About me
Looking for a counsellor can feel a bit harder than it should.
You are looking at profiles trying to work out who feels right - without really knowing what it would feel like to sit and talk to them. Finding the right counsellor often starts with a little feeling that this is a person I could speak with.
You might be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, low or dealing with something more specific like grief, relationship difficulties or trauma. Or it might be less clear than that - just a sense that something feels off.
Either way you don't need to have it all figured out before you start. I can meet you wherever you currently are.
I'm a fully trained and qualified counsellor with several years experience in private practice. I work with both men and women with a wide range of different issues. This includes anxiety, bereavement, trauma, conflict, low self confidence and caring for others to name just a few. I also have additional training and experience of working with clients who have ADHD or ASD.
I'm not a sit back and be quiet type of counsellor which is important to know. I'm engaged in the process with you. I'll ask questions, notice patterns and help you make sense of what's going on - especially when things feel difficult to untangle or hard are unclear. I won't tell you what to do but instead help you identify what you need most right now.
We will work at your pace - if you want to crack on with it I will keep up. But if you want to slow down and take it at a pace that feels safe to you I will make sure I am at your speed.
Sessions can be short or long term depending on what you are looking for. I am flexible with timings because I know life isn't always simple. I offer in person, on line or telephone counselling so you can choose whichever is the best for you.
The next step is for us to arrange a call and have a chat. There's no obligation - its just a chance for us to talk things through and for me to answer any questions you may have.
I know this can feel like a big step, so it's really ok to take it at your own pace.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
CPCAB Certificate in Introduction to Counselling Skills
Cruse Bereavement Support Certificate
Level 3 Safeguarding Skills
Counselling Tutor Online & Telephone Counselling Certificate
Open University Certificate in Counselling Online
Additional Training
Carolyn Spring Working with shame
Carolyn Spring Child Sexual Abuse
Working with suicidal thoughts
Certificate in Understanding Domestic Abuse
Safeguarding qualifications
Working with anxiety and depression
Attachment Theory
Working with the Inner Child
Working with ADHD, ADD and autism in the counselling room
Experience
Extensive experience of working in a private practice seeing clients with a variety of different issues
Cruse Bereavement Counselling
Child & Adolescent Bereavement Service Counsellor
Changing Lives Mind Counsellor for Cambridgeshire
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 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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
All of the areas I have ticked above are things I have worked with and ensured I have undertaken additional training and learning in so I can support my clients in the best way I can.
I am also trained to provide counselling on line or over the telephone
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer unlimited counselling sessions for £50 per session. There is no obligation to have a set number of sessions.
When I work
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Further information
As a client you can choose the best format for your counselling. This means I can provide counselling face to face, on line or on the telephone. I can also provide some flexibility with session times to meet different shift patterns.
My counselling room is a private space where we will not be interrupted.
