About me
Hi. Looking for a warm and non- judgemental space in which you can understand and overcome your difficulties? Need a mix of structure and techniques plus flexibility to explore more deeply when needed? Happy to work online over video calls? If so, we may be a good fit. I am an experienced psychotherapist accredited by both the BACP and BABCP offering short and long-term therapy solutions to suit various needs. I believe that finding someone with whom you feel comfortable working is vital to the success of the treatment. I help clients gain understanding of their difficulties, ways to manage and overcome them, and reconnect with a sense of self- worth and confidence.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am trained in and blend various approaches (CBT, attachment, counselling, ACT, EMDR) to adapt and tailor things for each individual.
I hold a Master's degree in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling, a postgraduate certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and have completed full essential training in EMDR (the training for which was accredited by EMDR Europe). I am fully accredited by the BACP and BACP and am a registered therapist with EMDR Association UK all of which you can confirm by searching for me on the respective therapist registers so you can trust in my professional standards.
I have worked across a broad variety of settings (NHS, private sector, employee assistance, CAMHS, primary through to tertiary care) for just over a decade now. I only work with individual adults (over 18 years of age) and do not work with couples.
Specialisms: Anxiety/Low self-esteem/Parenting issues/Trauma
Forms of treatment:
- Video sessions (up to 60 mins but can be longer on prior agreement)
- Text/based
- Telephone
- Intensive workshop style (up to 4 hours at a time and following a suitability assessment)
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
- Men's issues
- Men's perinatal difficulties
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Additional information
£80 per standard therapy session (50-60 minutes)
£120 for 90-minute sessions (used, for example, during trauma processing sessions).
Approved by AXA, Aviva, and WPA insurers.
Further information
I offer a free 15 minute phone/video consultation to see if we're the right fit together (and suggest other options if not), discuss the key problems, how we may work together and answer some of the questions you may understandably have.
Approved by the following insurers:
AXA, Aviva, WPA
If you wish to pay for sessions through your insurance please let me know either when you reach out via email or my website or during our consultation call. I can then advise on how this works. In all cases, you will need to attain a pre authorisation code from them before we start sessions.
