About me
I'm passionate about supporting people who are hard on themselves, worried about how others see them, feel frozen in life and are afraid of getting things wrong.
I love working with creative people, meditators, people from the LBGTQIA+ community and people who are ready for more self-awareness and self-compassion.
Together, we can work to let go of self-criticism, depression and anxiety and create more confidence, resilience, and clarity.
I'll support you to develop a compassionate relationship with all parts of yourself, even those that might feel difficult or overwhelming.
In our work together, you'll experience a space where all parts of yourself are welcome and understood. You'll learn to understand where difficult feelings come from, and to meet them with curiosity and compassion. My personal Buddhist practice enhances this work, creating a calm, judgment-free environment where your inner wisdom can emerge naturally.
I first became a therapist out of a drive to understand myself more deeply, and to find ways of transforming my own anxiety and depression. As I received the gifts of self-compassion, understanding and a new enthusiasm for life I became passionate about supporting others in the way I had been supported.
Practical Information
Location: My consulting room in central Malvern or online
Training, qualifications & experience
As a Level Three trained IFS therapist, I offer a powerful approach that creates space for self-understanding, emotional healing, and lasting transformation—all at the right pace for you.
My approach is enriched by other training:
- Diploma in Wild Therapy – Incorporating nature's healing elements, recognising our fundamental connection to the earth, and supporting working outdoors.
- Advanced Diploma in Embodied Relational Therapy – Treating body and mind as an integrated whole, working with physical sensations as meaningful communication.
- Diploma in Counselling from Tariki Trust – Bringing an authentic presence to counselling work, and creating the conditions for natural change.
I was ordained as a Buddhist Minister in 2007, and co-founded Bright Earth Buddhist Temple in Malvern. Those years of experience and my ongoing practice support my therapy work.
My Buddhist name is Kaspalita, which means, 'protected by the light', but everyone calls me Kaspa.
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
£80.00 per session
Additional information
Concessions sometimes available, reach out for more information.
When I work
Tuesday to Friday.
