About me
Perhaps you’re feeling nervous, overwhelmed or stuck and you’re finding it increasingly difficult to cope on your own. You may be struggling with a relationship, experiencing low self-esteem, dealing with loss or change, or simply feeling that something in your life isn’t quite right.
You don’t need to have everything worked out before coming to counselling. Sometimes people come knowing exactly what they want help with and other times they are just not so sure.
I offer a warm, confidential and non-judgmental space where we can explore what is happening for you at your own pace. Together we can begin to understand patterns in your thoughts, feelings and relationships, including how past experiences may be affecting your life today.
My approach is integrative, drawing particularly on person-centred and psychodynamic counselling. This means our work is shaped around you rather than following a rigid formula. The relationship we build together is an important part of helping you understand yourself, make sense of difficult experiences and begin to find a way forward.
Whatever you’re struggling with we can begin by talking about what feels most important to you. I offer a relationship in which you can feel heard, understood and accepted, without judgement. This can give you the space to explore difficult feelings and experiences, develop greater self-awareness and consider changes that feel right for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
BA, FDSc counselling/sociology
MBACP
2+ years counselling at charity for domestic abuse
8+ years counselling at Banners Gate counselling centre
Regular supervision
Regular CPD courses
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£45.00 per session
Concessions offered for
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