About me
I am credentialed in the UK with 7 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, relationship issues, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion but without judgement. I have a client led and person centred approach that underpins my practice. Other therapeutic approaches that I work with are Psychodynamic, Humanistic, CBT and Transactional Analysis (TA). TA has proven to be very helpful in providing people with a way to understand themselves better. Working with these models enables clients to be supported to find answers within themselves. I will tailor our therapy to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking time to look at our situation and our part within it can feel daunting and scary if we do it alone. I see therapy as a collaboration between myself and the person I am supporting. I would be pleased to go with you on your journey, wherever that may lead.
What you can expect from me:
If you request an enquiry phone call, I can chat with you on the phone so you can hear my voice and get a idea of my manner and temperament. Then we can discuss booking an initial session which will be for 30 mins approx and there is no charge.. Once we reach our first initial session, we can meet and see if we are a good match. We can talk about your needs and what you hope to get from therapy, and we can talk through what your expectations are from your therapist. If we both feel there is a potential way forward, then we can book our first therapy session.
Sessions are held using an integrative approach which means various models of therapy can be brought together and tailored to the needs of the individual. It also means that a person needing support doesn't have to fit any therapeutic mould. In therapy, the client leads and I go with them where ever they want to go.
I work online and can offer sessions in video chat, text messaging and online voice chat. I am able to offer house calls if in my area of Maidstone or Tunbridge Wells. This will be discussed and agreed with the individual.
Every therapist is unique, just as every person is unique. Therefore, we all have different ways of approaching things. Finding the right person for you is very important and can make a big difference. People I have worked with on their issues, have reported that they appreciate my relational and professional style. I really hope that you can find the courage to reach out, as doing so, is to be acknowledging that you can't do this alone.
Training, qualifications & experience
- FdSc Integrative Counselling
- Training in Psychodynamic, Person Centred/Humanistic, CBT and Transactional Analysis
- Parkes Inner Child Therapy
I have experience of supporting people with the following themes and issues: Anxiety, depression, relationships, work place issues, addictions, self-esteem, anger, grief/loss, faith, paranoia, imposter syndrome, limerence, inner child, autonomy and many more. (I am unable to offer couples counselling)
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).
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Additional information
I offer a free 20 minute initial consultation and a reduced rate for students at £25 per session. Reduced rate sessions will be considered on a case by case basis. For further details on this, please contact me via the email address at the bottom of the page. Payment is expected up to 24 hours prior to the session start time. If this doesn't take place the session cannot be protected and may be cancelled altogether. Cancellations within 24 hours of the session will still be charged.
Further information
I am an accredited counsellor with the BACP and I adhere to their Ethical Principles framework. I am fully committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD). This ensures that I keep up to date with current information and helps me to uphold a high standard of therapy. I have an up to date DBS certificate and I am licensed with the ICO as a data controller
