About me
I bring compassion, an open mind, and respect to our work together, creating a supportive and collaborative space where we can begin to make meaning of your experience. As we reflect on your past and present, your relational patterns and your ways of being in the world, space can be created to process the thoughts and feelings that arise and to explore pathways toward positive change. I will support you in developing greater self-acceptance and self-compassion, encouraging an interest in your feelings in the present moment and in the truth of your immediate experience.
I work relationally, whereby the relationship we develop together is key to therapeutic change. I approach each piece of work with genuine interest and commitment, facilitating self-exploration and greater self-awareness, enabling you to ultimately know and trust yourself more.
Through this process, therapy can help you to work through your difficulties, review your challenges and your strengths, and feel more connected, allowing for a greater sense of freedom in everyday life.
I am an integratively trained UKCP psychotherapeutic counsellor, drawing on a range of theories and approaches to support clients with diverse needs and experiences. I welcome the spectrum of difference and individuality that each person brings to therapy.
I see clients weekly in-person, short-term and long-term.
An initial session is offered with no fee for you to find out more about the way I work, explore what you are looking for in therapy and see if we are a good fit.
Please contact me with any questions, I answer all enquiries promptly. We can arrange a 20 min phonecall if you prefer in the first instance.
I offer comfortable & welcoming therapy spaces just off King's Parade in Cambridge city centre CB2. My offices are located above Corpus Playroom on St Edward's Passage. There are convenient parking options including multi-storey & metered street parking (free after 5pm within short walking distance); public transport links - bus, multiple park & ride sites, train; cycle racks nearby. I work limited hours from CB1 & CB4 also.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc (Hons) Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling - Middlesex University
- Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling - Matrix College of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
I am trained to high standards regulated by the UKCP. I am a registered member of UKCP & BACP, and adhere to the code of ethics of each. My work is insured and professionally supervised.
I have extensive counselling experience in charitable & private practice settings. I attend CPD training on a broad range of issues to ensure my ongoing professional development, and to expand upon my interests, such as those in trauma and attachment.
I have training from the Anna Freud Centre with AT-Autism, and also previous work experience in a school for Autistic children - these broaden my view and understanding of neurodivergence, an area of particular interest.
I enjoy working with individuals with ADHD, autism and neurodivergent profiles, diagnosed or otherwise.
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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 have an open-minded approach to whatever you bring and will seek to understand your challenges and your strengths.
The areas of counselling listed above apply to my experience and/or interest. Please enquire if you would like to assess my suitability to you & your current needs.
I have experience working across a broad range of issues such as low mood, anxiety, low self esteem, loneliness, relationship issues, communication problems, life transitions, loss, depression, stress, trauma, ptsd. I can help you to explore feelings around identity, difference, belonging, isolation, rejection, avoidance, anger, frustration, shame and feeling stuck.
I enjoy working with men, yet many can find it difficult to approach beginning therapy. I encourage you to get in touch - we can talk through your thoughts about therapy in a relaxed and non-judgemental way, and consider if working with me could be a good fit for you.
I enjoy working with individuals with ADHD, autism, neurodivergence, diagnosed or otherwise.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 - £75.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer an initial session with no fee for you to find out more about the way I work, explore what you are looking for in therapy and see if we are a good fit.
Please ask if you need flexibility on the fee, I am happy to discuss.
I am happy to discuss a reduced-fee concessions rate depending upon your circumstances. I offer a limited number of these spaces so please make sure to mention in your initial enquiry. Many thanks.
When I work
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Further information
I work relationally, drawing from psychodynamic and humanistic theory, integrating developmental & attachment theories as ways of understanding relational patterns, unconscious processes, and how the past informs the present.
An overarching approach of mindful awareness encourages presence and greater self-acceptance and compassion, paying attention to immediate embodied experience, or 'felt sense', and supporting natural, intuitive change.
If you would like to discuss any of these ideas and approaches further please do get in touch.
