This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
If you are LGBTQIA+ it can be hard to find a therapist you trust to work with you in an accepting and non-pathologising way. I’m an experienced counsellor committed to working affirmatively with gender, sexuality and relationship diversity. I provide counselling that will support you in your LGBTQIA+ identity whether you are looking for a service relating to this, secondary struggles or other issues.
My initial training was in Person Centered counselling (University of Strathclyde 2012) and I have studied narrative therapy, ecotherapy and somatic/body based approaches. I draw on all of these approaches and my sessions are tailored to your needs, interests and strengths.
In the past I have worked as a counsellor at LGBT Health and Wellbeing and for a national charity offering counselling to asylum seekers and refugees who had experienced profound trauma and loss. I have extensive experience of working trans-culturally and I am happy working with language support.
Prior to my counselling training I worked in a variety of different contexts: as a support worker with women in the criminal legal system, for a food co-op and for a community organisation working with the Travelling community. I also have a background in activism and organising for migrant rights and solidarity through my work with the Unity Centre in Glasgow.
I provide a safe, confidential and non-judgemental space and I am committed to respecting diversity in all its forms and working to support and empower you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc Psychology
- MA Social Anthropology
- PG Diploma Person Centered Counselling
Additional training:
- Narrative Therapy
- Ecotherapy
- Person Centered Art Therapy
I am registered with the PVG Scheme
Member organisations
COSCA is the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, and seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services. COSCA Counsellor Accreditation is a pathway to entry onto the UKRC. It is a requirement of all individual and organisational members of COSCA to abide by its Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice and be accountable to the Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Free initial in-person session
Additional information
£60 for a 50 minute session.
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Please note I will not be taking on new clients until February 2022 and will not respond to enquiries until then.
