About me
I have been following a healing pathway for many years, both for myself and for others, originally studying Child Development at University and relating that to issues people have throughout their lifespan. While having worked with young children in a teaching capacity, I currently prefer to work with adults (16+).
Prior to my counselling training, I gained much experience working for Kent County Council, supporting care leavers, and was involved in selecting appropriate fostering and adoptive parents.
I now focus on working with adults with varying forms of childhood trauma. Currently, my practise focuses on how our internal protective parts might be in conflict with each other, and how to identify and heal this through Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS). I am a qualified Level 1 IFS therapist having completed training with the IFS UK institute.
While trauma issues can often require longer-term work, I also offer a short-term generic service. I can constructively help with Anxiety, Depression, and low self-esteem, among many other similar issues.
An initial free 30-minute session might help identify the best approach.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 1 IFS Therapy
Relevant education:
- BA Childhood Development
- Postgraduate Diploma International Education
Relevant work:
- Kent County Council Adoption Services, independent panel member.
- Kent County Council 18+ care leavers service
- Crossroads counselling service
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
- Child in care
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I am available to arrange online sessions with you between 9 am and 7 pm, Monday - Saturday.
