About me
I believe therapy can offer a safe space to pause, reflect and develop a deeper understanding of yourself. My role is to support and, where appropriate, gently challenge you to explore established patterns of thinking and behaviour, helping you develop greater self-awareness, personal responsibility and a stronger sense of freedom and choice.
I am a BACP-registered therapist working with adults aged 18 and over, as well as couples. I am trained in Gestalt Therapy, a humanistic approach that gently explores how past experiences and unresolved emotions can continue to shape the way we think, feel and respond in the present.
I offer an empathetic, non-judgemental space where you can feel comfortable bringing difficult or painful experiences, at your own pace. I work with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, self-harm, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, anger, postnatal depression, addiction, trauma and bereavement. I also have experience supporting neurodivergent clients.
Whether you are struggling with something specific or simply feel that things are no longer working in the way they once did, therapy can provide an opportunity to explore what is happening and find a way forward that feels right for you.
I see clients in my home office in central St Albans or online.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been working in private practice for 4 years, and I also have experience working with teenagers in a school setting, as well as facilitating on a foundation counselling course.
- Professional Diploma in Counselling - The Albany Centre
- Two Year course in Creative Couple Work - The Centre for Gender Psychology
- Additional training on: Clients at risk of suicide, Working with Boarding School Survivors, Self Harm, PTSD and Trauma.
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
Photos & videos
Fees
£70.00 - £100.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual Therapy - £70 per session. Sessions are for a 50 minute ‘hour’ (the remaining ten minutes is set aside for note writing and reflection).
Couples Therapy - £100 per session. Sessions are 60 minutes.
My fee is payable by BACs on the day of the session.
When I work
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My working hours are 9am to 7pm. I have some limited availability. Please contact me for more information.
Further information
My working hours are 9am to 7pm. I work with clients on a weekly / two weekly basis.
My office is walking distance from the town centre. There is no parking available but there is a pay carpark less than 5 minutes walk.
There are steps down to my office.
