About me
My person-centred practice revolves around us building a therapeutic relationship so that you feel able to speak freely in a non-judgmental environment – we’ll be a team, together.
I aim to give you the space and time to explore your emotions and any associated challenges while working together to achieve positive change.
It is important for me to actively listen and hear the emotions you are feeling so we can name them and reflect on where they have come from, or how you have found yourself where you are.
I offer the opportunity to think about your challenges or specific experiences, whether they feel traumatic or otherwise, in a different way so that we can understand how you can move forward.
I am based in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, and hold the BACP-approved Diploma In Therapeutic Counselling (Level 4); this has given me a wealth of theoretical knowledge as well as the most up-to-date training and experience.
What I can help with?
Trauma from specific issues or challenges, career/business problems, addiction and addiction-related behaviours, anxiety, low mood, relationship/friendship concerns, disorganised/dysfunctional thoughts, overwhelm, loneliness, loss and bereavement.
Some of my specific interests are working with individuals experiencing panic attacks, members of the transgender community, and people looking to overcome problems that might emerge from early involvement in criminality or the impact of social challenges.
I offer both short-term and open-ended therapy, both online and in-person, to adults over 16 years of age.
Training, qualifications & experience
North Hertfordshire College:
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (TC-L4)
- Level 3 Certificate In Counselling Studies (CST-L3)
- Level 2 Certificate In Counselling Skills (CSK-L2)
- Level 2 Award In Introduction To Counselling Skills (ICSK-L2).
Placement completed at Stortford Therapy Space.
- BA Criminology at Middlesex University.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Impact of social cohesion, poverty and crime on behaviour.
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
