About me
I don’t believe you’re broken. There are troubling things happening in the world right now and the experiences we describe as anxiety, depression, and burnout are rational, understandable responses to a society that expects us to live in ways that hurt us.
I’m a counsellor because I’m deeply interested in the people around me, and in their stories. I know how much it means to all of us to be listened to with real attention and care, so that’s what I try to offer in every session, with every client.
My approach is never about offering you answers or imparting wisdom, it’s about being your companion as you work things out for yourself - and I believe fiercely that everyone can do exactly that within a therapeutic relationship defined by safety and a complete absence of judgement.
To me, counselling is most effective when you as the client have a clear sense of the human being sitting across from you, and you can feel my empathy and my valuing of you as a whole person. I won’t put on any kind of persona in our sessions; I’ll just be me. I’m not going to try to catch you out or make you feel silly - I’m going to take everything you share with me seriously and take real care to understand your experiences.
I’m often told by clients that I’m a warm, calm presence. Those are useful qualities for this job, but I think they come from a real love of people. I’m warm because I find it easy to like and value everyone, even when they’re telling me things that feel hard to admit. I’m calm because I’ve been doing this work and volunteering for mental health helplines for a while now and I know that I can hear about someone’s most painful experiences without being overwhelmed.
If you’re coming to counselling, I know it’s probably because there’s something in your life you’d like to change. I want to help you find that change without ever making you feel like there’s something wrong with you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Registered member MBACP
- Professional Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy
- COSCA Counselling Skills Certificate
- Samaritans trained
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
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Further information
I can offer appointments online over Zoom, or in person in a counselling room in an accessible space in Glasgow city centre.
