About me
About me
Alongside my career as a university lecturer in psychology and social sciences, I trained and then worked as a counsellor with Relate UK. I went on to teach counselling at Queens University Belfast on their Masters Degree and then became Course Director for the Foundation Degree in counselling at the University of Ulster. I wrote and delivered the level 5 Diploma in Relationship Counselling for Relate Northern Ireland which was accredited by CPCAB. I am also a qualified counselling supervisor.
Counselling practice
I have more than twenty years’ experience as a counsellor, working with couples and individuals. Relationships with family, friends and partners can be fundamental to our sense of identity and self worth and, if unfulfilling, can lead to depression, anxiety and feelings of low self-esteem. We all experience times in our lives when live events and relationship issues can be difficult to manage. Counselling can help us to get through these difficult times. I offer a safe space where clients can make sense of their situation and explore ways of making positive changes for the future. I am based in Burley but also offer online and telephone counselling
Training, qualifications & experience
BA (Hons) Psychology
MA Social Psychology
PGCE
Cert Marital and Couple Counselling
Advanced Diploma in Counselling Supervision
I have my own private practice but I also work as a trainer and teacher in counselling.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£50 per session.
£45 for counselling students.
When I work
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I am available Mondays to Thursdays day and evening. It may be possible to arrange a time at the weekend
Further information
I also offer counselling supervision.
