About me
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy & Counselling - Online, Sheffield; Doncaster
I am a qualified group analyst, psychotherapist and counsellor. My accreditation is with the UKCP. I have experience in working with people who suffer from depression, anxiety, relational and relationship issues, and people who are recovering from addiction. I also work with people who have work-related stress, as well as those who have suffered trauma. I have had specialist training in EMDR, which can treat trauma as well as phobias and other anxiety disorders. Many people seek therapy for a whole variety of issues and life events.
I have a twenty-year career that has spanned work in addiction recovery services, working with people in recovery who have underlying trauma; working with young people and adults with attachment disturbances; and working with people who are diagnosed, or think they may be, neurodivergent. My other experience also comes from working within the NHS in crisis teams as a highly specialist psychotherapist, in secondary care psychology as a group and individual psychodynamic psychotherapist, and in other organisations, as well as my work in private practice.
Approaching a therapist for the first time and speaking to a stranger about your personal life can feel daunting initially. However, once you get through those initial and understandable anxieties, you can be surprised by how helpful it can be to talk with someone you have no prior contact with.
I work online, in person in Sheffield, S10 & S11, and Doncaster DN1.
Group-Analytic Psychotherapy
Group therapy can restore balance in your life and is a more economical choice of therapy as it costs less than individual therapy.
The group follows a group-analytic theory, which is free associative. All that means is you say what is on your mind, and another group member may respond to what you have said. This acts as a chain reaction for thoughts and feelings from the past that can resurface in order to be explored by the group.
Gradually, as the group gets to know you and you get to know other group members, social anxiety can be treated, and group members can feel less alone than they did when they started the group. Dreams can also be brought to the group and explored.
Initially, you would have an assessment, followed by weekly, fortnightly or monthly consultation before joining the group, depending on previous therapy and your history.
The group can have up to nine (including me) people in the group. A mix of ages, genders, and cultures, the group functions better the more diverse the group members are.
In-person PM in Sheffield, S10 & S11.
Supervision
I provide individual and group supervision for student counsellors and psychotherapists, trainee and qualified psychologists and trainee or experienced psychotherapists and psychologists, either in person or online.
I offer supervision online and in person in Sheffield, S11 and Doncaster DN1.
The initial contact is usually by telephone or Zoom (free). We will have a conversation about availability. That is followed by an assessment. The assessment is an opportunity for you to tell me about your life. I ask some questions about your past and present life, and what has brought you to therapy. Post assessment, weekly therapy follows.
I am an accredited member of the UKCP, a Registered Member of the BACP Association and a full clinical member of the Institute of Group Analysis (IGA).
Training, qualifications & experience
- Group Analyst
- EMDR Therapist
- Diploma in Supervision, with merit. Individual or Group Supervision
Institute of Group Analysis Diploma in Group Work Practitioner - Institute of Family Therapy Diploma in Systemic Leadership and Management in Residential Care
- Diploma in Health and Social Care, Adult and Young People Management
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Integrative
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 UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. 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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have specialist experience working with addiction recovery, adults who were children looked after, neurodiversity, and autism, and young people 18 to 25.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 - £85.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
All the following fees are negotatible so please ask; if you don't ask, you don't get.
Individual Therapy negotiable from £50.00 to £80.00
Once Weekly Group psychotherapy £40.00 per group.
Individual Supervision is negotiable based on the kind of supervision
Fortnightly Group Supervision is negotiable based on the kind of supervision
When I work
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Further information
Therapy and supervision online
Therapy and supervision in-person in Sheffield and Doncaster.
Availability to be discussed
UKCP Accredited Member
