About me
Hello, I’m Liz - and welcome. Taking the first step towards counselling can feel daunting, but it can also be the beginning of reconnecting with who you are and how you want to feel. I’m a BACP-registered integrative therapist, offering a warm, calm, and compassionate space where you can explore what’s happening for you at your own pace.
My approach is integrative, meaning I draw from a range of evidence-based models - including humanistic, psychodynamic, and person-centred based perspectives - to tailor the work uniquely to you. No two people are the same, so the therapy shouldn’t be either.
Alongside talking therapy, I am also a Therapeutic Arts Practitioner. Creativity can offer a powerful alternative when words feel limited or overwhelming. You don’t need any artistic skill to benefit - this is not about making “good” art, but about expression, insight, and supporting emotional healing in a different way.
At the core of my work is the therapeutic relationship itself. I believe that meaningful change is rooted in connection, trust, and curiosity. Together, we will explore your feelings, patterns, and experiences with honesty and compassion, helping you make sense of what you’re carrying and find new ways of moving forward.
I work with both young people and adults experiencing:
- Anxiety and depression
- Relationship or family difficulties
- Childhood or adult trauma
- Low-self esteem or self-worth
- Loss, grief, and life transitions
- Neurodiversity, including ADHD and Autism
- School avoidance
- Questions around identify or sexual orientation LGBTQIA+
- Feeling “stuck”, overwhelmed, or disconnected without knowing why
My aim is to offer a grounded, non-judgemental presence where you feel safe, seen, and supported - a space where we can gently untangle what feels painful and move toward greater clarity, resilience, and self-acceptance.
I offer both face-to-face and online sessions, with wheelchair-accessible premises in Cirencester town centre.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Postgraduate Therapeutic Arts Practitioner - Level 5 and 6
- Level 4 Integrative Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 Counselling Skills
- BACP Registered Counsellor
- Safeguarding Children and Young People L2
Professional Background
- Peripatetic Counsellor for ‘Let’s Talk Well’ (ages 9-25).
- Seven years experience in Education Alternative Provisions - (PRU and Vulnerable/Anxious pupils), specialising in adolescents with ADHD / ASD, Complex PTSD and school avoidance.
- Former volunteer counsellor with IPSUM Charity, supporting adults with a wide range of mental health presentations.
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
Displacement
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
50 minute counselling session = £60
Free 20 minute initial phone call consultation
Face to face and online availability both short term and long term provision which can be talked about and decided together with regular reviews.
Wheelchair accessible venue
When I work
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Further information
I hold a space that offers unconditional positive regard, empathy, and congruence and above all we are human, we are in the therapeutic relationship together, you are not alone in this journey, I am walking alongside you ensuring you are seen and heard.
