This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Am I right for you?
I love working with a neuro diverse clientele and am particularly interested in the intersections of our experience. Where life stages maybe new parenthood, menopause or retirement - coincide with questions around neuro diversity or a developing understanding of trauma we have faced.
How I work
My core way of working is person centred. This is a gentle and non-directive approach which allows you to remain in control of where the work goes. My training combined the person centred approach with Transactional analysis (TA) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). I draw on elements of these approaches where I feel it may be beneficial to you.
About me
I worked for many years in a corporate environment, so understand many of the strains and stresses which sit alongside work in a high pressured environment, with long hours and demanding targets.
Special Interests
I have a particular interest in working with people who struggle to find their place in our society. I have counselled adults at a charity for homeless and insecurely housed adults. I have also worked with detainees, offering support through the asylum process.
More recently, I have become interested in working with neurodiversity and my whole-hearted aim is to work neuro-affirmatively. I am open to trying to accommodate any needs you may have as a neurdivergent individual.
Training, qualifications & experience
Registered member of the BACP MBACP
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling 2015
Certificate in Counselling Studies - level 3, 2013
Certificate in Counselling Skills - level 2, 2012
Bessel Van de Kolk - Trauma Treatment Mastery Course - The neurobiology and treatment of trauma and attachment 2020
Compassionate Inquiry Masterclass - Gabor Mate 2021
Dealing with distress - working with suicide and self harm - Carolyn Spring 2022
Working with relational trauma - dealing with disorganised attachment - Carolyn Spring 2022
Working with shame - Carolyn Spring 2022
Trauma and the body - Dissociation and somatisation - Carolyn Spring 2023
Certificate in Working with Autistic Adults. Sept 2024 ongoing
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I charge £50 per face to face session and £45 for online sessions. Sessions are 50 minutes.
I charge £25 for the initial session (also 50 minutes), without obligation to continue, so you can see whether you would feel comfortable to begin work with me. This also gives me the chance to assess whether what I offer meets your needs.
Concessionary rates may be negotiated dependent on individual circumstances.
When I work
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I offer face to face appointments on a Tuesday and Wednesday morning. I also offer online appointments on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
