About me
I am a couple and personal Counselling Therapist working in the model of Psychosynthesis. I take an open approach working with clients to help understand what is going on consciously and unconsciously.
Couple counselling therapy - I help couples with communication and to move forward in the relationship. Trying for a family, helping on the IVF journey or considering not to start a family. Older Children de-nesting and couples wishing to stay together or thinking of separating. I also facilitate parent and adult children 'couple' sessions to assist in communication in a safe space.
Individual counselling therapy – I work with issues and problems that have not gone away and have left you feeling anxious, stressed, angry or somewhat depressed. Has life, work or a relationship break up affected your self-confidence? Questioning the meaning of life? Are you feeling anxiety, depression or low self-esteem?
The therapeutic relationship in counselling can be an insightful way to bring about change. My experience of life’s journey has shaped a non-judgmental approach that is congruent and empathetic. We sometimes find ourselves with relationship decisions or suffering a loss which is debilitating leading us to question life.
My experience with working with addictive behaviour helps with exploring how our history and personality influence current situations. Understanding these links can bring clarity and enable us to make positive changes.
Through the course of life, I have experienced dyslexia observing the fear and shame that partners this gift. Dyslexia can influence our lives in an unconscious way. Exploring how dyslexia influences our behaviour can bring insight and acceptance.
As we age and grow older our goals and expectations for life changes - Career choices, thoughts of changing job/profession, to enter a committed relationship, to have children or to separate/divorce from a relationship. Counselling facilitates a therapeutic environment where change can be imagined and formed into choices that are in the here and now. Seeking therapy in later life can lead to acceptance of life's journey so far, centre on the present and imagine the future.
Perhaps old coping mechanisms may have returned - eating unhealthily, drinking too much and excess online activity has left you feeling guilty and ashamed. Family issues and partnership relationships are especially stressed in these current times, perhaps finding you have 'no space for yourself'.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
PGDip in Psychosynthesis Counselling
Mindfulness for Counselling
BSc
Professional Membership
BACP Registered Member MBACP
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Dyslexia
Dyslexia can influence our lives in a conscious and unconscious way. Exploring how dyslexia influences our behaviour can bring insight and acceptance.
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Fees
£65.00 - £90.00
Additional information
Fees - from £65.00
Further information
Session time: 50mins individual therapy and Couple therapy 60mins.
