About me
Fully qualified, Integrative Psychotherapist, Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor working with individuals and couples.
My professional background includes a BSc Honours in Psychology and a Masters in Psychotherapy and Counselling and diploma in Supervision
I work with a wide range of people from different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities, ethnicity and sexual orientation who are struggling with anxiety, depression, feeling sad, low mood, family and relationship issues, low self esteem, work issues, panic attacks, climate anxiety, seasonal affective disorder, anger management and so on.
A number of years prior to the pandemic I took professional training to become qualified to work online. Clients choose Facetime, Whatsapp, Zoom etc as well as telephone. Online chat (such as WhatsApp) can be an option especially if privacy at home for sessions is an issue.
Working with clients online seems to facilitate the therapeutic relationship just as much and in a way more than meeting face to face, since it offers more flexibility to adapt to family or work commitments, business or leisure travel, sick leave etc.
After the first session I will send a copy of our working agreement.
We need to make sure that it is appropriate for you to work this way. If you are already vulnerable, in crisis or at risk I may need to signpost you to other services such as Samaritans.
My training and experience allows me to draw from a range of theoretical and philosophical approaches including Psychodynamic, Post Modern, Existential, Phenomenological, Humanistic and Person Centred.
This means that I am interested to understand what it is like to be you, what are the assumptions and expectations that inform how you respond to current situations, how do you manage your emotions and thoughts.
In the course of my ongoing professional development (CPD) I have taken additional training in couples counselling, , Mindfulness based CBT; Hypnotherapy; Creativity and Play Therapy, ASSIST suicide intervention and working remotely with online Video or telephone. I am qualified to work with trauma informed approaches including EMDR.
Training, qualifications & experience
BSc Honours Psychology, MSc Psychotherapy and Counselling, Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling, Diploma in Clinical Supervision.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Couples Counselling, working with sexual issues, Creativity and Play therapy, ASSIST suicide intervention, Trauma Informed approaches including EMDR as well as professional training to work online - including online Video, telephone and email etc
In addition to private practice my experience includes working with the NHS in a GP Surgery, in the mental health charity, Mind; the bereavement charity Cruse, Fountain Centre charity for those affected by cancer, Place2Be Creativity and Play therapy with primary school children.
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Climate change
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
The standard rate for sessions is £60.00 for individuals and couples.
Some concessions are available according to circumstances
When I work
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Morning sessions: 9am, 10am, 11am.
Afternoon sessions at 1pm, 4pm, 5:00pm and 6:pm on some days.
Video, Working online means that sessions are available throughout the week and early evening
Further information
I work with a wide range of individuals of all ages from a range of backgrounds, ethnicities and different sexual orientation and gender considerations.
My priority is to create a safe, non-judgemental space where you are able to explore your issues, to heal, to enable you to find insight and from then you to be ready to make changes.
