this transformative time to help you discover why you may be feeling the way you do to bring you more balance to move forward with clarity and understanding.
- Counselling related to fertility issues and pregnancy loss.
A space to help put words to feelings of grief, anger, guilt, jealousy and any other feelings that often don't feel permissible. I offer a compassionate space to listen to your experience with understanding and help you feel less isolated and overwhelmed. Together we can think about how you find your way through with meaning and who you are in light of your experiences rather than being defined by them.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I have a Diploma in Counselling from the Mary Ward Centre and I have worked with Refugees and Asylum Seekers, for a low cost counselling charity and with NHS Talking Therapies clients.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
matrescence
postnatal anxiety
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
