About me
I am a relational psychotherapist working with both individuals and couples in Stroud. I am a full clinical member of the UKCP and am registered with the BACP.
Relationship/Couples therapy
Relationship or couples therapy provides a different kind of thinking space, one that attends to damaged communication and works to bring about the relief of being heard. The therapeutic space created offers you the opportunity to develop a better understanding of yourself and your partner. It allows you to explore what might be going on beneath the difficulties in your relationship.
With both of you having a clearer understanding of yourselves and the difficulties in your relationship, there is the possibility for real change.
In relationship therapy, you and your partner can:
-work to resolve current conflict and resentments
-re-establish the connection and kindness in your relationship
-consider together what sort of relationship you want to have and how to make that happen
-build a satisfying sex life
-develop an effective way of communicating.
I offer both long-term and brief therapy for couples depending on your specific circumstances and needs.
Individual therapy
In individual therapy, I offer you a safe, empathetic and confidential space in which you can reflect on your life, work through any difficulties you're having and find a way forward. You will have the opportunity to explore your patterns of relating, your hopes, your dreams, your expectations of others and of yourself. My approach is relational which means that along with the issues you bring to explore in therapy, I’m interested in the relationship between us, as well as the ways in which you relate to yourself and others in your life. Our relationship can provide us with valuable insight into unconscious patterns of thinking and behaviour so they can be understood and challenged.
It is completely natural to feel some apprehension, fear, anxiety, or discomfort when considering starting therapy. In our first session you'll have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the process and my way of working. It'll also be an opportunity for you to go into more detail about why you’ve decided to come for therapy and what you hope to get out of it.
Importantly, the first session is your opportunity to get a sense of whether or not you are comfortable with me and would like to work with me. If we agree to work together, sessions are then held weekly for 50 minutes.
Please feel free to email or call me to arrange a free initial phone consultation.
Training, qualifications & experience
Masters (MA) in Advanced Clinical Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy (The Minster Centre, London)
BACP Accredited Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling (CPPD)
COSRT Level 5 Certificate in Couple/Relationship Therapy
Relational Life Therapy Level 1
I am UKCP-registered, and adhere to the UKCP's ethical framework for good practice.
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.
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.
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
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Fees
£60.00 - £150.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual sessions are charged on a sliding scale from £60 - £95 per 50min session depending on your income/what you can afford.
Couples/Relationship therapy is also charged for on a sliding scale of £90 - £140 per 60min session or £145 - £220 per 90min session.
Offering sliding scale fees is a way to make therapy accessible to people who otherwise may not be able to afford private therapy.
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