About me
I believe that the relationships we hold, are instrumental to how we feel day-to-day. They can preoccupy our lives, our thoughts and our feelings. Relationships can help us thrive or simply survive daily life. Life can be incredibly stressful and maintaining good relations with our family, partners, friends and work colleagues can be challenging. My psychotherapy training was rooted in relational theory and I have worked for over a decade in the field of 'relationships', helping clients to become more insightful about themselves and others, to improve the quality of their relationships and therefore enhancing their enjoyment of life.
I see individuals who are experiencing a variety of problems, from relationship or family issues to anxiety/depression and more long-term patterns of behaviour, which may have had a detrimental impact on their lives. Therapy often brings understanding to current difficult situations, and frequently enables recovery from painful life events (past or present). People living with ADHD, phobias, anxiety, etc, with therapy, can gain insight into themselves and how they function in the world. With increased self-awareness people are better able to make more effective choices for their lives and improve their wellbeing.
Initially we will work together to find out what has brought you to counselling and what you would like to achieve from the sessions. I work short and long term and can offer you a safe and confidential space where you feel safe enough to explore and come to terms with what may be troubling you..
I am a fully trained therapist, committed to ongoing training to ensure I am well equipped to work with a range of issues and people.
Please feel free to call or email me with any questions you may have or to arrange an initial meeting.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a very experienced therapist, who has worked in the NHS and community counselling services and understand how difficult it can be to get support when most needed. Being a relational therapist, I believe the relationship between the client and the therapist to be an integral tool for the work.
- First Class Honours Degree, Integrative Relational Therapy, Middlesex University
- NCFE Level 3 Award in Counselling Skills & Theory, Kingston College
- AQA Certificate in Counselling Skills Level 2, Kingston College
Recent Courses Attended
- Disordered Eating and Body Image (Surrey Counselling Training)
- Personality Disorder Training (PAN London KUF)
- Play Therapy & Other Creative Interventions
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Working with Relational Trauma (PODS)
- Bereavement Workshop
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
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I believe everybody should have access to therapy, and therefore offer occasional concessions. Please do not hesitate to enquire, I am happy to discuss this with you.
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