About me
I am an Accredited member of BACP and have 25 years experience of counselling and 15+ years of experience specifically counselling young people (13-18). If you are struggling and would like help and support, counselling can help with unburdening, gaining insight and self-awareness into the issues you are experiencing, as well as improving self-worth. I provide a safe, confidential space to explore what's going on, identifying unhelpful patterns and limiting beliefs. When we address our suffering we welcome in and create space for new perspectives and positive change.
I am Psychodynamically trained and integrative in my approach. Each person I work with and each relationship is unique.
I work online via Teams.
Training, qualifications & experience
MBACP (Accred), PGDip in Psychodynamic Counselling, PGCert in Counselling Supervision, BAHons Fine Art/Painting
- 25+ years of counselling experience
- Extensive experience (15+ years) working with young people aged 13-18 years
- 13 years working for Lancing College (a boarding school) as their School Counsellor (current)
- Specialism in issues relating to being educated within a boarding school environment (past and present)
- Supervisor of Counsellors for over 20 years
- Past and present work with adults in private practice.
- I set up a counselling service for parents of disabled children, which ran from 1998 - 2008
Relevant related experience
- Mentor for students struggling with their mental health and/or on the Autistic Spectrum - Sussex University.
- 12 years working as Disability Advisor at Sussex University and extensive experience of the issues disabled people face.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
The initial session is £40 for 30 minutes and is an opportunity to meet me, ask any questions, and find out if I'm the right fit for you.
Further information
First session is £40 for a 30-minute session to meet me and see if you feel I am the right Counsellor for you. Ongoing fee £70 per session (50 mins).
