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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I am a UKCP psychotherapist and clinical supervisor offering therapy for adults - individuals and relationships. I am also an accredited EMDR therapist practising attachment-informed EMDR. I have worked as a therapist and clinical supervisor in the third sector (most recently MIND) and Higher Education as well as in private practice.
I am experienced at working effectively with many challenges including depression, anxiety, phobias, relationship difficulties, family difficulties, childhood trauma, trauma in adulthood, grief, and identity.
I work in a holistic way - including attention to all aspects of your experience - mind, body, and spirit. I am also interested in the impact on you of the social context in which you live. and on helping you to navigate your world so that you are able to express your whole self in different areas of your life.
Sustainable change
Therapy is a collaborative relationship. You benefit through reflection on your own process and commitment to your own development. In that way, change is sustainable because you develop resilience and resourcefulness that supports you for the rest of your life.
What happens in a session?
A therapy session is a safe and confidential space for you to explore whatever has brought you to this point. I am interested to explore how you experience your world and how that can be different - including what happens in your body and mind when you face challenges.
My core training is in process work (process oriented psychology), a creative approach that may involve talking, imagery, or exploration of felt sense or how your body moves. Sometimes verbal exploration brings insight but change is limited. Your night-time dreams also contain lot of rich information about your experience that can bring awareness at a deeper level leading to sustainable transformation. The shape of a session depends on you – your own process leads the way.
I also practice EMDR - another therapy which supports a clients’ own wisdom to emerge. EMDR is different from talk therapy. Its efficacy is well documented and clients’ experiences of EMDR are widely reported in the media (see: https://emdrassociation.org.uk/a-unique-and-powerful-therapy/in-the-media/).
Training, qualifications & experience
- UKCP Accredited Diploma in Psychotherapy
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision
- Certificate in EMDR Therapy (Accredited by EMDR Europe)
- Training in attachment-informed EMDR including work with parts and intergenerational trauma (EMDR Focus).
- Certificate in Person-Centred Counselling
- Foundation Certificate in Gestalt Psychotherapy
I have worked as a therapist and clinical supervisor in higher education and in the third sector (most recently MIND) as well as in private practice.
I have worked successfully with people bringing a range of experiences including; depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties (family, friends, workplace), culture shock, issues of identity, trauma, and life crisis.
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
EMDR Europe
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
Further information
I work online and in person in Forres. I have many years' experience of working online with clients bringing a range of issues.
