About me
I work with adults (18+) Individuals & Couples. I see clients in-person (F2F) at my Portsmouth practice & Online via Zoom.
The Therapies I offer are Humanistic in their approach and include Internal Family Systems (IFS) to which I am fully trained to IFS Level 3. I have also trained extensively in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy. I find that these modalities integrate well.
I provide a warm, professional and confidential space where you can talk openly about the issues which are bringing you into counselling.
I qualified as a BA (hons) Humanistic counsellor in 2006. I have much experience working with issues including anxiety, anger, stress, trauma, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and addictions.
As a Counsellor & as a human being on my own personal journey I am aware that we all experience challenges and difficulties in our lives.
Many people choose to see me to find a way through their distressing work or personal issues in a professional, safe and confidential environment so that they can begin to make new choices, heal and let go of the past – when it is no longer helpful, learn new skills and move forward with their lives.
I work within the Humanistic model of counselling which centres on valuing and appreciating you as a person and focusing on your personal development. It is important that you feel comfortable working with me as our therapeutic relationship will be the foundation for your therapy being effective.
I have a particular interest, training and supervision in IFS (Internal Family Systems) to Level 3
IFS therapy proposes that the mind is composed of various “parts”, forming an inner “family” that can conflict with one another and a core, compassionate “Self”.
IFS aims to foster harmony by helping individuals understand and integrate these parts—by accessing their core Self, from a place of curiosity and compassion.
I also have a breadth of training in ACT – Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. ACT helps you to get in contact with the Present Moment by being psychologically present and gives you skills to step back from unhelpful thoughts, dropping the struggle with them, or being overwhelmed by them.
ACT means taking ACTion guided by values – by doing what matters to live a richer & more meaningful life.
Training, qualifications & experience
Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy - MBACP
BA Hons Humanistic Counselling
Professional Qualifications
Chichester College - Certificate Counselling Skills
University of Chichester - Diploma Humanistic Counselling
University of Chichester - Degree BA (Hons) Humanistic Counselling
Further Training
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- IFS - Level 1 (IFS Institute UK)
- IFS - Level 2 - IFIO for Couples Work (IFS Institute UK)
- IFS - Level 2 - Deepening & Expanding (IFS Institute UK)
- IFS - Level 3 - (IFS Institute UK)
- ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy) Training
- ACT – Introductory Cert (Evolve Training & Therapy)
- ACT – Intermediate Cert – Dr Russ Harris (Contextual Consulting)
- ACT – Advanced Cert – Dr Russ Harris (Contextual Consulting)
- ACT – Brief Intervention – Kirk Stosahl & Patricia Robinson (Contextual Consulting)
- ACT – Intermediate Self Esteem Cert – Joe Oliver & Richard Bennett (Contextual Consulting)
- ACT – Advanced – Steve Hayes (Contextual Consulting)
- ACT – Matrix – Benjamin Schoendorff – (Contextual Consulting)
- ACT - Cert Anxiety & Depression - Russ Harris - (Contextual Consulting
- ACT - Experiential Client Work - Robyn Walser & Matt Villatte (ACBS)
- RFT - Cert Relational Frame Theory - J Oliver & R Bennett (Contextual Consulting)
- ACT & RFT - Cert Mastering the Clinical Conversation - Matt Villatte (Contextual Consulting)
- ACT - Cert Master Class - Robyn Walser (Contextual Consulting)
ACT - Cert Trauma and Mindfulness - Russ Harris - ACT - Cert for Perfectionism - Russ Harris
- ACT - Cert Working with Grief - Dr Ray Owen
- ACT - Cert FACT (Focused ACT for brief intervention) - Russ Harris
- ACT - and Chair Work - Dr Tobyn Bell & Dr Matthew Pugh
- CFT Compassion Focused Therapy Training
CFT – Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) – Dr Paul Gilbert
CFT – Advanced Clinical Skills Workshop (CFT) – Dr Paul Gilbert
CFT – Working Compassionately with Anger – Proff Russell Kolts
CFT – Chairwork & Digital Applications Online – Dr Tobyn Bell & Dr Alison Dixon - Couple Counselling Training
Cert Couple Counselling (Basingstoke Counselling Service
Cert Couple and Family Counselling (Wealden Institute)
Cert Couple Counselling (The Link Centre)
Cert Couple Counselling – Separation, Divorce & Beyond (Solent Group for Psychotherapists & Counsellors)
IFS - Level 2 - IFIO Intimacy From The Inside Out (IFS Institute UK) - Diploma (NLP) Neuro Linguistic Programming (INLPTA)
Diploma (NLP) Life coaching (INLPTA)
Working with Addiction – Sussex Alcohol & Substance use Service (SASS)
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Foundations of CBT (CBT with Heart) – (Hemmings Field Associates)
Introductory Cert in Trauma Therapy (Wealden College)
Diploma in Trauma Therapy (Wealden College) – Attendance
Teaching Clients Mindfulness Skills (Grey Rock)
I qualified as a counsellor in 2006. Prior to setting up my private counselling practice I worked as a counsellor for students in a secondary school, for a general counselling service for adults in West Sussex and within the field of addiction. I have also worked as a helpline counsellor for a major Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provider.
In addition I have wide experience as a counsellor for adults at a Carers Support Service, where I also set up and ran an Emotional Support Line and as a Dementia Carers support group facilitator and workshop provider and trainer. I am also the Co-Founder of Portsmouth Therapy Partnership
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 - £85.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- Individuals - £70.00 per 50 minute session
- Couples - £85.00 per 55 minute session
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