About me
Hello, are you feeling anxious, emotional, exhausted, hopeless? I know how overwhelming it can feel to be at a point in your life where you're trying to find help but don't know where to turn. With over 17 years experience I support people through depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, abuse, anger and loss amongst many other issues.
Each person's journey differs so I aim to explore it with you, adapting my skills to fit your needs. I believe each of us has the ability to enhance our lives, sometimes we just need a little help along the way.
Taking that first step to meet a counsellor requires courage; I understand this and aim to make it as easy as possible.
Please contact me for a free informal chat where we can discuss how we might work together. Counselling is a personal experience so it's important to feel comfortable with your chosen therapist. If your situation does not fit into the categories listed above please do not let that deter you. My door is always open and I look forward to working with you.
Training, qualifications & experience
In addition to my private practice, my professional background consists of over 5 years counselling in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre, 9 years counselling staff and students in a busy sixth form college, voluntary counselling at a women's refuge and Bolton Beacon Counselling Service. I am also a registered BUPA private health insurance counsellor.
- Over 17 years counselling experience
- L4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Transactional Analysis 101
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Trauma
- Suicide, Self Harm and Addictive Behaviour
- Certificate in Fast Trauma & Phobia Cure
- Certificate in Single Session Therapy
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- CBT Certificate Working with Generalised Anxiety Disorder
- L3 Enhanced Trauma
- Understanding and Treating OCD
- PTSD & Complex Trauma
- Young People and Gambling
- 6 keys to working with Trauma
- Unlocking the mystery of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Working with Loss and Bereavement
Other training includes working with addictions, conflict resolution, working with adult survivors of sexual abuse, reducing anxiety, anger management, mindfulness, safeguarding, child sexual exploitation, suicide prevention, working with men who sexually offend and protection of vulnerable adults.
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
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Initial 20 minute consultation - free
Counselling per 50 minute session £60
Discounts for block bookings
When I work
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Further information
All enquiries will be responded to within 24hrs, please text or call 07800 762251
Appointments offered in person and online
