About me
I am degree qualified and work with adults on a one-to-one basis. I can help with a range of emotional and psychological issues that may be negatively impacting your life. You have the ability to create positive and lasting change to enhance your overall well-being and make life what you want it to be free from limiting beliefs and restrictive behaviours. My aim to provide a safe, patient and constructive space for you to reach your full potential. I offer a flexible approach combining different elements of counselling styles and techniques to tailor sessions to your needs and personal circumstances. I can provide short- or long-term therapy in person, online, via video call, or by telephone depending on your preferences. My clients are people just like you who have decided to find help to enable them to live their best lives.
I have experience of working closely with abuse, alcohol and substance misuse, anxiety, attachment, trauma, depression, loss, low confidence/self-esteem and significant life changes. I have personal and professional experience in domestic abuse, so know first-hand the harm it can have to your sense of self leaving deep emotional wounds.
I undertake continued professional development as best practice and have a strong interest in masculinity, men’s mental health and male sufferers of female perpetrated domestic abuse. I support men from all professional backgrounds including construction and trade. Men experience anger, anxiety, depression, relationship/sex issues, stress and grief and I understand the stigma and mixed feelings that can still be attached to talking to a counsellor. This means they may wait longer before seeking help, have doubts over its benefits, but once they begin often share their relief and wish they had started sooner when they realise it can be helpful. Counselling is a form of self-care.
You may not see your issue listed above but please still contact me and we can talk about whether your problem is something I can help you with.
My Approach
I work holistically supporting the whole person, viewing mind, body, emotions, and spirit as aspects of a person's wellbeing, all playing a role to their healing, each requiring care and attention.
The therapeutic relationship is key to a successful outcome, I will be real and authentic, you will be met with warmth, and empathy, I will bring enthusiasm, and where appropriate humour to our connection (albeit sometimes bad!). Therapy doesn't have to be boring. Client feedback is that I am down to earth and relatable.
If desired, I can incorporate creative methods as an intervention to help identify and explore unconscious or complex thoughts and feelings or for times when it may be difficult to express emotions or experiences through words, it can also be a more gentle approach if things feel overwhelming.
Why Counselling?
Sometimes life feels hard! We can often allow conflicts and unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns to get in the way of living an enjoyable and fulfilling one. It may be you are experiencing distress or reached a crisis or turning point where things are no longer feel acceptable as they are, you may have been struggling in private feeling like you should be able to manage or resolve your problems on your own, when it doesn’t have to be that way. Talking to a therapist is an effective way to regain control and get yourself back on track, you do not need to filter your thoughts, feelings, and emotions, protect another party, or worry about burden. There isn’t a topic that is unwelcome, and you may be surprised by how quickly you begin to see changes.
How can I help?
The counselling room is a place where you can discuss issues of greatest importance to you, a confidential environment, built on trust, where you feel seen, heard, and validated, without judgement.
I will listen with respect and careful attention to what you choose to bring and through exploration, support at your own pace and gentle challenge, together we will work through what may be troubling you to assist in helping increase your self-awareness, better understand yourself and the relationships with people around you, reframe problems or concerns, help you to find your own solutions, manage difficulties more easily by providing more productive ways of coping. I will be alongside you throughout the process, but without being caught up in the difficulties themselves and I am trained in moving you towards a safer and more comfortable place. I am passionate about the work I do with others and would love to be able to help you.
A little bit more about me: I would say that I am a good balance of extrovert and introvert – outgoing but a homely person too. My journey started in complementary therapy. I love being in nature, sunrises, sunsets, and long walks with my headphones in, I have a real varied taste in music.
Beginning the Journey
Choosing to seek help and support through counselling can be a brave decision often made in the most difficult and challenging of times, and there can fears and unknowns about coming for the first time, but if you feel I may be the right person to support you and are ready to take the next step in contacting me, my purpose is to welcome you, de-mystify counselling and make the process as comfortable and reassuring as possible. By reaching out and starting you could be on your way to feeling more grounded and restoring balance and calm in your life; emerging the best version of you and feeling more empowered in making decisions.
Our first session will be an opportunity for us to get to know each other more, ensuring we will be a good fit to work together, we will discuss what brings you to counselling and what you would like to achieve from our time together, I will take some background information, talk you through some formalities and will be happy to answer any questions you may have. If you are happy to continue, a regular weekly session day and time will be agreed and reserved for you. There can be some flexibility to this subject to availability.
If you would like to book a session or wish to discuss anything further, please do not hesitate to contact me by email, text, or telephone call. I look forward to hearing from you.
'Trauma creates change you don't choose, healing is about creating change that you do choose' ~ Michele Rosenthal
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc (First-Class Hons) Integrative Counselling - University of East London
- Access to Counselling Diploma level 3 - South Essex College
- Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Clinical Practice within the voluntary sector, Probation Service and Private Practice
- Extensive Continued Professional Development in trauma, domestic abuse, attachment, counselling for men
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I have a limited number of concessional rate spaces available for students or those on a low income, please contact me to discuss further.
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I will work with you to arrange a day and time to suit your schedule, subject to requirements and availability.
