About me
I provide a compassionate, grounded space to support you with what is happening in your life and the challenges that you may be dealing with.
We can work together to explore your childhood and early life experiences, and how these might be impacting you in your life today. Maybe you are struggling with negative thoughts or beliefs about yourself, low self esteem or difficulties in relationships. Whatever you are facing, I can be there alongside you.
I approach my counselling work in a trauma-informed, relational and holistic way, recognising the importance of working with your whole being, mind and body. As well as exploring your emotions, thoughts and beliefs, we may also use somatic tools and resources to explore how stress and trauma are stored in your body.
I have worked in the charity sector and within mental health throughout my career. Some of the areas I have worked with include: a broad range of mental health conditions; missing/ambiguous loss; suicide bereavement; sudden and traumatic loss; young people's mental health; self harm, suicidal thoughts & bereavement.
I believe the most important aspect of therapy is the relationship between you and your counsellor, so finding the right person is key. My hope is that I can create a supportive, compassionate therapeutic space where you can feel safe enough to work towards change and healing.
If you feel you might like to work with me, I offer a free 20 minute phone call, where we can explore together whether I might be the right counsellor for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am trauma trained in Judith Herman's 3-Phase Trauma Recovery Model. I draw on a range of different modalities in my work including humanistic, psychodynamic, somatic, mindfulness, breathwork, creative, parts work, and attachment theory.
My qualifications include:
- Level 3 Counselling Studies
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 6 Postgraduate Diploma in Trauma Counselling (Level 6)
All the above courses are accredited by the CPCAB.
As a Therapist I am committed to ongoing CPD and have undertaken ongoing training most recently in: Breathwork; Childhood Sexual Abuse, Avoiding Secondary Trauma and Understanding Neurodiversity.
As well as working as a Counsellor, I manage the Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service and provide support and counselling to adults and young people bereaved by suicide.
I also worked for many years for the charity Missing People and have extensive experience in supporting adults and young people people who are or have been missing and the families of missing loved ones.
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
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I sometimes have concessionary spaces available. Please contact me to discuss.
When I work
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Further information
I have extensive experience in working with young people and adults around loss and grief, in particular traumatic loss.
