About me
I am warm and down to earth in my approach and aim to provide a therapeutic space where you will feel seen and heard and safe to explore whatever brings you to therapy.
As an integrative counselling psychotherapist, I draw from a number of different approaches and theories, depending on your individual needs. Fundamentally, however, I work from a relational approach, based on the understanding that our earliest relationships can shape the templates we develop for connection, safety and sense of self.
I am particularly interested in the ways that these early experiences can continue to influence our adult relationships. Sometimes, without realising it, we can find ourselves repeating familiar dynamics; becoming responsible for another person's emotions, over-functioning within relationships and struggling to recognise our own needs. This can lead to confusion and can make it difficult to change the pattern. My work is to help you spot the patterns and to clear the confusion.
I work in a trauma-informed way, and I hold a particular focus on unhealthy or emotionally abusive relationship dynamics, including personal, professional, familial and workplace relationships. I am interested not only in understanding what is happening within a relationship, but also in exploring what happens within us that keeps us attached to these dynamics. Through greater self-awareness, discernment and self-trust, we can begin to reconnect with our own needs, boundaries and a sense of personal authority.
I understand that taking that first step towards starting therapy can be daunting, and so I offer a free initial consultation. We can get a sense of whether we are a good fit; you can ask questions and let me know what brings you to therapy, and you can get a sense of what therapy might look like. Please feel free to contact me to organise.
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and adhere to their code of ethics.
Training, qualifications & experience
Dip/MSc Integrative Psychotherapy (Metanoia Institute)
FDN Cert Counselling and Psychotherapy (Regents 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
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Additional information
My fees are on a sliding scale from £80 per session.
Free initial consultation.
Further information
I work in person and via zoom and have a mix of daytime and evening slots during the week available.
Please feel free to contact me for a free consultation to discuss further.
