About me
I am an integrative humanistic counsellor who works creatively with compassion and curiosity to provide a space within which people can create change in their lives.
Counselling sessions with me are interactive and collaborative and look different every week depending on your feelings needs and goals at that time. I'm happy to work with you long-term or short-term.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a creative counsellor who enjoys being alongside clients, and creating a friendly collaborative space where people can deepen their awareness of their feelings and needs, and create change in their world. To do this I incorporate Gestalt and Existential theories into my work, which is at its heart, Person-Centred. I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counsellor and Psychotherapists, my registration number is 398023, you're welcome to look me up on the BACP website.
My counselling practice builds on my background in health psychology (in addition to my counselling training I have an MSc in Health Psychology from Sussex University and BSc in psychology from Exeter University) and my career in social research, where I have investigated lots of different topics that are important to people, including couples' relationship difficulties, communication within families, and young people's perspectives. I've also carried out research into sensitive topics, including the impact of sexual violence on people and needs of sexual violence survivors, domestic abuse and the experience of feeling suicidal when living with domestic abuse, and the needs of people bereaved by suicide.
I have experience of working with people with neurodiversity, including people with ADHD and autism. I am an LGBTQIA+ ally. I have extensive experience of working with bereaved and grieving people, including those who have experienced bereavement by suicide. I regularly work with survivors of sexual violence and domestic abuse.
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
£50.00 - £60.00
Additional information
Online session £50 a session
Face to face sessions £60 a session
Student support £60 an hour
Training - please contact me with your needs
When I work
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Further information
In addition to working with clients, I deliver training to counsellors and student counsellors, provide research and essay writing support to student counsellors, and volunteer to provide support to bereaved young people.
