About me
I'm a qualified and experienced integrative counsellor, offering short-term and long-term therapy to adults, in both English and French. I work either in a traditional therapy room, outdoors or remotely. I'm also a certified nature and forest therapy guide, offering group nature connection experiences and forest bathing sessions.
How can I help you?
Life can get overwhelming, uneasy or confusing at times and having someone alongside you to navigate those challenges can foster emotional stability and meaning. My way of working is not only about alleviating distressing feelings, it is about supporting individuals to strengthen their sense of self and agency.
Whether we'll meet in the room, outdoors or remotely, I will always meet you with interest and care and offer you a space where you’ll be able to speak openly and honestly about the struggles you currently encounter. I will be particularly curious about what it is that truly matters to you, angers you, inspires you or brings joy to you. And I will foster conversations which will look also at the various contexts in which you evolve and their influences on you.
And because your body is where you feel your feelings, being aware of your bodily sensations, your felt sense, is therefore crucial to increase your self-awareness and ability to self-regulate.
To support you in this, I might use embodiment or somatic practices (like breathing, movements, mindfulness, guided visualisations…), as well as nature-based or creative practices, while always prioritising your emotional safety.
In outdoor sessions, nature plays a more central and active role. Evolving in the elements enables you to have a more embodied experience of your surroundings, by connecting you to your body and all your senses. The landscape or certain natural elements can facilitate the exploration of your feelings and memories, through holding metaphors and insights about your life, or moments of synchronicity. Nature might also stimulate the expression of your imagination and creativity and give you a stronger sense of place. Being with nature and experiencing its support is also a wonderful way to remember our place in relation to all of life.
Yet whether we meet outdoor or not, our journey together will be grounded in the rhythms of the natural world, as human life is always interlinked with the rest of nature.
Whether you want to focus on something specific like anxiety or low self-esteem or explore things more broadly, we’ll shape the process together in a way that feels right to you. And my hope is to support you in making sense of your experiences, discovering new resources, and reconnecting with a sense of freedom and choice in your life.
Check my website to learn more or contact me to arrange an initial meeting.
Training, qualifications & experience
I initially hold a diploma in integrative therapeutic counselling (CPCAB awarded and BACP accredited) and I trained later in narrative therapy, trauma-informed and embodied psychotherapy and I'm also a certified nature and forest therapy guide.
Additional trainings: ecopsychology/ecotherapy, online therapy, Way of Council, mental imagery/imagination and guided visualizations.
Other credentials:
- Enhanced DBS check
- Outdoor first aid certificate
- Accredited member of the NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society)
- Member of the Association for Outdoor Therapy
- Member of Fédération Francophone de Pratiques Narratives
EXPERIENCE
As a counsellor, I've worked with students from London South Bank University, asylum seekers and immigrants at the Multi-Ethnic Counselling Service and people from all walks of life at Waterloo Community Counselling and for The Wilderness Foundation. I've helped my clients deal with issues such as anxiety, intercultural issues, life transitions, depression, bereavement, low self-esteem, among other things.
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 National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I also have an interest in issues surrounding mixed heritage and culture, bereavement by suicide, creativity, and the reclaiming of our place in nature and our less domesticated side.
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Additional information
During this time, we will discuss the reasons for your seeking support, the length of therapy (whether you'd like open ended or a set number of sessions) and other details. It's also a time for you and me to see whether or not we can work together. If you're interested in outdoor therapy, we would have to meet indoor or online first to discuss that possibility and what it entails during this initial session.
Further information
Si vous êtes francophone, vous pouvez bien sûr me contacter directement en français.
