About me
My down-to-earth approach enables me to build trusting relationships with my clients. I hope that in turn this enables you to feel safe to share whatever the issues are that have brought you to counselling. We'll work together at your speed and with the issues you bring. It's your time and space to explore whatever is important to you.
I am trained as a person-centred counsellor, which means that I can work with most things that might bring you to counselling - if it matters to you then it's a valid reason to come to counselling, and it matters to me.
I am also trained as a Rewind Therapist and can work with people suffering from PTSD and trauma, to help to alleviate symptoms.
I have a varied professional background working with a wide range of issues including bereavement (of both adults and children, sudden and expected), children's palliative care, addiction and substance use, mental illness, anxiety, criminal justice, sexual abuse, domestic abuse and child protection.
I work with over 16's and am also trained in understanding neurodiversity and its impact on individuals, relationships and families.
I currently work in private practice in Leeds and Wakefield, and I also work in third sector leadership.
Training, qualifications & experience
- L7 Diploma in Clinical Supervision
- L4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Accredited Rewind Therapist for Trauma and PTSD
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy L2
- BSc (HONS) Criminology and Sociology
- TROCN L3 Drug and Alcohol Awareness
- Understanding Autism L2
- Working with Suicide and Self Harm L2
- Understanding the Impact of Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Children (SUDIC)
- Incident De-Brief facilitator
- Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Eating Disorders and Self-Harm
- Working at Relational Depth - Mick Cooper
- Working with complex needs and multiple disadvantage - AVA Project
Extensive training and experience in working with women's issues, sexual abuse, domestic violence, relationship issues, grief and loss (with a specialism in child, baby and pregnancy loss), fertility issues, addiction, criminal justice and employment-related issues.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Children's Palliative Care
- Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Children
- Trauma work, including Rewind Therapy
- Fertility Issues
- Miscarriage and baby loss
- Redundancy
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£50 per 55 minute session
Discount for Keyworkers
Counselling student discount available
