About me
**NEW online availability on Mondays & Tuesdays**
Sometimes we can feel out of sorts and not sure what's going on. You might be feeling a bit more emotional or stressed without knowing why. Perhaps you're struggling with feeling anxious and overwhelmed, or you procrastinate over tasks or avoid people and places... Maybe you're seeing 'red' more often, feeling resentful and frustrated... You might feel pulled in every direction but find it impossible to say 'no' or fearful of rejection if you don't show up for everyone, leaving no time or space for yourself. Perhaps you've always struggled with self-confidence, low self-esteem or imposter syndrome, feeling not good enough, important enough or worth listening to.
If you resonate with some of this, and are feeling confused and out of control, it might be time to think about speaking things through with someone.
Hi, I'm Jo and I'm glad you're here. I appreciate how difficult it can feel to reach out for support, but please don't feel that you have to struggle on your own with these difficult feelings. Get in touch to find out how I can help in the areas of anxiety, anger, self-esteem, and boundaries and with many other issues. Read on to find out more about how I work.
I am an experienced, qualified counsellor, registered with and accredited by the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). I work with clients using an integrative approach. This approach appreciates that no two clients are the same, so I will aim to use a counselling approach that is best suited to you and your specific difficulty.
Talking can help. Talking can encourage the processing of our emotions – we can start to work out what is wrong and what could be thought about in a different way. Counselling can help you to expand your perspective and to consider alternatives, which can encourage greater acceptance of and compassion towards yourself.
Your difficulties may feel too big to overcome but taking time to dissect them and to understand more about yourself can make the task seem more achievable. I can offer a gentle, safe, non-judgemental, and confidential space where we can work together to understand more about you and what you want to change.
Get in touch today...
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- BACP Accreditation, 2021
- MSc (Distinction) in Therapeutic Counselling, 2015
- BSc (First class honours) in Psychology with Counselling, 2012
Training:
- Certificate in group therapy
- The neurobiology of attachment
- Neurobiology, trauma and attachment
- Fragile Selves: Working with narcissistic and borderline states of mind
- Youth Mental Health First Aid Certificate
- Supporting Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse
- Developmental trauma, brains and bodies
- Trauma and the Body
- Working with Relational Trauma: Dealing with Disorganised Attachment
- Exploring the Therapeutic Alliance/Relationship
- Safeguarding Adults: Awareness & Reporting
- Introduction to Safeguarding Children
- ASIST Suicide First Aid course
Member organisations
school 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.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
The fee for online and face-to-face sessions is £70.
I hold a small number of concession slots for students & trainee counsellors.
When I work
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I work from Woodside Wellness Rooms in Sidcup on Tuesdays, Wednesday evenings, Thursdays and Friday mornings.
I work online on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday mornings and Thursday evenings.
