About me
I am sorry but I don't have any counselling vacancies at present.
I do have availability for clinical supervision.
Training, qualifications & experience
I approach supervision from the perspective of support, encouragement, compassion and growth. To do this, I collaborate with supervisees to enjoy their work and to be the best they can be.
My focus is very much on being a resource that supervisees can access to strengthen and develop their work in a range of areas including professional standards, ethics, law and ways of connecting successfully with clients.
To provide some context, I'm an experienced BACP accredited counsellor having been in practice for over 30 years. I've also spent over 25 years supporting counsellors within their practice and trainees throughout their training.
My whole career has focused on mental health in one way or another. I completed my training as a mental health nurse in 1987 and my counselling training in 1993. I've worked as a counsellor and clinical supervisor in posts within the NHS, colleges, private practice and charitable organisations.
I was a lecturer in counselling for 25 years when I authored and delivered a BACP Approved route to registration.
I have also written three text books and numerous national counselling qualifications.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
My practice offers supervision to all level of counsellors, managers and trainees.
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £90.00
Additional information
Our first 15 minute introductory session is free of charge and is spent getting to know each other before deciding if we would like to work together.
I charge £60 for a 1 hour session and £90 for a 90 minute session.
I offer a concessionary rate of £50 per 60 minute supervision appointment for trainees.
Payment is via Stripe link prior to our appointment.
Further information
I am only offering clinical or professional supervision at present.
