About me
I offer short term counselling and long term psychotherapy, in person, online or on the phone, with weekday and weekend availability.
Life can throw varied challenges our way and counselling and psychotherapy can be a great support in processing emotions and unravelling confused thinking. I am really passionate at supporting people feel better in themselves through collaborative work and exploration. Through this healing and empowering journey the outside world can become softer as you find strength to grow within and internal stories can be rewritten with compassion. Counselling and Psychotherapy are a sanctuary where you can explore your feelings, thoughts and experiences in safety and non judgement. I support clients in answering existential themes, how to find meaning, freedom, authenticity, courage and purpose.
About me and my Practice
I have completed a Masters Degree in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy at Regents University in London, which gave me advanced training in Humanistic Integrative, Psychoanalytic and Existential modalities of therapy. I work relationally and use an existential/phenomenological approach within my work and weave in different therapy approaches depending on my clients’ requirements. Prior to this I completed Humanistic and CBT Diplomas in Counselling, which included Person Centred, TA and Gestalt therapy training. I am influenced by Mindfulness, and spiritual ideas and I am a Trustee at a spiritual centre in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, where I work in private practise next to the River Thames. I have visited spiritual centres around the world including training in Buddhism in Kathmandu. My client’s have commented on my warm, empathic style where they feel comfortable to talk about anything without judgement.
I have considerable experience working with young people and adults across a wide range of issues which include anxiety, depression, relationship issues, addiction, low self esteem, eating disorders, self harm, grief, anger and abuse.
Before to Counselling I worked as a primary school Teacher for 15 years which has given me a vast amount of transferable skills.
Training, qualifications & experience
MA Psychotherapy and Counselling, BA hons Degree, PGCE, Advanced Diploma in Humantistic Counselling, Level 5, Advanced Diploma in Creative CBT, L3 Counselling Skills (NCFE), L2 Counselling Skills.
UKCP BACP member, accredited NCPS
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
£65.00 - £75.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My fee is £60-£75 for 50 minutes, some concessions available.
