About me
About me
I am a BACP accredited psychotherapist, working with individuals and couples.
Anxious? Stuck? Overwhelmed? Unhappy in your relationship? Separating?
Perhaps you are struggling with anxiety, feeling overwhelmed or finding yourself stuck in patterns that you don't know how to change. Maybe you are going through a difficult period in your life, struggling with your relationships, or simply feel that things have become harder to manage than they used to be.
Sometimes we know that something isn't quite right, but aren't sure why. Sometimes we can find ourselves repeating the same patterns despite wanting things to be different. Therapy can provide a space to slow things down, make sense of what is happening and develop a deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships.
I work with individuals and couples, supporting people with a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, communication problems, life changes and recurring patterns that can feel difficult to break.
Working with individuals
When working individually, I will help you explore not only what you are experiencing now, but also how your experiences, relationships and circumstances may have shaped the way you see yourself and respond to the world around you. You might be finding that certain situations trigger familiar thoughts, feelings or reactions. We can work together to understand these patterns and consider what might help you respond differently.
Therapy isn't about me telling you what you should do. Instead, I will work collaboratively with you to understand what is happening and help you develop greater awareness, choice and confidence in how you move forward.
Working with couples
Relationships can become difficult when couples find themselves caught in patterns that seem impossible to break. You may be having the same arguments repeatedly, struggling to communicate, feeling misunderstood or increasingly disconnected from one another.
Sometimes one person's behaviour can trigger a response in the other, which then leads to another response, creating a cycle that becomes increasingly difficult to step outside of. Both people can end up feeling unheard, hurt or blamed, even when neither intends this.
I can help you step back from these patterns and understand what is happening between you, rather than simply focusing on who is right or wrong. We can explore how you each experience the relationship, what you need from one another and how your interactions may have developed over time.
Couples may come to therapy because of communication difficulties, recurring conflict, loss of connection, changes within the family, differing needs or expectations, or because they want to strengthen their relationship before difficulties become more entrenched.
My approach
I believe that people make sense of their experiences within the context of their relationships and the world around them. I take a relational and systemic approach to therapy, while always tailoring our work to you and what you want to achieve.
I aim to create a warm, non-judgemental space where you can talk openly and feel heard. Whether you come to therapy on your own or as a couple, we can work together to understand what is keeping you stuck and explore possibilities for change.
I am continuing to develop my knowledge and expertise in relationships and family dynamics through my current Master’s degree in Family Therapy.
You don't need to have everything worked out before you come to therapy. Sometimes the first step is simply having somewhere to talk about what is happening and begin to make sense of it.
I am registered as a therapist for several organisations including Bupa, Aviva, WPA and Vitality Health. These organisations are covered by all the main private health care providers and you will be able to access them via your health insurance.
Bupa Provider Number: 30040036
Aviva Provider Number: 600148019
Vitality Provider Number: SP104329
WPA Provider Number: 921064173
Training, qualifications & experience
I have additional training certificates in:
The Couples Counselling Toolkit, certified through The Counselling Academy
“Working with Couples: Meeting Their Partner’s Needs” - Juliet Grayson (CORST approved)
“Working with Couples: Sex & Ageing” - Juliet Grayson (CORST approved)
“Working with Couples: Working with Affairs” - Juliet Grayson (CORST approved)
Online Counselling
Sand Tray Therapy
Play Therapy
Gestalt Skills
Trauma and the body
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
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Fees
£70.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My fee is £70 per individual session and £100 per couples session. I offer a free, no obligation, initial telephone consultation. This gives you the chance to ask any questions you might have before making an appointment.
When I work
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Further information
COVID-19 Statement - During this difficult time I am available via online video sessions. Social distancing is hard in many ways. I am still here to help.
