About me
I am an experienced integrative therapist using a mixture of approaches depending on what you want from therapy and how you express emotion. The therapeutic relationship is separate from other aspects of your life and a place we can explore your thoughts and emotions together.
I have studied Polyvagal Theory and integrate Polyvagal applications and somatic into therapeutic practice.
I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I adhere to the BACP's code of conduct and ethics. I am a fully insured counsellor.
I am not able or qualified to provide court reports, assessments or diagnosis.
To book therapy or arrange an free initial thirty minute consultation, e-mail, text or call.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an experienced therapist. I qualified in 2007 in Counselling Psychology. My areas of specialism include; attachment, sexuality, anxiety, complex trauma, and other emotional distress.
Before private practice I had five years experience in a charity for survivors of rape and sexual abuse providing therapy to men, women, non-binary and young people. To avoid conflict of interest I do not have the expertise to work with clients who have been charged with sexual offences.
MSc Hons Counselling Psychology. Keele University 2008
Post-grad dip Counselling Psychology Keele University 2007
BSc Hons Psychology Staffordshire University 1997
PGCE-Secondary-Subject Psychology Keele University 1999
Certificate in Couples and Relationship Counselling 2016
A Year of Polyvagal with Deb Dana 50 hours 2021
Rape Crisis Training 2006
Samaritan Training 2004
MIND Mental Health Befriender Training 1995
Various CPD-including Self harm, Alcohol and substance misuse, experiential, Psychosis, various neuro-trauma and more
I qualified in Psychology over twenty years ago and have taught Psychology A level as well as providing training to various organisations including schools and counselling providers. I have given training on neurology and trauma, dissociation, the effects of trauma, working with narrative and metaphor, diversity and the Equality Act. I am available to provide tailor made training to organisations.
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.
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
GSRD/LBGTQIA
GSRD/LBGTQIA-BAME
Attachment
Trauma-I am a specialist in chronic and acute trauma of all causes and use trauma focused approaches.
Therapies offered
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Upcoming events
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
If you would like more information about therapy and my approach I offer a free thirty minute initial consultation.
Individual therapy is £60 per hour.
Relationship Therapy £90 per hour.
Limited Concessions discretionary. Apologies concessional sessions are currently all full.
Corporate/EAP/insurance by arrangement.
When I work
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Tues-Fri 11am-9pm
Further information
I am integrative therapist and use tools from various approaches within a humanistic framework including; existentialism, CBT, attachment theory, narrative therapy, gestalt, trauma focused and other methodologies tailored to your process.
Therapy is not about diagnosing or labelling. Therapy is about what you want for your 'self'. It is very individual. It is hard work for you, my role is to be alongside you through that process. Because it is about you and your 'self' we move at your pace and in a way you feel comfortable with.
