This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I am a qualified Counsellor\Psychotherapist with a degree in Integrative Counselling. Being an integrative counsellor means I use different approaches to suit individual needs. I specialise in the Psychodynamic and Person-Centred model.
We all need help from time to time as all the pressures of life can sometimes overwhelm us. Whether you have a specific issue, or are feeling disconnected from life and experiencing disharmony with your identity, the inner conflict you are experiencing can manifest itself in anxiety and ill mental and physical health, I am passionate about working with the connection between mental and physical health and fully embrace a holistic approach, discovering or reconnecting with your authentic self and embracing your uniqueness, brings the awareness that can lead to a healthier, more autonomous and fulfilled life, to the life you want to be living!
Exploring and working with how the past influences the present and challenging deeply entrenched beliefs we hold about ourselves, can help with unhealthy patterns of thinking and behaviour, that might be causing low self esteem, anxiety, stress and impacting on all aspects of life, including relationships. Through our therapeutic relationship, I can offer the empathy and safety you need to explore your feelings, I can accompany you on your journey to find the answers you do have within you!
I have experience of working with a range of client issues and a wealth of life experience, however, it is my belief that our therapeutic relationship is fundamental to enable insight and growth, so if you would like to see if I am the therapist for you, please get in touch.
Couples Counselling
As an experienced couples counsellor I work with couples to look at why the relationship is no longer working, to deepen your understanding of yourself and each other and to bring you both to a more charitable, curious place, where you can once again feel safe with each other, to explore the kind of relationship you both want going forward.
Testimonial
We started our couples therapy after having our little boy. We have been together for more than 10 years and married for 3 but we felt we had difficulty to communicate and connect in our new role as parents.
Gaynor made us comfortable and taught us how to connect through our unmet needs. Our sessions were a safe place to explore our emotions and remember how much we actually love each other. It was a great opportunity for us to reconnect and remember we are not at war with each other and our roles in life might have changed but we still love each other and want to be in this together. L&A August 2024
Training, qualifications & experience
FdA Therapeutic Counselling
Certificate in counselling studies,
Certificate in counselling skills
Certificate in nutrition and health
Certificate in couples counselling
Agency experience, Change, grow, live, drug and alcohol services
MBACP
Latest Continued Professional Development - Anxiety a compassionate approach.
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
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
1 hour session individual £50.00
Couples £70.00