About me
I'm a compassionate therapist who integrates several different techniques to enable you move forward from emotional disturbance.
My approach is to deeply understand what causes this and then set an inspiring goal to enable and empower you to become unstuck and heal. We work to build:
- more awareness of what triggers you and how to respond in a healthy way, not react in an unhealthy way
- tools to better manage any unhelpful thoughts and beliefs about yourself
- ways to feel calm and in the moment
- your helpful inner voice, whist dampening any inner critic's voice
- moving away from past traumas that affect you today
- self-confidence, self-belief and resilience.
This is through exercises, self-reflection, role plays and visualisations. The aim is to provide you with a practical toolbox to move on from disturbing emotions such anxiety, anger, guilt, shame and depression. Also, to overcome the effects of abuse, grief or unhelpful behaviours such as OCD, eating disorders or panic attacks.
The heart-warming feedback from clients have shown this tailored approach delivers results. Seeing this is incredibly rewarding and I am really keen to build a solid relationship with each client based on empathy, non judgement, trust and much care.
After a long career in business, I also specialise in overcoming work related challenges and their emotional impacts.
Training, qualifications & experience
Professional accreditations:
- Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP
- Accredited Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society, NC&PS
- Advanced Diploma in Integrative CBT/REBT (Distinction). Accredited by NC&PS
- Advanced Diploma in CBT/REBT. Accredited by NC&PS
- Diploma in CBT/REBT (Merit). Accredited by NC&PS
- Master Of Business Administration (MBA), Manchester Business School
- Master of Arts, MA, Biochemistry, University of Oxford
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 National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. 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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Mid Life Crisis
- Later life challenges and choices
- Life/career coaching
- Overcoming shame
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Session fees are reduced by 10% for block bookings of 6 sessions or more.
When I work
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Further information
35 years work experience within many companies offers much insight into the psychological challenges we face within our work lives. Where helpful, experience of what made me thrive (and at times survive) is used to clarify problems and solutions for clients.
