About us
I am a fully qualified UKCP-registered psychotherapist, trainer and supervisor and run a women-only practice. I offer room-based psychotherapy, EMDR and equine-facilitated psychotherapy, and can integrate these practices into an approach tailored to suit your needs and wishes.
I am interested in all areas relating to a woman's life, from early childhood experiences and trauma, to the smallest of dreams that has gone astray. I work in a creative and integrative way to help women explore their life stories, heal their wounds, and find the path forward that is right for them. I have a special interest in recovery from abuse and sexual trauma and am experienced in working with dissociation and DID. I also work with boarding school syndrome and the specific impact of early abandonment on girls.
I am the co-founder of LEAP Equine Facilitated Programmes Limited and have extensive experience as a practitioner, supervisor and trainer in the equine therapy field. After a decade training facilitators I have stepped back from LEAP to concentrate on my clinical practice. I work from fields and a shepherd's hut at my home, overlooking the sea and among the horses. It is a quiet, serene space with the privacy needed for deep work.
I also offer online psychotherapy and EMDR, and I am also a recognised provider for Axa, Aviva and VitalityHealth insurance providers.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified psychotherapist and UKCP registered.
I hold an MA in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy from Middlesex University
I hold a Professional Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy, BCPC (Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling)
I am a qualified EMDR therapist.
I am a recognised provider for Axa and VitalityHealth insurance providers.
I've been in private practice since 2011, received a Masters Degree in 2017, and have a further 10 years of experience in another psychotherapy modality (Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy).
I hold a certificate from the Archetypal and Cross-Cultural Studies Institute to facilitate and utilise Dr Clarissa Pinkola's Estes' pivotal work Women that Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype in my professional practice with both individuals and groups.
I am a co-founder of the LEAP Method of Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning (EFP/L), an innovative and industry-leading model for utilising horses in psychotherapy, counselling, healing and growth.
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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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Areas of counselling we deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Please contact me regarding fees as it depends which therapy you would like, or which combination of psychotherapy, EMDR and equine therapy.
