About me
I'm a counsellor and psychotherapist offering a warm, thoughtful and non-judgemental space where you can explore what is happening for you without having to arrive with everything worked out.
You might be experiencing loss or bereavement, difficulties in a relationship, a period of change or uncertainty, or finding that your relationship with alcohol or other behaviours has become difficult. Sometimes we simply know that something doesn't feel right anymore.
I have sat in your shoes too. Being a client was an important part of my own journey into becoming a therapist, so I understand that first step can feel uncertain, frightening or confusing. That's alright. It is a beginning.
Before becoming a Person-Centred therapist, I worked for many years in healthcare, and I bring that experience of working with people through difficult and life-changing circumstances into my therapeutic work.
I believe you are the expert on your own life. My role isn't to tell you what to do or give you advice, but to offer a genuine, accepting and respectful relationship where you can explore your experience at your own pace.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am trained in Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling and practise from a humanistic, relationship-based approach.
I have particular professional interests in loss and bereavement, relationships and life transitions, and addiction and recovery.
Before becoming a therapist, I worked for many years in healthcare. This experience has given me a broad understanding of the challenges people can face during periods of illness, change, loss and uncertainty.
I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work in accordance with its Ethical Framework. What you share with me is treated with respect and confidentiality.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I offer both short- and longer-term therapy, depending on what feels right for you.
You don't need to arrive with everything worked out or know exactly what you need from therapy. Sometimes we simply know that we don't want to continue feeling the way we have been feeling.
We can begin wherever you
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I am currently welcoming new clients.
I offer face-to-face sessions in Edinburgh West End. I also offer online and telephone sessions, evenings and weekends.
Sessions are £65 for a full hour.
Some concessionary sessions are available where the standard fee would be a barrier to accessing therapy - please feel free to ask about this.
If you are unsure, please contact me to arrange a reduced rate 30 minute introductory chat.
Further information
What is bringing you to therapy? Perhaps something in your life has become difficult to carry alone.
You may be experiencing loss or bereavement, difficulties in a relationship, a period of change or uncertainty, or finding that your relationship with alcohol or other behaviours has become difficult.
Sometimes there is a clear reason for coming to therapy. Sometimes there isn't. You may simply have a growing sense that things don't feel quite right, or that you don't feel quite like yourself anymore.
I work with people experiencing loss and bereavement, relationship difficulties, separation, addiction and recovery, anxiety, low mood, stress and periods of significant change.
Sometimes people come to therapy knowing exactly what they want to explore. Others simply know that life doesn't feel quite right anymore, or that they no longer feel like themselves.
You don't have to know exactly where you fit. We can start with whatever is happening for you.
I'm a Person-Centred counsellor and psychotherapist offering a warm, thoughtful and non-judgemental space where you can explore what is happening for you, without having to arrive with everything worked out.
I believe you are the expert on your own life. My role isn't to tell you what to do or give you answers, but to be alongside you as we explore your experience together, at your pace.
If you'd like to explore whether therapy might be right for you, please get in touch. You don't need to write a long explanation or know exactly what to say — a simple message is enough. We can arrange a brief conversation so you can ask any questions and get a sense of whether working together feels right for you.
