About me
We all need to be heard and understood, and often the bravest thing we can do is sit in our own discomfort. I'll work with you to build a safe space to understand your experiences. I am confident that no matter where we are, all of us have a path to becoming the person we want to be.
I have a particular passion for working with life transitions and neurodiversity. If you are waiting for an ADHD assessment or medication I am happy to help you understand your individual needs and find ways to best accommodate them while you wait.
While my approach is heavily informed by CBT, ACT, DBT, and psychoanalytic counselling, I favour American style person centred talk therapy over the structured approach typical of NHS providers.
Training, qualifications & experience
I received my master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counselling with a Holistic Studies specialisation from Lesley University (Massachusetts, USA).
Prior to private practice, I worked counselling unhoused folks struggling with substance abuse, diagnosed major mental illness (depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, dissociative identity disorder), and victims of sex trafficking.
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
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
When I work
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I currently have availability in the evening during the week, as well as during the day on Sundays.
