About me
Hello, I am a BACP Accredited counsellor, working in-person in Rownhams and Winchester and online. I offer a confidential, non-judgemental, compassionate space to enable you to explore whatever is troubling you.
Maybe you are feeling anxious, depressed, or stressed? Or there are things you would like to be different but can’t work out how to make this happen? Or perhaps relationships feel challenging, you are struggling with anger or you need space to process or grieve a change or loss? If so, please do get in touch.
My approach is collaborative; to help you to work out what might make life lighter, less exhausting and feel less stuck.
Whether this is a new issue or something that you know stems from experiences in the past, I approach the counselling process as a gentle journey of discovery, mindful that it is possible to repair the impact of the past without necessarily revisiting it. In my experience change happens when we can set aside self-judgement and allow ourselves to develop self-compassion. Through this we can gain in self-understanding and from this start to explore how life might be better, opening up our full potential.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling based on Transactional Analysis (BACP Accredited)
- CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Adolescents
- EATA Certificate in Transactional Analysis 101
- ABC Level 3 Diploma in Counselling Skills
I am an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and am committed to an on-going programme of professional development that has included training in working online and training in working in a trauma informed way.
Experience:
- Solent University
- Eastleigh Youth Counselling
- The Olive Branch, Winchester
- START, Winchester
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.
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
£55.00 per session
Additional information
Each 50 minutes session costs £55.00
I offer a free, confidential half hour introductory session to give you a chance to meet me, outline your reasons for seeking counselling and ask any questions.
When I work
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