About me
I am an experienced and empathic psychotherapist offering counselling to individuals and couples, whatever your background or beliefs, as well as to children and their families. I provide a safe, confidential space where you can explore your experiences, feelings and difficulties that may be affecting your life and relationships.
My approach is warm, sensitive and holistic. I believe our adult thoughts, feelings and behaviours can be rootd in our early experiences, and that the therapeutic relationship can provide an opportunity for insight, healing and repair. We are all born with the potential for growth and capacity for change. Counselling can offer you the space and support to find your own answers, understand yourself and others more deeply, and move towards a more meaningful and fulfilling life. I will work alongside you to understand your experiences, recognise your strengths and develop new healthy ways of coping, while paying attention to both your emotional and physical experience of distress.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- Barnardo's Certificate in Adoption Support Counselling
- Barnardo's Certificate in Attachment Focused Therapy
- Diploma in Integrative Counselling
- BACP Certificate of Proficiency
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling (NCS accredited)
- Advanced Certificate in Couples Therapy (NCIP accredited)
- MBACP
I am a qualified couples/relationship therapist and can support couples and family members who are experiencing difficulties in their relationships. Whether you are struggling to communicate, feeling distant or unheard, or have experiened something that has changed your relationship, therapy can offer a safe and neutral space to understand what is happening and explore new ways of communicating and relating.
I am also an experienced Domestic Abuse Counsellor who has empowered and supported survivors of coercive, sexual and violent abuse, helping people make sense of their experienes and find their voice. I have experience of working therapeutically with children and families, supporting children experiencing emotional or behavioural difficulties and helping parents develop a deeper understanding of their child's needs. I am specifically trained to work with children and families support to anyone affected by adoption.
I am a member of BACP,and work within its ethical framework, including a commitment to ongoing professional development, regular supervision and professional liability insurance.
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
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Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Fees are £70 for individual 50 minute sessions, and £85 for 60 minute couples' sessions. I can offer concessionary rates to those who need low-cost counselling depending on your circumstances. Please enquire about reduced rates.
When I work
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Further information
How I work
I work with people of all gender and all cultural backgrounds in the voluntary and private sector. I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for good practice. I am fully insured and have regular supervision to support my work.
Please feel free to contact me by phone or email to discuss any questions about how counselling may be of help to you and what your hopes and goals from the therapeutic process might be. I offer a free 20-30 minute phone call to enable you to decide whether you wish to book an initial counselling session.
Sessions are 50 minutes long and are usually held weekly either via Zoom or phone or face to face in Kings Langley. Weekly sessions develop a sense of continuity and containment. I offer both long and short term work.
