About me
Feeling low, anxious, overwhelmed? Maybe you are struggling with the relationships in your life, facing major life transition, battling work related stress or are grieving. I work with teens 13+ and adults.
Clients who are new to counselling often worry about being 'analysed' or led into areas they either know are not relevant, or are not ready to explore. This isn't how I work. I'm warm, friendly and accepting and offer somewhere confidential for you to safely discuss and explore whatever is troubling you. I don't use 'psychobabble' or fancy jargon, and will explain any concepts and tools and techniques in plain English.
Clients find me warm, compassionate, accepting and insightful. They value the safe space as somewhere they can open up and explore collaboratively.
Having spent years working in the 'real world' I realised that what I enjoyed most about being at work was connecting with people, listening carefully to them, and supporting them in meeting their goals. This also seemed to include them feeling better about themselves. People seemed to feel comfortable opening up to me.
Over time I felt a growing pull towards work that was more meaningful and people focused. I finally took the plunge and retrained as a counsellor in my forties having had a lifelong interest in mental health, and with a wealth of personal experience to draw on. It is an absolute privilege to walk alongside people on their counselling journey.
Visit my website for lots more information - listed at the top of the page.
Please note that my service is not suitable for people struggling with more complex mental health presentations such as psychosis, bipolar and schizophrenia.
Training, qualifications & experience
I work with teens 13+ and adults.
Please note - I only work face to face with under 18s.
- ABC Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- The Science of Trauma Training
- Level 3 Counselling Skills
- How To Do Counselling Online Training
- Walk and Talk Trained
- Safeguarding Trained
- Enhanced DBS
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 - £50.00
Additional information
All sessions are 50 minutes.
I offer both weekly and fortnightly sessions and can adapt to work around shifts patterns. I have evening availability.
- In person - in Wakefield City Centre £50
- Walk and Talk - Horbury £40
- Online - via Teams £40
