About me
Working with You
I aim to create a space where you can truly be yourself, bring whatever you need and feel held, understood, supported and less alone. I know how powerful this can be because I have experienced the benefits of counselling myself.
I tailor my approach to what you are experiencing drawing from Psychodynamic, Gestalt and Psychosynthesis perspectives and grounded in the core person-centred values of empathy, genuineness and non-judgment. I have supported adults in sensitive situations with a broad range of challenges, including but not limited to anxiety and depression, trauma, bereavement, supporting a loved one with a life-limiting illness as well as addiction. Together we may explore your thoughts, feelings, patterns, relationships, and past-experiences linking things together to ease what’s weighing on you, deepen self-understanding, feel lighter and grow as a person.
Being trauma-informed means I prioritise your sense of safety, help you learn ways to feel more resourced and regulated and explore your experiences in a way that feels manageable and empowering.
Throughout our work we will check in together about how therapy is feeling for you. This allows us to reflect on what's changing, what feels supportive, and whether we want to shift the pace, focus or way we are working together so that the process continues to feel right for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and Qualifications
- I hold a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
- I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and work to their ethical framework.
- I hold a TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems (RQF) undertaken in August 2020.
- Trauma-informed training including further learning around addiction and shame
- Grief and Anticipatory Grief training, significant losses
- ADHD Awareness Diploma - currently undertaking as part of ongoing professional development
- Understanding Autism Diploma - currently undertaking as part of ongoing professional development
- Training with St Peter's Hospice supporting clients with bereavement, losses and family members with life-limiting illness.
- Training with The Swan Project supporting clients with alcohol and substance use.
- I have experience working with clients in person, over the phone and through online or video sessions offering support in a way that suits your needs and circumstances.
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
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Concessions
I offer a limited number of reduced-fee spaces for trainee counsellors and those on low incomes. Please mention this when contacting me.
Additional Information:
Sessions last for 50 minutes and are held the same day and time each week. I generally recommend weekly sessions as meeting regularly can help build trust, support consistency, safety and the therapeutic progress. In some cases where it feels safe and suitable for you and the work we are doing fortnightly face-to-face sessions can be offered at my Goldney House Practice in Chipping Sodbury or over the phone and online.
Sessions based on an income sliding scale of £50.00-£60.00
Payment by bank transfer or cash
When I work
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Further information
Get in Touch
Phone and online sessions offered across the UK.
I offer a free 15 minute telephone consultation so you can get a sense of me, ask any questions you may have, and I can make sure I can meet your therapeutic needs. We can then arrange a day and time for our first session.
Alternatively please email me together with any questions you may have, check my availability and to arrange a first session. If you are looking for an evening session or a particular time please indicate this when contacting me.
Premises
Onsite free parking available at both premises.
