About me
I'm a professional therapist trained in a broad range of theoretical models and therapeutic techniques and I offer counselling and psychological support. My working approach is broadly person-centred but with a strong psychodynamic dimension at deeper levels of client engagement.
I bring many years of diverse lived experience to my practice, including human rights and social justice campaigning, which exposed me to a wide array of peoples, identities, cultures and human-centred issues. Time spent in some of the world's most difficult places among people facing existential challenges of every sort showed me the remarkable capacity of human beings to reach for hope, connection and meaning regardless of circumstances. When Covid years brought everything to a halt, and as mental health became an ever more urgent crisis, I decided to retrain in order to engage my people skills and passion for the human quest to thrive in a more personal and focused context.
My entire life has been consumed by the mystery of existence and by the search for some sense of meaning and purpose. My training has provided a more formal set of skills to deepen a passion for human connection, both with self and the world, that has always been present. It is now a privilege to be part of other people's committed effort to heal and to grow.
Training, qualifications & experience
I qualified after 3 years of study with a professional diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling which included clinical work with both children and adults.
I am also a certified hypnotherapist which provides an additional option for the interested client who may prefer a more relaxed approach to confronting their problems.
I have a particular interest in anxiety and depression, stress/burnout, relationship difficulties and the particular mental health challenges associated with neurodiversity.
I currently work with a wellbeing partnership in online counselling and seek more face to face work if possible within a private practice setting.
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
£25.00 - £45.00
Additional information
I am eager to provide some of my time at a more affordable price in order to enable access for those in financial hardship.
