About me
I love what I do! In addition to being a counsellor, I supervise students and qualified counsellors, and provide external supervision to staff from charitable organisations.
I consider myself a neurodiversity-affirming therapist, viewing neurodivergence as a natural variation of the human experience rather than a disorder that needs to be fixed. I have various interests and work extensively with neurodivergent clients. Part of my work is to provide counselling for individuals who may be navigating a neurotypical world, as well as for parents and family members managing complex needs and behavioural issues.
I am experienced and committed to creating a safe and supportive environment that fosters a genuine and warm space, allowing a trusting therapeutic relationship to grow. I believe these conditions may enable us to explore our inner selves, live more confidently and authentically in the world and create genuine connections with others. I help clients explore their unique strengths and challenges relating to relationships, social interactions, learning, and their environments. I also work with clients from diverse backgrounds who are facing significant life challenges throughout the UK and Europe.
I have over 30 years of experience working with children, young people, and families in Scotland, both in the voluntary and statutory sectors. I qualified as a person-centred counsellor in 2009 and became a counselling supervisor in 2022.
Furthermore, I am an experienced Reiki teacher and have a keen interest in Energy Psychotherapy, which I am currently studying and have my NCPS Accreditation process underway.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified clinical supervisor with 16 years of post-qualification experience as a counsellor. I am a registered member of the NCPS and am currently applying for the Accreditation Scheme for Individual Practitioners.
In addition to my counselling work, I am a fully qualified Reiki Teacher and Bi-Aura Tutor. In this role, I plan, prepare, and deliver relevant training materials, as well as provide supervision for trainees in each course I offer.
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.
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.
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Neurodivergent clients diagnosed or who may be undiagnosed.
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £80.00
Concessions offered for
When I work
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Further information
I am available on weekdays and early evenings for sessions, which can be held by either face-to-face or via Zoom calls.
