About me
From the outside, life can look like it's going fine. Underneath, the same feelings keep coming back, whether or not you know why.
I'm Fran, a counsellor based in Peterborough and Nottingham. Often, people who come to me have already tried to work this out for themselves: reading about anxiety and attachment, understanding it clearly, and then doing it again anyway. Sometimes it's because something big has happened, sometimes it's the slow build up of smaller things. Either is reason enough.
One area I have particular experience in is the lasting effects of a difficult childhood, sometimes called childhood trauma, where patterns often trace back to how you learned to cope early on. People also bring: relationship difficulties, a pattern you can't break, the exhaustion of always being the capable one, a loss, or a life that's changed shape and left you unsure who you are inside it.
I trained in humanistic and integrative counselling, and I'm an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. I've worked with adults from a wide range of backgrounds for over five years, and I work at your pace, not mine.
Understanding why doesn't always change it, and not having an explanation yet doesn't mean you're behind either. Change tends to show up gradually: a conversation you'd been avoiding for years, finally happening. A feeling noticed and stayed with, instead of pushed away. The old reaction starting, and something in you pausing to choose differently.
I work with adults online and face-to-face, with rooms in Deeping St James PE6, accessible from Peterborough, Stamford, Spalding and Bourne, and in Sherwood, Nottingham NG5. Sessions are £50 to £60.
If you've spent a long time going round in circles, this might be where that stops.
If you'd like to find out more, you're welcome to get in touch. I offer a free 20 minute introductory call, no obligation, just a chance to see if it feels right.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over 5 years of experience working with adults across a wide range of concerns, including bereavement and loss, anxiety, trauma, depression, and relationship difficulties. I work with people from many diverse backgrounds, and each person brings their own unique story to the work we do together.
Qualifications
Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills
Level 5 (Edexcel) Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Level 3 Award in Breathwork Coaching, which I draw on to support clients with stress, anxiety, and emotional regulation.
Training
Bereavement Support Foundation Course
Stress and Trauma Training
Working with Anger and Violence
Working with Clients with Anxiety
Level 2 Safeguarding Children
Level 2 Safeguarding Adults
I am a Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), and I am fully insured and ICO registered.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Sessions are from £50.00.
There is no fee for the initial short conversation (online or phone).
Please contact me for concessions for counselling students, trainees and low incomes.
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