This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hi, I'm Heather. I'm a person-centred, trauma informed counsellor. That means I won't ask what is wrong with you but remain curious as to what happened to you. I have faith that you are the expert in you and so I trust in your ability to find your way to healing. My role is to provide the best possible environment for you, without fear of judgment or rejection, to start to listen to yourself.
In my experience so far, I have worked extensively with men and women who have experienced multiple traumas such as sexual and domestic violence, child abuse, and exploitation. I've worked deeply with my clients and their stories, listening to experiences that they thought that they would never share, and I can do that for you. Whatever you bring.
I also have a passion for supporting people through their pregnancies and into new parenthood. After experiencing both ante and post-natal depression, I researched the effects of birth trauma on mothers for my MSc in Psychotherapy. What I found was that people can experience huge amounts of shame when they enter parenthood and I want to help lift that shame.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc in Psychology and Biology
- Graduate Certificate in Counselling
- MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Drawing and Talking Therapy
For the past few years, I have been working at a sexual violence charity based in Stoke. The people that I worked with brought more than their sexual violence experience to the therapy room. We worked on relationships, with others and themselves, childhood trauma, parenting, grief, questions over neurodiversity and more.
We all have a story to tell, I'd love to hear yours.
I also work as a lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy at Keele University and help to guide Masters students on their unique research projects.
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
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
I offer a discount for students who are seeking to gain their requisite hours. Get in touch to find out more.
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