About me
Therapy
Sometimes we are feeling lost or can’t cope with certain aspects of our lives.
It can be helpful to just be listened to when we feel overwhelmed.
I provide a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment in which to share your story. Here you can explore safely what it might be that is troubling you.
Aim
Therapy can help you to explore obstacles and look at difficult feelings.
Growing awareness will enable you to make conscious choices. You will gain a sense of your own agency and will be able to live your life more fully.
My work
My model of practice is Integrative, which means that I am able to incorporate different therapeutic approaches into our work, depending very much on your individual needs and what you might require at any given time.
Your needs within our therapeutic relationship are uppermost.
I work relationally and am interested in your relationships outside of therapy as well as in our own therapeutic relationship and how this might develop.
I work psychodynamically and am curious about your formative years, your ‘family’ dynamics and the affects those might have on your sense of self.
I like to explore imagery and creative expression and might incorporate dreams, imagination and guided visualisation to deepen your process of self-exploration.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified psychotherapeutic Counsellor with a Diploma from the Re-Vision Training Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP accredited). I am a registered member of the BACP and follow their ethical framework.
I have worked for the NHS for almost 20 years, interacting with people from different walks of life. I started off as a Paramedic in the London Ambulance Service, where I saw an increasing number of patients struggling with their mental health. This led me to pursue a career in counselling. I initially worked for a Counselling, Psychotherapy and Wellbeing practice in London Bridge before setting up in private practice, first in London and now in Hastings.
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
Chronic Medical Illness
Palliative Care / Facing death
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Rates
£ 60 per session (50 minutes)
Further information
Contact
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like a brief chat over the telephone.
