About me
I am a registered BACP psychodynamic counsellor and I work with adults and children.
When life gets out of balance with constant change and challenge, we can feel overwhelmed. We might be surviving, but sometimes our coping strategies run out and we no longer know what to do. I work to provide a calm, safe place to explore these difficulties.
Originally psychodynamically trained, I can work with a combination of the present and past to think about how life has shaped you and got you to this point. My focus on working with children and young people has broadened my approach in the counselling room and I can now also use many creative and play therapy techniques in my work if needed.
I work to create a unique counselling relationship that is the basis for positive therapeutic change. It may be painful and difficult to tune in to our feelings and explore our surroundings. However, as we connect more authentically with our emotions, we can start to see the world with a new perspective. Growing awareness can help us understand the choices we have so we can make informed decisions.
I have worked with clients managing a range of difficult issues including anxiety, bereavement, low self-esteem, stress, trauma, addiction, loneliness, divorce, depression and neglect. I have also worked with children experiencing attachment issues, bullying, exam stress and behavioural problems. Play and art therapy are an important part of the therapeutic process when working with children and young people.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified, BACP registered, psychodynamic counsellor and I hold a level 5 CPCAB qualification in working therapeutically with children and young people. I have worked in a school in Tunbridge Wells for the last 2 years with young people aged 11-17.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
After initial contact, I will arrange for a 15 minute phone call. This is free of charge to see if you would like to proceed with an assessment. The initial assessment session is £40. After this you decide you would like to start weekly sessions I offer these at £60 to be held on the same day at the same time each week.
Further information
I work as a counsellor and trainer in a not-for-profit counselling service in Tunbridge Wells and for a practice in Lindfield Haywards Heath
