About me
I offer clients a safe and confidential environment in which to explore aspects of life that may feel difficult. Counselling provides a unique opportunity to set aside time for yourself to begin to make sense of some of the ways you feel held back or troubled.
As a professional, removed from your circumstances, I hope you can gain new insights about what is going on for you and be helped to find new ways forward.
My person-centred approach to counselling places you at the heart of our work together; I aim to be a compassionate, non-judgemental and trusted companion on your journey of growth. I integrate different approaches to counselling that seem best placed to support your individual needs and goals for counselling. The focus is always you and what you want to talk about.
I offer both in person and online sessions. In person sessions take place in a designated room in my home in Witney where I can offer you a confidential and private space to talk. I am able to work on a short or long-term basis. Each session will last for 50 minutes and will be at a regular time each week.
To help both parties determine if we will work well together, I begin with an initial consultation session where we can explore your reasons and hopes for counselling in greater depth.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and Qualifications:
- Level 4 Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- Post Graduate Certificate in Education (English)
- MA (Hons) English Literature
Registered bodies:
- Registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists
- Member of ACC
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
£50.00 per session
Additional information
All 50-minute sessions, both in person and online, are charged at £50. The same fee is also charged for the initial consultation to explore working together.
There is no charge for the initial telephone conversation.
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