About me
I am skilled and knowledgeable in supporting clients who would like support with: Anxiety | Autism | Bereavement | Depression | Identity exploration | Gender exploration | Life transitions | Relationships | Spiritual exploration | Sexuality exploration | Stress | Suicidal thoughts | Visible difference
I am also experienced in supporting clients who are not quite sure what is ‘wrong’, or who would benefit from exploring things in an open way in their sessions. I often work with clients to find ways to develop self-acceptance, self-trust, and authenticity. I have experience of supporting clients to explore questions about their identity, and / or a sense of feeling ‘different’, or of being ‘on the outside’ of things.
I am an Integrative Person-Centred counsellor, which means that my focus is to create a safe, accepting, and non-judgmental space for our work together, where we can bring in the approaches that best meet your needs.
I currently work via video call, phone, and, online chat.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained as a Humanistic Counsellor at the University of Chichester, and I am an Individual Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
I have previously worked with university students at the University of Portsmouth and I currently work with NHS Staff across the University Hospitals Sussex Trust.
I worked as a Specialist Mental Health and Autism Mentor with university students for several years, and, during this time, I worked with many students on the autism spectrum, as well as students with a mental health diagnosis or a specific learning difficulty. I have completed training in autism and mental health practice with Autism Hampshire, the Open University, the National Autistic Society, and Rethink Mental Illness.
I value mindfulness and meditation practice and have trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction with the British Mindfulness Institute.
Before working as a Mental Health Mentor, I qualified and worked as a Secondary School English Teacher, and I continue to be passionate about the power of literacy, communication, and the healing power of stories. I have trained in the use of reading and writing for creative and therapeutic purposes with the bibliotherapy organisation Zuntold and will commence working as a practitioner within this organisation later this year.
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
£45.00 per session
Concessions offered for
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