About me
I am an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society and my work life prior to counselling includes over 20 years working within the NHS. During my working career I have gained a deeper understanding of how poor emotional health and a feeling of 'losing your way in life' can have a significant negative effect on your general well being.
I offer Integrative therapy at MaVie Counselling. This is a flexible style of counselling, offering different techniques and evidence based approaches, utilising whichever is best suited to the individual in front of me. Integrative counselling can help you; gain a better understanding of yourself and how you fare in relationships with others, an appreciation and understanding of different perspectives on troubling issues and, can help empower the individual to thrive and move forward. I understand that everyone has different needs, experiences and expectations from the counselling process, and this understanding is developed further in a welcoming, confidential and safe environment.
Drop me an e-mail at: MaVie.Counselling@gmail.com (quickest point of contact) and I will endeavour to respond within 48 hours. We can then discuss setting up the initial session (whether face to face or online) and also look at your hopes and expectations from the counselling process.
“Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters”.
(Margaret Wheatley)
Training, qualifications & experience
- Therapeutic Counsellor at Ty Elis Counselling Services, Porthcawl (Since 2016) .
- Private Practice under the name of MaVie (My Life) based in Cowbridge
- Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling (2018)
- Assist training certificate (Suicide prevention)
- Bereavement training in 'Grief' with Vulnerable Adults and Military Families and Personnel (2019)
- Over 6 years experience working with Eating Disorders support through peer support groups with BEAT (UK eating disorder charity) and MHM (Mental Health Matters), Bridgend up until 2019. Introduction to Eating Disorders course (May 2019)
Online Training and Assessments
- Mindfulness for Anxiety and Depression.
- Trauma: its impact and treatment (June 2019) Trauma and the brain (September 2019) Basic Neuroscience of Trauma (2021) Wale Oladipo
- 'Healing from the Bottom Up' (looking at trauma) (July 2019)- online Peter Levine
- 'Configurations of self' (online) (September 2019) Counselling Tutor
- Winnicott's Attachment Theories (September 2019) - Counselling Tutor
- Adverse Childhood Experiences ( October 2019) - Counselling Tutor
- Further short lectures on: Clients who Self-Harm, CBT and 'Use of Questioning' (throughout October 2019)
- During Covid - Completed Online and Telephone Counselling Course (80 hours) May 2020 - Counselling Tutor
- 'Working with Dissociated States of Self in the Therapeutic Relationship' (June 2020) - Dr. Rachel Hopping
- The Hidden Effects of Trauma in a relationship (March 2020) - Terry Real and Thomas Hubl
- Working with Emotional Abuse and Narcissism (July 2020) - Carol Harmston-Dean
- 'Working with Adult Clients with Attachment Trauma (February 2021) - Arun Mansukhani
- 'The Body is Wise beyond Words' - (A bottom-up approach for working with eating disorders) - Rebecca Clegg-February 2021
- Working with Relational Trauma (April2021) - Carolyn Spring
- Restoration of Life after Trauma (June 2021)
- Online workshop - 'Working Safely with your Inner Child' - Frances Townsend (July 2021)
- Further attachment work in May 2022 Terry Levy
- Thriving with Anxiety (December 2022) David Rosmarin
- An Overview of Gestalt, Working with Unfinished Business and Childhood Trauma (January 2023) Mark Hartshorn
- Decoding Disorganised Attachment - Dr D.P. Heller
2024-2025
Principles of Attachment Theory and Presentation of Attachment Styles - Angela Dierks - February 2024
'How to keep going through challenging times' - May 2024 - C. Spring
'The Science of Survival in Assault' - Feb 2025 - Dr. J Hopper
Breathwork for Stress and Anxiety workshop with Sarah Hunt - Feb 2025
Other Courses include: An Introduction to: Understanding Psychiatric Disorders and Treatment (March 2023) Dr. Clare Cribb
Generalised Anxiety and Panic Disorders - Wale Oladipo (February 2020)
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
£50.00 per session
Additional information
Initial telephone contact from MaVie, (with no obligation) to enable an informal chat about services offered, client expectations and any client questions answered - free of charge.
- Face to Face in Cowbridge (CF71 7AF) - £50 per 50-60 minute session
- Online counselling sessions now available through Zoom 50-60 minutes
When I work
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Currently I am counselling Face to Face on Wednesday morning or Thursdays in Cowbridge - CF71 7AF
Also offering online counselling sessions via Zoom.
