About me
Online and outdoor therapy in Derby.
I aim to help people gain greater perspectives and the relief that comes with understanding yourself and being understood. I am client led, meaning I believe you know what is most useful for you. That said, I know starting therapy sessions may be daunting, so I will help and guide as needed. We are a team trying to work things out together.
I am integratively trained meaning I use a variety of different types of therapy. What that looks like in practice: I follow your lead, I look out for impacts of trauma and disconnection and I notice unhelpful thinking patterns and offer the opportunity to understand them further. I hope to support clients to become more integrated. Meaning the mind and body are working in tune with each other, rather than, for example, the body being silenced and ignored.
Most people who come to therapy work on connection with themselves and others. Outdoor therapy lends an additional element for connection with the changing environment as we sit or walk.
Working together, we will combine our thoughts and skills to deepen your understanding of what’s going on and create a shift.
Being heard and understood can be so empowering that things may start shifting when you experience that, regardless of which counselling theory is used.
I work in a trauma informed way and have completed further training in this area. I have also completed further training in: ADHD, supporting adult children of emotionally immature parents and am currently part-way through level 3 British Sign Language.
Wheelchair accessible: We can plan a wheelchair accessible route for outdoor therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified and registered therapist (BACP). I have provided counselling in an NHS service, a family support service and for an online, low cost service. I have experience providing short term and longer term therapy.
I am trained in the Rewind Technique which helps reduce the impact of trauma on daily lives. This may mean a reduction of flashbacks, better sleep, less intrusive thoughts, reducing the impact of phobias, less emotional reactions to triggers and the ability to re-engage with activities that may have been difficult after a traumatic event.
I hold a Postgraduate, level 7 diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy, attained at University of East London.
I have completed further training in Rewind Technique, ADHD, and supporting adult children of emotionally immature parents, amongst other trainings.
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
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Outdoor therapy locations include: Elvaston Castle Country Park, Alvaston park, Markeaton park, Allestree park, Darley park. Other locations are possible, please ask.
Current availability: Wednesday and Thursday between 9am-1pm.
I always reply to enquiries. If you do not receive a reply, please check your spam folder or email me directly. Thank you.
Further information
Before we decide to work together, you are welcome to have a free call so we can introduce ourselves and see if we would like to book in for a session. I can answer your questions and you can give an overview of what you would like support with. There may be occasions when I am not the best match for you and in those instances, I will try and guide you to an organisation or professional that may be suitable.
After the call, if we decide to work together, I will email you the counselling contract/ agreement for you to review which we will look at together in the first session. The first session includes a small amount of admin like gathering some basic details.
