About me
Looking for a space that welcomes neurodiversity? Searching for a therapist who can safely adapt their practice around your needs? Tired of feeling less than, broken or like an imposter? Exhausted from feeling guilty, ashamed, worried, scared, sad, numb, angry or having wildly fluctuating moods? Fed up with feeling hopeless, distressed, lost or stuck? Wondering just how much more pain you will have to bear? Certain that something has to change but have no idea what or how?
I am a warm and creative BACP-accredited talking therapist trained to use a relational-dynamic model where the therapy relationship is used an avenue for change and to discover how the past might affect the present. I am also a creative arts therapist trained to use visual art as an alternative means of communication. I sometimes coach or provide psychoeducation.
As a late-diagnosed AuDHD woman, I understand that communication can often feel hard. I know that there are ways through that. Reflection can take more than one form.
Training, qualifications & experience
My experience
I have worked in therapeutic roles with a range of organisations in the north and south of England covering presenting problems from relationship difficulties, health-related issues and loss to anxiety, depression, recovery, bi-polar disorder, PTSD and borderline personality disorder, as well as neurodiversity in all its forms.
My Background
I began my working life as an administrator, trained as an artist, worked for arts organisations for a while and then supported neurodiverse students with study skills and through mentoring in the university system prior to, and alongside, training as a talking therapist. I have accessed a range of therapies as a client, including psychodynamic, relational, art therapy and group analysis.
Qualifications
PG Dip Therapeutic Arts - University of South Wales (2024)
Foundation Certificate in Groupwork - Group Analysis South West (2021)
MA Psychotherapy and Counselling - University of Leeds (2018)
Dip HE (Open) inc. Psychology, Counselling and Mental Health - Open University (2014)
PG Dip Visual and Verbal Representation in Britain 1840-1940 - University of Reading (2003)
BA Fine Art - C&GCHE (1997)
Publications
Article, British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2020 (Topic - loss)
Paper Presentation, BACP Research Conference, Belfast, 2019 (Topic - informed consent)
Poster Presentation, BACP Research Conference, London, 2018 (Topic - informed consent)
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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I specialise in neurodiversity, loss and relational dynamics. I am interested in working with all types of trauma.
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£55.00 - £75.00
Additional information
I operate a sliding scale for fees - further details can be found on my website.
Further information
I work with adults who are in distress as a result of difference, trauma and any challenging life experience or anyone actively seeking change.
I usually begin with a pretherapy assessment and co-created formulation process to help us think about your presenting problem, your history, what you want to work on and how you want to work. This often takes two sessions, sometimes more. When we move into your therapy work, you can work short-term to a clear fixed target or longer term to help you work at depth on a range of goals.
I use outcome measures (core-om) to monitor clinical change and a regular reviewing process to check our progress, identify what you are finding helpful and to look at what I might need to change.
Payment for sessions is made by bank transfer in advance of each session.
I am BACP-accredited and eligible to apply to be a provider for your insurance company cover.
