About me
Hi I am Ken. (He/Him)
Supporting Families/Groups, Couples, Individuals and Young People (12-18)
GSRD: Each Relationship is unique and it is your relationship done your way! Whether it be Monogamous, Consensual Non-Monogamy, Throupling, Polyamory or any other diverse relationship counselling can help you to explore your relationship types, options and boundaries. Working through other things such as jealousy and ‘rule breaking’ and general worries and concerns about your relationships.
LGBTQIA+ Clients: Trans and non-binary clients are a keen interest and focus of my work and a safe space is offered to members of this community. Whether your concern is the Transition process, coming out to family, fears or worries about the future or other issues such as body dysmorphia that often come with being Trans counselling will help you to explore these issues.
Clients within the LGBTQIA+ community identify in many different ways and have various couples dynamics and attend counselling with issues including self-identity; coming out to family and friends; understanding the many and different pronouns, terminology and subsections that people associate with and where they 'fit' within the community, we can explore this together.
You can also be supported with issues not connected to your LGBTQIA+ Status.
Bereavement and Suicide: When you lose a loved one the complexities of loss and change can be hard to manage. It can be hard imagining a future without them. With support through counselling you will learn a state of acceptance and how to live your 'new normal'.
Often with sudden death and also suicide you may have complex unanswered questions. Was I there for them? Could I have stopped it? Why did this happen? We can work through these questions together.
Men's Mental Health including Domestic Violence: For men to reach out and express how they feel can be very hard, they fear stigma, worry of being judged and feeling of not being 'like a man'. You are not alone in these feelings and counselling can offer that safe space to express your feelings without judgement.
Male victims of Domestic Violence may feel isolated, weak or not believed. By examining this in counselling you will be supported to understand it is not your fault nor a weakness and you can determine a greater understanding of the situation and also you can explore what your future may look like.
Relationship/Couples Counselling Clients have been supported through communication issues, finding a better way to communicate needs and manage niggles and conflict. Also dealing with relationship breakdown and negotiating diverse relationship types, agreed boundaries within your relationships and overcoming infidelity, lies and mistrust.
Neurodivergence Affirmative With over 20 years experince of supporting neurodivergence I understand the social and communication issues some clients may experience.
With this in mind, I am neuro-diverse affirmative and can adapt my sessions accordingly to meet your needs.
RNIB Approved Accredited Sight Loss Counsellor. - I can adapt my sessions before and during to accomodate your sight loss needs including providing relevant information in your prefered format, and providing relevant sensory information for you to access my office if you prefer face to face or offering the video service you prefer if online is your choice.
Emotional Freedom Techniques. (Tapping). EFT, also called 'tapping' is a method to 'tap' on certain parts of the body to reduce emotions, pain and to reduce stress and anxiety this can be used alongside or standalone from your counselling
Other Issues: Clients present with many varied different issues and concerns. including anxiety, depression, social anxiety, work based stress, addiction and childhood issues.
ON OFFER
A 30 miunte, no obligation online assessment at £30 to explore your needs and goals, and an opportunity to see if we can work together
Face to face in Burnley or Padiham Lancashire, or via Zoom/Teams/Google Meets or telephone at slightly reduced costs.
Long term and short term therapy. Integrating different counselling techniques when needed.
Late night and Saturday Mornings appointments offering great flexibility.
Reduced cost for people in the following occupations, Police, Fire, Ambulance Paramedics and Nursing. Support Worker/Carers who are paid and Unpaid Carers. Students, the Unemployed and the Retired (over 65)
Training, qualifications & experience
MY EXPERIENCE
I have been a counsellor since 2016 and in private practice since 2019. Prior to this I volunteered in 2 hospices as a bereavement support counsellor, the LGBT Foundation Manchester and Cedar House in Preston
I also Co-facilitated a Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide support group helping individuals explore feelings and thoughts about the suicide of a loved one, helping them realise that they are 'not alone' and that they may have questions they never have answers to.
Before I became a counsellor I spent over 20 years working with Autistic adults, adults with learning disabilities, their families and carers therefore I can adapt my sessions to suit your needs.
I am recognised by the RNIB as an acredited sight loss counsellor and can accomodate all your needs before and during your sessions.
My relevant qualifications include:
- RNIB Accrediated Sight Loss Counselling (2025)
- Emotional Freedom Techniques Certified Practitioner Level 2 (2025)
- Emotional Freedom Techniques Certified Practitioner Level 1 (2025)
- Working Therapeutically Online (2020)
- Couples Counselling (2020)
- Level 4 Certificate In Working Therapeutically with Children (2019)
- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Counselling with Brief Interventions (2017)
- Foundation Degree in Counselling with Brief Interventions (2016)
- Level 3 Counselling Skills
- Level 2 Counselling Concepts
- NVQ Level 3 Promoting Independence of Adults with Disabilities
- Drug Awareness Studies and their Applications
- Mental Health Awareness
- Emergency First Aid at Work
I have an extensive list of continued professional development courses including
- (Gendered Intelligence) Working Alongside Trans, Gender Diverse and Questioning People
- (Pesi UK) Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist Training
- (National Gender Training) Transgender Awareness
- (Affordable CPD) Gambling Awareness
- (PODS) Trauma and the Body
- (PODS) Working with Suicide and Self Harm
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(Affordable CPD) Sexually Traumatic Events
- (PODS) Working with Shame
- (Affordable CPD) Sex, Intimacy and Pornography
- (Affordable CPD) Counselling Gender Variations
- (Mind Matters) Stress Control
- (PODS) Dealing with Distress: Working with Self Harm & Suicide
- (PODS) Child Sexual Abuse: Hope for Healing
- (PODS) Working with DID in Clinical Practice
- (Place2Be) Safeguarding Children
- (KAS Counselling) Introduction to Working with Sexual Diversities
- (SOBS) Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide-Group Management Training
- (PODS) Trauma and the Body
- (PODS) Disassociation and DID: The Fundamentals
- (PODS) Working with Relational Trauma
- (PODS) Trauma, Disassociation & Recovery
Online Continued Professional Development:
- (Place2Be) Working with Children with SLCN
- (Place2Be) Working with Children with Special Educational Needs
- (Healthcare Training) Mental Capacity Act 2005
- (College of Policing) Channel General Awareness Module [Prevent]
- (HM Government) Awareness of Forced Marriage V2
- (IDAS) Domestic Abuse Basic Awareness
- (Safeguarding e-Academy) Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation
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
- GSRD (Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversity)
- LGBTQIA+
- Transgender/Non-Binary/Bi Gender/Gender Fluid
- Gender
- Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual
- Drag/Cross Dressing
- Asylum Seekers
- Male Domestic Violence Victims
- Men's Mental Health
- Bereavement and Suicide
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£50.00 - £105.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
An initial 30 minute, no obligation, online assessment for all Clients at £30 to see if we can work together and answer any questions we may have thereafter
Each 50 minute session of
Families/Groups (3-5 People) £105 at my office or £100 Online (6-10 People)* £140 Online only
Couples £80 at my office or £75 Online
1-1 Counselling £60 at my office, or £55 Online/Telephone
Student Counsellors: £55 at my office or £50 Online/Telephone
Young Person (12-18) £50 at my office or £45 Online/Telephone
SPECIAL OFFER: for student counsellors having counselling as part of their studies. Pay for all sessions up front and get one free.
Note: for sessions starting before 9am, after 6pm or on saturday they will be subject to an additional £5.00 unsociable hours premium
When I work
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Further information
Approved by Gendered Intelligence as a gender and diversity counsellor
Approved by RNIB as a sight loss counsellor
Now accepting BUPA Clients
I look forward to speaking with you soon. Do not hesitate to contact me for any further questions or queries.
