About me
Welcome!
Reaching out to a counsellor can feel daunting, particularly if you are used to managing things on your own. It’s okay if you’re not sure where to start, and you don’t have to tell me everything that has happened to you before you’re ready to talk about any of it. We’ll move at your pace.
My approach is Person-Centred, meaning I tailor my support to your unique needs and perspective. In my practice I offer a warm, thoughtful, collaborative space where we can take our time in building a trusting relationship, and make sense of what you’re experiencing together.
I am interested in helping people understand how their past experiences can affect the way they see themselves, their relationships and the world around them, and I'm particularly adept at working with clients who have experienced relational trauma.
Relational trauma manifests in patterns of behaviour like people-pleasing, perfectionism, chronic self-doubt, difficulty trusting yourself and others, or emotional disconnection, all of which may have helped to protect you within relationships that were emotionally or physically unsafe.
Over time, this can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself, unsure of what you want, and wondering why your relationships and certain situations affect you in the way they do.
My aim is to empower you to begin to discover new ways for how you want to live and relate to others. With empathy, connection, and compassionate exploration, we will work together to help you understand your experiences and relationships, honour the ways you've survived, and strengthen the relationship you have with yourself.
We might be a good fit if you want to:
- Explore experiences or relationships that continue to affect you.
- Make sense of patterns that no longer serve you.
- Understand yourself with greater clarity.
- Get to know the person you are beneath the ways you've learnt to survive.
- Reconnect with yourself.
- Develop greater self-compassion.
- Build healthier relationships and boundaries.
- Learn to recognise and respond to your own needs.
- Experience meaningful growth and lasting change.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a DipHE in Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy and undertake continual professional development as part of my membership with COSCA (Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland).
Member organisations
COSCA is the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, and seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services. COSCA Counsellor Accreditation is a pathway to entry onto the UKRC. It is a requirement of all individual and organisational members of COSCA to abide by its Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice and be accountable to the Complaints Procedure. 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
£50.00 per session
Additional information
My fees are £50.00 per session with block bookings available on request.
When I work
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My working hours are between 09:30 and 14:30, Monday - Thursday.
