About me
First and foremost my priority is creating a safe, warm and accepting environment that enables the vulnerability and authenticity that is necessary for connection, healing and growth.
I have a genuine interest and care for anyone who wants to share, explore and process their personal experiences with me. My role is to help you understand and navigate through difficult thoughts, feelings and experiences, while offering empathy and acceptance, and helping you to develop additional resources to manage from a healthier and a more regulated place. Together we can identify what thoughts, beliefs or behaviours are getting in the way, without judgement, so you can make conscious choices that bring you closer to having the relationship with yourself and others that you want, and live your life in a more fulfilling way.
People come to therapy for many different reasons but often they are dissatisfied, uncomfortable or distressed by aspects of themselves, their relationships or their lives, and are seeking some kind of change. I am a trauma certified therapist and I have a holistic approach. We are affected by many factors including our history, our environment, our belief systems and our neurobiology and so I draw on different theoretical approaches to help us to understand what might be causing the discomfort in a human and non-pathologising way.
I work with adults (21+) and couples with a range of presenting issues. These include but are not limited to trauma, depression, anxiety, self harm, ADHD & neurodiversity, obsessions, bereavement, disordered eating, relationship issues, workplace issues, anger issues, and those recovering from domestic abuse, childhood abuse or sexual violence.
I believe the best therapists have done, and continue to do the inner work themselves. I am committed to doing continuous professional development and I have an endless enthusiasm for meeting, exploring and nurturing different parts of myself. I remain open to and curious about what unfolds with each client, and I continue to grow alongside my clients.
For me, therapy is collaborative, and my aim is to facilitate an open and honest relationship with all of my clients. To see if we could work well together, I offer a free, 30-minute initial meeting over Google Meet.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a BA (Hons) in Person-Centred counselling from Middlesex University & the Metanoia Institute. I have a Practitioners Certificate in Couples Counselling and I am CCTP-II (Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2). In addition to my work as a therapist I am also a somatic breath-work practitioner.
Although I originally qualified in Person Centred counselling and this is the foundation from which I work, I also integrate other modalities such as Transactional Analysis, Attachment theory, Systemic therapy and Internal Family Systems. I can offer somatic and breath work for nervous system regulation and I adapt my approach based on the wants and needs of the individual.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work in accordance with their ethical framework.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Free initial online session
Additional information
I charge £70 per hour for individual clients and £90 per hour for couples.
When I work
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Please get in touch for my current availability.
Further information
Many people come with plenty of self awareness about their patterns and where they might have originated, but still feel unable to change them. I think a key piece that is often missed is nervous system regulation. We default to our adapted coping strategies when we are dysregulated. This is why I did additional training in this area and offer tools to regulate the nervous system so that we can respond and communicate more effectively.
In Couples therapy my role is slightly different to in Individual therapy, in that I also act as a mediator, ensuring both individuals feel heard and understood both by me and each other. I may make some interventions and be a little more directive in the beginning to ensure there is a healthy and productive dialogue. There is often a lot of built up energy and hurt by the time a couple seeks help, so in the initial sessions the aim is to quickly and adequately understand each other's perspectives and feelings, the relationship dynamic, and to interrupt the unhelpful patterns that have led to this point. Then we can move out of a defensive position and into a more vulnerable, healing and connecting place.
