About me
I can offer you a safe, calm, and non-judgemental space where you can talk openly and begin to make sense of things.
I am an accredited integrative psychotherapist working in both private practice and children's services. My inclusive approach allows me to work with all ages, from children and teenagers to adults. I adapt my therapy to your unique situation and draw on a range of approaches to best support you. I am a fully qualified EMDR trauma practitioner working with both adults and children.
I have previously worked as a Mental Health Lead in a SEN secondary school and have a wide range of experience in supporting young people through the challenges they face. I offer a safe space to explore issues such as anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, peer pressure, academic stress, low self-esteem, emotionally based school avoidance. I work with presentations of OCD and Phobias. I am passionate about understanding and supporting neurodiversity in girls and the social isolation this can cause. I have supported a diverse range of clients, including children, adolescents, adults, and families. Throughout my career, I have worked collaboratively with a range of settings, including local authority services and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
I also support frontline workers and individuals affected by trauma, with a focus on repairing unhelpful patterns of attachment, abuse, and neglect. I draw on a range of psychotherapeutic approaches including psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and EMDR, helping clients recognise unhealthy patterns in relationships.
Assessments
Please feel free to call me on 07956633153 to arrange a free 15 minute telephone call. This gives us the opportunity to discuss your concerns, understand your needs, and explore whether my approach is the right fit for you. I work with AVIVA, Vitality, AXA, BUPA and Health Assured and Allianz.
I use a conversation led approach and your experiences and concerns guide our discussions. I consider myself to be a warm, down-to-earth therapist who values honesty, openness, and I have a ‘non-stuffy’ approach to therapy.
How I Work
My approach is integrative, which means I draw on a variety of evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches helping you recognise unhelpful patterns in relationships.
These approaches may include:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - exploring links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. This short video may be helpful.
Psychodynamic and relational therapy - understanding how past experiences and attachment shape the present.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) can help the brain process distressing memories so they no longer feel as overwhelming. It can be used for both 'big T' traumas (difficult life events such as accidents, abuse or loss) and 'small T' traumas (ongoing stress, criticism or difficult life events). Using guided eye movements or other forms of gentle tapping, EMDR supports the mind in reprocessing difficult experiences so they can be remembered without the same level of distress.
Schema Therapy - helping identify unhelpful patterns and develop healthier ways of thinking and behaving.
Person-Centred Therapy - providing a safe, supportive environment to promote self-understanding and personal growth.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) - a short-term, goal-oriented approach that focuses on solutions rather than problems.
Areas I can help you with
- Trauma, abuse, and neglect
- Attachment and relationship difficulties
- Anxiety and depression
- Suicidal thoughts and self-harm
- Low self-esteem and confidence issues
- OCD, hoarding, intrusive thoughts
- Work stress and burnout
- Care responsibilities
- Adoption
- Fibromyalgia and chronic pain
- Phobias
- Children - I work with neurodiversity, PDA, challenging behaviours, peer pressures, ARFID, emotionally based school avoidance , anxiety, depression, self-harm, OCD and phobias.
Professional Standards and Accreditation
I am a fully accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (PNCPS) the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) the EMDR Association UK and the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).
Training, qualifications & experience
- BA (Hons) in Therapeutic Counselling
- EMDR in Training - trained by Sandi Richman, EMDR Association UK
- CPCAB Level 6 in Supervision
- CPCAB Level 5 Higher Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Skills
- Senior Mental Health Lead Training - Place2Be
- Safeguarding Lead Training - Kent County Council
- CBT for Hoarding
- CBT for Emetophobia
- CBT for OCD Advanced Skills - OCTC
- CBT for OCD Fundamentals - OCTC
- CBT for Children and Young People – Oxford Cognitive Training Centre
Tailored CBT for Treating OCD for Neurodivergent Children and Adults - Trauma Focussed-CBT for Complicated PTSD and C-PTSD – OCTC
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
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Fees
£65.00 - £90.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
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