About me
I run a busy psychotherapy service for adolescents in a large secondary school, responsible for providing mental health support and advice for many young people. I have extensive experience of working with young people from 5-25 years, navigating a range of issues such as anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, eating disorders, neglect and abuse, relationships, family breakdown, bullying, SEN, gender identity, and OCD/phobia, among others.
My training is psychodynamic, so for me the starting point of any work is building up a relationship with a young person based on warmth, trust, curiosity, and respect. I thrive on helping young people to acknowledge and challenge their fears and anxieties, celebrate their strength and resilience, and develop lifelong skills and confidence to manage their mental health long term.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MA in Psychological Therapies for Children, Young People and Families, Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust
- PGCert in Child, Adolescent & Family Mental Wellbeing, Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
