About me
I am an experienced counsellor working with individual adults (18+). I have several years of experience working with a wide range of issues such as anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, depression, stress, eating disorders, self-harm, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, sexuality, identity, low self-esteem, abuse, addiction, attachment, trauma and traumatic early life experiences..
I offer a confidential and non-judgmental space for you to reflect on your life and the events that have shaped you and made you the person you are today. We would work together to discover the less conscious aspects of your thoughts, feelings and emotions so that you can come to understand yourself more fully. This can build resilience and develop your capacity to make choices to bring about positive change.
Whilst I won’t offer direct advice or instruction, I can help you to gain greater understanding of yourself and help make sense of what is happening.
It may be that something specific has brought you to counselling or it may be a general feeling of being low, anxious or of something just not being quite right. Either way, we can think together about what is best for you at this time. I am experienced in both long-term psychotherapeutic work and shorter term work.
My counselling room is in Woodley, near Reading. It is close to bus routes and has off-road parking. It is quiet and self-contained.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. This is Integrative, meaning that I can utilise different approaches, although my ways of working are predominantly psychodynamic and relational. I don't believe 'one size fits all' as every person is unique and can tailor my approach to your individual needs.
- I am a registered and accredited member of the BACP which means I have achieved a high standard of training, experience, ethical practice, and ongoing professional development. I adhere to their ethical framework.
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level II: Complex Trauma (CCTP-II)
- I have several years of experience as a counsellor in a local charity and in my own private practice.
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
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Fees
£35.00 - £55.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My standard fee is £55 per session. I hope to make counselling as accessable as possible and If you are likely to struggle with the fee, I have a number of concessionary spaces for reduced fees. Please ask on enquiry.
When I work
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Further information
If you would like to find out more about counselling and whether it is for you at this point, the first thing to do is to get in touch with some brief details about yourself and your availability for sessions and we can arrange an introductory session.
If you decide to proceed, counselling would usually take place weekly at the same time each week with each session being 50 minutes. Occasionally more frequent sessions may be agreed.
