This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I work with adults in Surrey (in Guildford or Brockham) either short or longer term - at a pace that is comfortable for you.
Through decades of providing coaching and mentoring support to people during my business career, I have gained valuable insight into how stress and work-related pressure can impact our sense of well-being - in all aspects of our life. My counselling training and practise has expanded my understanding of the emotional and psychological toll that life’s frustrations and disappointments can bring.
My priority now, is being by your side, providing you with support in a safe, peaceful and confidential space. Together, we can explore your concerns and help you to learn new strategies for dealing with them. These may include:
· Anxiety and depression
· Relationship challenges
· Serious health concerns
· Financial and work related issues
· Impact of redundancy or retirement
· Survivors of rape and sexual abuse
Life, and indeed love, can be brutal and can take a toll on us at different stages. With kindness, and providing you with the time and space that is truly for you and you alone, the kind of counselling support that I offer, can be a revelation. Especially when there is a sense that our relationships, or even life itself, is getting beyond our control.
The balance between learning to feel what we truly feel and finding practical answers is where a counsellor can help someone make a real difference. Helping to alleviate emotional distress and discovering different ways of approaching situations that can impact us.
The detachment and objectivity of a counsellor, trained to provide support in a crisis, is known to help people through trying times, to help them feel ‘whole’ again. Perhaps to even encourage them more towards their own version of ‘a life worth living’ or becoming comfortable in their own skin.
Reaching out and asking for help with life's challenges may at first, seem a daunting step to take, yet there is no shame in needing outside help when we're struggling to cope.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified counsellor, with a Professional Diploma in Psychotherapy Counselling, MNCPS(Acc.).
I am a Partner at The Practice, Guildford.
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
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
It can be a big decision to reach out for this kind of support, and tricky to decide who you would like to work with, hence I offer a free, no obligation 20 minute ‘chemistry’ call, to see if I might be someone that you feel safe with and confident that you could build a connection with. Also for you to explore whether the kinds of issues you need to work with are suited to what I offer.
I work with adults, usually in person (in Guildford, Surrey) but also online, via the main secure platforms (Zoom etc) if that is your preference.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me by email, phone call, text or WhatsApp.
Further information
Whilst the Guildford premises I use is unfortunately on the first floor - in an inaccessible building, I am very familiar with accessibility difficulties, and would be only too happy to find ways to work online with anyone with additional accessibility needs. Also the Brockham premises I use are accessible.
