About me
Life can often get complicated or feel more challenging at times and having an opportunity to talk in a confidential and accepting environment can help you to find resolution. Perhaps you are experiencing anxiety, feeling depressed, having relationship struggles or have suffered a loss. Perhaps you are feeling overwhelmed by stress. You may be experiencing the lasting effects of relational or developmntal trauma. I will offer you time and acceptance. You will find the opportunity to speak about your issues and be heard and understood. The therapeutic relationship we build together can enable healing, deepen your awareness and to enable you to create healthy change in your life.
I am interested in the mind and body connection and how learning to hear our internal voices can lead to deeper self connection and healing. My most recent trainings have been Frank Anderson's Internal Family Systems Trauma Training and Tim Brown's Body Listening, both of which are integrated into my practice.
My approach has been influenced by a range of therapeutic models. I began from a psychodynamic base, which seeks to explore the influence of early experience on present day life. Additional training in Attachment Theory (an understanding of early development), Family Systemic Theory (how we adapt and change to the environments we live in) and Transactional Analysis (exploring the dynamics between people). I work trauma informed, understanding the role of our nervous systems plays in safety and how this informs our lives at a deeply implicit level.
I am an experienced therapist working with adults in the Salisbury area and across the UK online. I offer both short term counselling and longer term/open ended therapy adjusting to your needs and preferences. I also train new counsellors with Redlands Counselling up to Level 5, which continues to inform my work with clients.
I worked for Action on Addiction for 15 years, primarily with family and friends affected by somone else's addiction.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been counselling adults for over 20 years since completing my original Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling. Following this training I have also completed a Foundation in Family Therapy, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy level 1, Transactional Analysis TA101, Frank Anderson's Internal Family Systems Trauma Training. I have considerable experience in working with individuals and families affected by another's substance use (including alcohol) through my long term work at Action on Addiction. I am a trauma informed therapist with experience of working with relational and developmental trauma and PTSD.
I also trained in counselling children and young people ( based in the theories of Attachment and Gestalt) and worked within a primary school setting for five years.
I am a qualified supervisor and run a private practice with both clients and supervisees.
Through my work I have also developed therapeutic programmes and workshops for both clients and professionals and I am an accredited and experienced trainer. I currently teach for Redlands, training new counsellors under the CPCAB qualification system.
My first career was in dance and theatre, which has also informed my approach, working with a mind / body connection.
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
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Fees
£65.00 per session
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Additional information
Counselling/Therapy - My fees are £65 per session for individuals.
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