About me
I am a BACP accredited counsellor with 20 years experience based in Bolton, offering face to face and online counselling to individuals and couples.
I work with a broad range of issues including:
Anxiety, abuse, addictions, bereavement, childhood trauma, depression, health related, OCD, relationships (including the impact of emotional abuse and controlling relationships), retirement, stress, sexuality and work related issues.
Life can sometimes feel very difficult to navigate. Counselling may offer a space to:
- Understand yourself more
- Look for answers
- Find coping tools
- Explore the root cause
- Or simply offload
Talking through things in an honest, trusting and non-judgemental relationship can help you to unravel the issues and make sense of them. The relationship between myself and clients is central to the counselling process. My approach is warm and compassionate, helping you to understand yourself on a deeper level so that you feel calmer, more confident and able to fully enjoy life.
I am an Integrative Counsellor, which means that I draw on different therapies recognising that each person is unique. I may introduce mindfulness, person centred therapy, solution focused, life coaching and positive psychology to suit individual needs.
Couples Therapy
There may be a number of reasons why you are thinking about couples therapy. It may be that communication has broken down, intimacy is a thing of the past or you have simply drifted apart. Therapy offers a safe and neutral space to explore these issues and understand each other more fully. Communicating with each other in the presence of a therapist can help you to take a step back, find new ways of responding and ultimately see your relationship and yourselves within the relationship with a fresh perspective.
If you are considering separation, therapy can help you to explore the best way forward in order to minimise the distress at such a difficult time.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience
I am a BACP accredited counsellor with 20 years experience. I have worked for a busy GP practice, co-ordinated a counselling service for the over 50's, worked across the NHS and also within the voluntary sector. I now run a busy private practice working with individuals, couples and EAP companies.
Utilising different approaches means I work with most issues so please contact me if you are unsure about anything and we can discuss the options.
Qualifications and Training
Accredited with the BACP
Advanced Diploma in Counselling
Advanced Diploma in Holistic Hypnotherapy
Life Coaching Certificate
Professional Training in the Therapeutic use of Mindfulness
Certificate in Bereavement and Loss Counselling
Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People
Certificate in online counselling
Safeguarding Children and Young People Level 3
Group facilitation
Personality disorders
Motivational Interviewing
Alcohol brief intervention
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.
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
Photos & videos
Fees
£50.00 - £65.00
Additional information
Counselling:
I offer a free 15 minute introductory call where we can briefly discuss what has brought you to counselling. This gives you the opportunity to ask any questions and help you decide if working together is the right thing for you.
Individuals: £50
Couples: £65
When I work
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early morning | |||||||
| Morning | |||||||
| Early afternoon | |||||||
| Late afternoon | |||||||
| Evening |
Further information
Sessions
I work with clients on both a short term basis and longer term depending on the issues. Short term work may be right for you if you are dealing with a particular difficulty or issue. Some issues may be deep rooted and involve exploring issues from the past. This may necessitate a longer period of sessions.
During the first session we will discuss what you are hoping to get out of therapy and you will also have the opportunity to ask any questions that you may have. This will hopefully help you to decide the best way forward.
Parking
Free parking available at all times.
