About me
I am a qualified Psychodynamic counsellor, offering therapy to adults in Weston-Super-Mare and from the surrounding area. My consulting rooms in Weston are large enough to accommodate social distancing measures and are wheelchair accessible.
I offer a non-judgmental space to enable you to talk about whatever is making your life difficult.
Getting Started
If you are feeling “stuck”, unable to make sense of something, it can seem overwhelming; talking together can enable you to move out of that position. Whether you are living with depression, anxiety, panic attacks, stress, eating disorders, relationship difficulties, OCD, PTSD, combat stress, struggling with decision making, bereavement or loss in all its many forms, talking with a trained counsellor can be beneficial for you and those closest to you.
My Offer
I am a qualified Psychodynamic therapist. I work psychodynamically, meaning I offer you a space to explore your problems in a way that refers to your past, thinking about potential conflicts or issues that are relevant to your life as it is now.
I will work with all forms of difference sensitively in the room.
I offer weekly or twice-weekly counselling to adults.
The option to lie down on the couch is included as part of the therapeutic setting.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling (Wessex Counselling and Psychotherapy)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Approaches to Counselling Children and Young People (Bristol Bridge Foundation)
- Masters in Psychology in Education (University of Bristol)
- BSc (Hons) degree in Behavioural Sciences.
I am an accredited member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC).
I have an enhanced Government Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) Certificate.
I observe the standards set out in the BACP Ethical Framework and the BPC Ethical Guidelines.
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.
The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
- Appointments are 50 minutes
- Introductory session is £40
- Standard weekly sessions are £55
- or Twice weekly is £100
