About me
I work with people who may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, low in mood, or struggling with the impact of past or present experiences. You may find it hard to make sense of your feelings, feel stuck in patterns, or notice that relationships and day-to-day life are being affected.
I work integratively, with a strong person-centred foundation, adapting my approach to meet you as an individual. I support people with anxiety, ADHD, depression and trauma, helping you to understand how these experiences may be affecting your emotions, thinking and relationships. This includes working with emotional regulation, focus and organisation, and the impact these can have on confidence, self-esteem and connection with others.
If you are finding relationships difficult, we can explore patterns that may feel hard to shift, including issues around trust, boundaries and attachment. This can help you to understand yourself more clearly and begin to respond differently in your relationships.
I specialise in trauma and have extensive experience supporting people recovering from abuse, loss and adversity, including domestic and sexual violence and complex trauma. I aim to provide a space where you can feel safe enough to begin to process experiences at your own pace.
Alongside my private practice, I have specialist experience working with migrant women who have experienced domestic abuse, including those living with insecure immigration status. This includes supporting the impact of both trauma and ongoing uncertainty, fear and instability, held with an awareness of cultural context and wider systemic pressures.
I have worked extensively within the charity and mental health sectors with women, refugees and migrants, individuals affected by the criminal justice system, and those experiencing significant psychological distress.
I offer both one-to-one and group therapy, creating a space where you can explore your experiences safely and begin to feel more grounded and able to move forward.
I also have specialist experience in adoption work, supporting birth parents and adopted adults, including trans-racial and trans-national experiences.
I offer both short-term and longer-term therapy, depending on your needs.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience:
Counselling and Supervision in rape crisis centres - ongoing.
Counselling women who have been affected by the Criminal Justice System.
Counselling women during the Pre-Trial period of Rape and Sexual Assault.
Individual counselling and supervision in a range of organisations
Managing and supervision experience of professionals working in the Violence Against Women and Girls Sector
Group Supervision in Counselling Services with trainee and qualified counsellors and psychotherapists
Group Therapy for survivors of domestic abuse and childhood sexual abuse.
Group Therapy with women survivors with substance abuse.
Group Therapy with women who have mild to medium eating disorders
Personal development groups
Training for staff on Trauma informed practice.
Training for staff on managing and supporting clients with high risk presentations of Suicide and Self-Harm.
Organisational Reflective Practice.
Developing and implementing safe administrative and management systems for counselling services.
Developing counselling policies and procedures in a range of counselling and mental health organisations.
Training and Qualifications:
Diploma in Psychopathology - Theory and Practice, Confer, January 2023
MSc. Development and Planning (Social Development Practice), UCL, 2002
Online Mentalization Based Therapy, Anna Freud Centre, 2018
Level 6 Certificate in Counselling Supervision, Mary Ward Centre, 2016
Diploma in Applied Group Analytic Skills, Westminister Pastoral Foundation, 2000
Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling, Manchester College, 1990
BA. Sociology, Essex University, 1983
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Relationship difficulties
- Loss
- Trans-racial and trans-national adoption
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.
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
£50.00 - £95.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£65.00. Organisations £70 to £95.00 depending on short term or long term contract.
Clinical supervision for agencies range from £75 to £95
price will be negotiated to take account of financial circumstances.
When I work
Availability changes - so please do contact me to discuss.
Further information
I offer face to face counselling as well as online, zoom and video calling. I am also able to provide phone counselling.
