About me
I offer a warm and safe space where you can gently explore your challenges so that you can foster healing, self-understanding, and personal growth.
Coming to therapy might be a daunting thing to do, you may feel like you ‘shouldn’t’ need therapy. However there are many reasons why therapy might be useful for you.
Perhaps you feel anxious.
Difficult feelings and thoughts can limit your daily life. Maybe you don’t understand why you feel so anxious but you know that you do. Perhaps you feel as though everyone else copes better with life. I can work with you to support you to calm your nervous system, understand what is going on and find healthy ways to cope with your feelings and thoughts.
Maybe you feel depressed.
Sometimes we can feel wrong, bad or not good enough. Perhaps your inner voice makes you feel worthless, hopeless or numb. Navigating this struggle might leave you feeling low in motivation, lost and stuck on a daily basis. I can support you to move on from these thoughts and feelings. I will work with you to find meaning in your life, to understand yourself better and put the past to rest.
Maybe you have been diagnosed with an unexpected health condition.
Receiving any diagnosis can make you feel as though the bottom has fallen out of your world. Navigating this can be frightening and full of grief for the old, healthy you. It may feel impossible to understand what happened. I can provide a safe and welcoming space to support you to process what has happened and to start piecing your life back together.
Or perhaps you have lost someone close to you.
Sometimes grief creeps up on us, we know it is there but we want life to continue on as before. Other times sadness slaps us hard in the face, there is no escape. You may feel anxious, panicky, depressed, in pain or alone. What has happened feels too sore to touch and yet you know it impacts you every day. I offer a warm and non-judgemental presence in which you can be heard and seen. I can support you to gently turn towards your grief and explore how it impacts you.
My approach
My approach will be tailored to you, to meet your unique situation and way of being. Your goal for therapy will be central to how we work together. I will to support you to get to where you want to be by bringing empathy, curiosity and perhaps some gentle challenge.
I provide a space that is supportive and warm so that you are able to safely explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. This can lead you to more internal awareness and choice in your life.
We will work at your pace and the parts that you struggle with will be welcomed, however mad, bad or sad they might seem.
Clients that I've worked with tell me that:
They've got their joy back.
They've moved on from the life-limiting anxiety they used to feel on a daily basis and now live life more fully.
They can sleep more.
They are no longer feeling suicidal and are enjoying their life again.
They feel more confident to be themselves and to find their purpose.
They've done the grieving they needed to and can now move on with their life.
I'm influenced by
Somatic body-based therapy, Counselling for Depression work, Transactional Analysis, grief models such as Kubler - Ross, inner child work, creative work and Babette Rothschild’s Trauma work.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have seven years of experience practicing psychotherapy and counselling, helping clients navigate complex emotional challenges.
I have worked in a wide range of counselling settings, including the NHS, a national charity, a regional charity and in private practice. I have worked with a large variety of clients in terms of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, physical & mental ability, disability status, religion/belief, cultural background and socio-economic status.
I am a registered member of the United Kingdom's Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).
I graduated with a Diploma in Psychotherapy in 2024 and a Diploma in psychotherapeutic counselling in 2021, both with the Northern Guild in Newcastle.
I have trained in Counselling for Depression at York St Johns University. This was a Person-Centred and Experiential course.
I have completed the Introduction to Somatic Experiencing course through SOS Internationale.
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.
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.
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.
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
£70.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
The cost of a 50 minute face to face or online session is £70.
I understand that plans can change. To be fair to my schedule, I require 48 hours' notice for cancellations. Cancellations within 48 hours will incur the full session charge of £70.
When I work
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Further information
Description of my service
I offer weekly therapy, both online and in person. Each therapy session lasts 50 minutes. I work online on Tuesdays and Face to Face on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
What happens next?
If you are interested in seeing if we are a good match then email or call me to book a 15 minute introductory phone call.
You can ask me any questions you have during this call and I'll explain how we could work together.
I will then email you your pack about starting therapy, you can read and sign in advance of your first session if you wish. We will go through this together in your first session. I will also send you payment details and links to the online platform or detailed directions to my therapy room.
The first session
The first session that we have together is an initial consultation session where I'll be asking you some questions about yourself. This is so that I understand your history, your goals and what bought you to therapy. People often report that this can feel a relief in itself.
Where will it be?
I work in calm and comfortable rooms in central Newcastle. They are easily accessible by public transport (bus, bike, train and Metro) and by car.
If your session is online you can be in the comfort of your own home. We will use the platform VSee which I will email you a link to.
