About me
Welcome.
People say I am a good listener, both for shorter and longer periods of time.
Therapy is a kind of journey, so I treat it as an adventure. I find this approach can be helpful to navigate the most difficult problems. Yes, there can be tears, but there is also much laughter and humour to get us through.
Whether the matters you bring are depression, anxiety, relationship problem, bereavement, caring for loved one, or the need to change job, there is always a way through to new beginnings.
Much of what I do starts in conversation. You will see I have a number of tools and modalities that we can use as well. Whatever I draw upon depends on what comes up in the therapy and your preferences. I have trained in a number of methods that use creativity, roleplay, imagination and dreams.
I offer a brief phone call (max 15 minutes) for free to discuss any initial questions before doing a session where we meet. That first full session will be for the agreed fee. At the end of that we will discuss how we want to continue. I look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
2009 Foundation Certificate in Counselling and Psychotherapy at
Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE)
2010-16: Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling at CCPE (accredited by both UKCP and BACP)
Practitioner Certificate in ImageWork (visualisation technique)
Trained at Maudsley Hospital on a psychosis ward
Experience:
2012–present: in practice.
Facilitated groups at Sevenoaks Area MIND
4 years as a care support worker for Avenues Trust
25 years working in the business sector.
I regularly update the methods I use and have included methods like CBT, EFT, IFS, Humanistic, Jungian, Psychodynamic amd Transpersonal as required.
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 UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. 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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Life Crisis
Redundancy
Creativity
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 - £90.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I have the facility for card payments and accept payments by PayPal and BACS.
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