About me
Do you find yourself repeating the same patterns in relationships? Or stuck in repeated cycles of depression, anxiety, or addiction? Do you struggle with setting boundaries? Or how to keep them? Do struggle to look in the mirror? Do you wear a mask and pretend everything is fine? Or do you find it hard to sit down and explain how you feel to someone and show them your true self? Do you find yourself tense and stressed and don’t know how to relax? Afraid of being in your own company…without distraction and noise? Or perhaps you find yourself over sharing and then struggle with regret… Maybe you struggle to make friends…or perhaps you don’t particularly like yourself very much….?
Perhaps artificial intelligence has got you so far, maybe you’ve watched endless self help reels and blogs and posts but you’re finding yourself feeling worse…?
Emotional pain is caused by relationship ruptures: fear of what people think of us, the need to impress, be better because people may not like us, fear of abandonment or needing to be uber independent, the list goes on. However relationship is also where we find healing and growth. Knowledge is good. But relationship with others is where we heal the relationship with ourselves…and begin to accept ourselves, grow, and then begin to change our world for the better. That’s why therapy works, because we heal in relationship but not any relationship.
Therapeutic approaches? techniques? theories? which is right? I know many theories, tools and techniques to a variety of approaches that we can use. However statistics show the therapeutic relationship with your therapist is a person’s catalyst for change.
Through trusting the safe space where what you say is treated with professional integrity and privacy.
Whether it’s anxiety, depression or stress. Family or relationship issues? Low self-confidence or low self-esteem? If you’ve known trauma, abuse, or you’re struggling with addiction, grief or long term illness please get in touch.
We can chat, and you can see if working with me works for you.
I am trained as a relationship therapist as well as working with individuals, young people, LGBQTIA+ neurodivergent (Autism(ASD) and ADHD), polyamorous, GSERD. I am trained in men’s mental health and well-being and work with people who have a mental health diagnosis' and those who do not but are wondering whether to pursue a diagnosis.
I can help to develop awareness of attachment styles and the filters through which we see the world, self narratives and self criticisms, how we self sabotage and how relationship trauma has impacted us and permeates all our relationships and shapes how we see ourselves and the world.
I can help with grief… grief from bereavement but also from a relationship that’s ended, a grief from a challenging parent and the wounds that it’s brought, grief from a relationship that we deeply want to make happen…but can’t. We have all used things to comfort ourselves from the world around us, food, substances, sex….perhaps they’ve worked in the past but now these things aren’t soothing but are hurting us… Knowing who we are, our identity, can really help us in our relationships and future.
Relationship trauma be it abuse or an emotionally absent (or physically absent) person has a huge impact on how we as adults see the world around us…being aware of this can help us navigate relationships with our partners, colleagues, children and friends in a more helpful and healthy way.
I’m trained in Relationship Therapy, Psychodynamic, CBT, Person Centred, Transpersonal, Systems, Attachment, Dysphoria, Sexuality, and Relationship and Cultural Diversity. I would work openly with you in my thoughts about psychological theories, because I believe when you know the theory, life begins to make a bit more sense.
Understanding the why of what we do…can often help us to develop self awareness and self compassion, and helps us make better choices.
Therapy with me is a space to be able to talk about anything, things that we perhaps can’t talk about to a friend, or maybe even to family. Therapy is a space where we can process feelings, and a place to leave what is said in a safe confidential place. Therapy with me is somewhere you will find support and understanding and I will walk with you through it all.
Training, qualifications & experience
My qualifications…
Certificate in Diversity (including Neurodiversity and Gender, Sexuaity, Erotic and Relationship Diversity) National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists Accredited
Certificate in Telephone and Online Counselling Counselling - Association for Counselling and Therapy Online and National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society approved
Level Three Certificate in Couples Training - accredited by College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists
AI Training- Understanding the complexities of AI partners and companions and how AI impacts mental well-being
Men’s mental well-being, domestic abuse, trauma, sexual difficulties and trying in much more.
BACP Accreditation
- Level 4 Diploma in Counselling
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling
- Level 3 Certificate in Couples Counselling
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling
I have much experience and training in working with people who are neurodiverse in men’s mental health and well-being as well as trauma and abuse.
I have been working as a self employed private practice therapist for a number of years.
Experienced EAP therapist.
I have done extensive work at The Elm Foundation, a charity for domestic abuse.
I have previously worked as a paid sessional counsellor for The Thomas Theyer Foundation and for Talk Listen Change in the the greater Manchester area.
I work with couples and individuals.
I work in a person centred way but with the skills and techniques of other approaches. Often our past influences our present and awareness of this can help us accept ourselves and find new ways to live life in the future.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£40.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer an initial 60 minute counselling sessions for £40 and subsequent sessions are £50
Concessionary rates are; an initial session is £40 and subsequent sessions are £40
Couples fee is £40 for an initial session and £60 for following sessions.
I am flexible with finance. If your financial situation is challenging, please chat with me about it.
When I work
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Further information
I work with couples and individuals. I offer an introductory session at £35 I integrate techniques from many counselling disciplines in my work.
We will work towards your goals for counselling so you can get what you need from your sessions…
If you need hep with anxiety, which can sometimes cripple us, we can work through simple techniques that can often reduce symptoms and look at why you're anxious and how you can work to prevent this.
Knowing our boundaries, what we allow into our lives, and not being afraid of saying ‘no’ can be liberating. Being aware of our past experiences and where our behaviour comes from can help us explore our ways of thinking about ourselves and others…
Understanding ourselves and accepting ourselves can be a powerful catalyst for change…can it build our knowledge, resilience, confidence and internal peace which helps us to manage our stress and anxiety and aids us in knowing what we need and how to get it. We can learn to thrive…
