About me
Has the COVID pandemic taken its toll on you and your relationships? Are you feeling anxious or depressed about re-entering our changed world? In the past 20 years I have helped hundreds of individuals and many couples make a positive difference to their lives. My approach is friendly, collaborative, holistic, caring, and curious. I offer a bespoke service, shaped around your needs and the difficulties you bring. I am the only counsellor in Teddington offering 'Walk and Talk ' therapy in Bushy Park. I believe strongly in the therapeutic value of nature.
Working with me brings you the benefit of a rich and varied life and career. As a psychotherapeutic counsellor I have worked in the NHS, with First Great Western Trains, with large corporations, local authorities, employee assistance programmes, voluntary organisations and in private practice. As a qualified family mediator I have worked with couples separating and divorcing, managing conflict and improving communication.
In past lives I have represented Britain's cultural interests in Indonesia and Greece with The British Council, been acting director of Mencap in Wales, worked in deprived communities in the South Wales valleys, advocated for people with learning disabilities, and been creative in community arts and therapeutic writing. I have also experienced depression and loss and know at first hand the benefits of working with a professional therapist and the positive changes it can bring.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have an MSc, and post graduate diploma in counselling (primary care). I have over 20 years experience working as a counsellor /psychotherapist in the NHS, the private, public and the voluntary sectors. I am a senior accredited and registered counsellor/ psychotherapist with BACP. I am also a qualified family mediator.
Recent CPD has focused on a range of issues including specialist training in relationships, sex addiction, group supervision and therapeutic writing.
Member organisations
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.

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
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

Accredited Register Scheme
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
Eco-therapy
Therapies offered
Fees
From £60.00 to £80.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£60 per session for individuals and 'Walk & Talk' in Bushy Park. £80 for couples. £60 for an hour's clinical supervision. Fees for counselling students negotiable. I also offer a 20 minute free introductory telephone call before our initial meeting,
When I work
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Face to face clinics from September 21 to be held at Orange Tree, Broad st, Teddington. I also work remotely via telephone, Skype and What's App.