About me
I appreciate that for many starting counselling can feel daunting and it can be hard to know what type of counselling is right for you. To support with this I aim to make the therapy fit the you, rather than the you fit the therapy by using an integrative approach. This means I bring together different modalities of counselling, the ones I mostly work with are person-centred, CBT and psychodynamic, as well as using creative tools which can be particularly useful when it can be hard to find the words.
In our counselling sessions, I offer a space that is compassionate and non-judgmental, allowing clients to explore a range of issues including, but not limited to: depression, anxiety, low mood, bereavement, relationship problems, low self-confidence and loneliness.
What to Expect
Making the first step can be the hardest, especially when it comes to knowing whether or not your counsellor is the right fit for you. I offer a free 30 minute, no obligation phone or Zoom consultation allowing you to have the chance to meet me and discuss your needs before committing to counselling. In our first session we will explore how we will work together, looking at what has bought you to counselling and what you would like to get from it.
In your first session, we would then explore this further, getting your goals and perhaps a time frame for the counselling to take place over. We would also look at how you would like to work together, taking into consideration any previous experience of counselling you may have.
What I offer
I am currently offering online and limited face to face counselling sessions to adults and adolescents (aged 12+) and Walk and Talk counselling to adults. Sessions last 50 minutes and are priced at £65 per session.
I also offer single session therapy.
I hold a full enhanced DBS check.
Training, qualifications & experience
Formal Qualifications
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Play Therapy
- Post-Graduate Certificate in Therapeutic Play
- Registered Member of BACP
- Accredited Member of PTUK
Continuous Professional Development (includes, but is not limited to)
- Walk and Talk Therapy
- Certificate in Adoption Support Counselling
- Developmental Trauma
- Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
- Place2Be Training Programme in working with Children and Young People, including Place2Talk (single session therapy)
- Safeguarding Children Level 3
- Safeguarding Adults Level 3
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
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From the end of July I will also have availability on Monday afternoons.
