About me
Are you struggling with low self-confidence and feeling down about yourself? Perhaps you’re feeling anxious, low, or behind in life. You might be finding life changes and choices difficult - your career, your family or relationships.
You might find it hard to communicate, feel in the spotlight at work or socialising with friends or find you tend to people please? Maybe you feel like you don’t really know yourself at all.
You might have experienced difficult life experiences - a bereavement or trauma, and you notice it impacting how you feel about yourself? Perhaps you felt overlooked, or put down by people around you.
I offer a space to be heard and understand yourself and your emotions (sadness, anger, anxiety, loneliness or disconnection) in a non-judgemental, holding and calm space with a real human connection.
I can help you learn to develop your self-worth, manage your emotions, set strong boundaries, and find a more confident joyful you.
It can take courage to take this next step and finally reach out for some support. I'm here to get that conversation started. You can send me a message to set up a short call or assessment session.
Who I work with
I specialise in working with adults and young people (18 years and over) with issues relating to anxiety, low mood, and low self-esteem, or those who’ve experienced difficult life experiences such as abuse, trauma, bereavement or loss.
Please be aware that I am currently not working with clients who are actively suicidal.
My approach
We’ll work together creatively to find a focus and approach that works for you, to help you heal, grow and find a way forwards.
As an integrative therapist, I draw on various theoretical models in order to tailor an approach to suit you:
- Person-centred therapy - you're the expert on you, so sessions are about supporting you to express your emotions and thoughts. I provide empathy, compassion and guidance.
- Psychodynamic - gently exploring difficult and/or unconscious feelings and patterns of behaviour to enable change. Acknowledging the impact of early relationships on the ways in which we relate to one another.
I also draw inspiration and help you learn coping tools from:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Creative therapies
- Mindfulness
I believe it is important to acknowledge power structures, and intersecting oppressions (such as race, class and sexuality) and their impact on clients' mental health.
Training, qualifications & experience
I'm a qualified, accredited counsellor who has been practicing for over 10 years. I have done additional training including working with trauma, bereavement, neurodivergence, trans and non-binary awareness.
I am an Accredited Member of British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework.
Qualifications:
- Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling (2018), CPPD
- Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling (2018), CPPD
- Diploma in Counselling Skills (2015), Mary Ward Centre
I also have safeguarding training and have completed a level 3 Award in Tackling and Preventing Domestic and Sexual Abuse.
Experience:
As well as private practice, I work in an NHS service. I have experience working in schools, charities and community services. I have worked with adults and young people, and have facilitated group work.
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
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
£70.00 per session
Additional information
I ask for 48 hours notice for all cancellations.
When I work
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I have limited availability on Thursdays. One face-to-face slot in the morning and a fortnightly slot in the afternoon. Please get in touch for more details.
