This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I aim to offer a warm, empathetic fully confidential counselling service. My practice office is a set aside work room within my home Which is wheelchair accessible. We have ample roadside parking outside the property. It is cool in hot weather and has a cosy log burner to ensure that it is both warm and welcoming in the colder months. There are adjoining bathroom facilities should they be required. (Not wheelchair accessible).
I began my career as a secondary school teacher, but after taking a break to have children I decided to retrain in psychotherapeutic counselling. I volunteer part time for a local counselling charity, The Magdalene Project, which offers long term counselling primarily to victims of trauma.
I am able to offer counselling on many issues, including buy not exclusive to relationships, anxiety and depression, bereavement and gender identity.
I have recently completed training provided by the Foundation for Infant loss in order to offer counselling to parents who have lost an infant including miscarriage, still birth and sudden infant death syndrome. I have significant experience of working with trauma and emotionally unstable personality disorder (previously known as Borderline personality disorder). I also have a great deal of experience in working with Autism and work to make my practice Autism friendly. I am open to offering counselling to those on the spectrum, and to carers of Autistic individuals.
I have recently worked successfully with couples experiencing relationship issues. Although I find it helpful to see couples separately, I have previously gone on to work them together when requested.
I have personal experience of a close relative who is going through gender transition. As such I can offer empathy and understanding to clients who find themselves in a similar position, and those experiencing anxiety around gender.
I update my training on an ongoing basis, and seek to identify and understand any medical or other diagnosis brought into therapy by the client in order to better understand and walk with them on their journey.
Please feel free to contact me to enquire whether I am able to work with anything you need to bring to therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained in integrative psychotherapeutic counselling, so although I practice a person centred modality, I also draw too from other models where appropriate.
I hold
BA hons degree
level 3 hypnotherapy diploma
level 4 in counselling skills
advanced level 4 in psychotherapeutic counselling.
level 2 in understanding Autism.
I have done various other courses around working with abuse and trauma.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I charge £50 per hour on a weekly or fortnightly basis, but as stated above I am willing to offer concessions to those in need.
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I aim to be flexible around the needs of my clients. Please contact me for more information.
Further information
I am willing to consider offering concessions for clients on a low income. Please contact me for details.
