About me
Welcome! I am an experienced and accredited counsellor based in Colchester who truly gets it! I work sensitively with adults struggling with childhood trauma, ADHD, and anxiety. You won't find me suited and booted with a notebook, but more likely a friendly smile, wearing trainers, and a cup of tea in hand. I came to therapy work through my own journey with trauma, ADHD, parenthood, and all the colourful events that life throws at you. I show up as me, hopefully someone you can relate to and feel comfortable with. I will never leave you lost, sitting in silence and feeling analysed.
I have extensive experience working with adults coping with the challenges of ADHD in later life, and the anxiety and trauma that often go alongside. My ADHD clients described being nervous about fidgeting, rambling, and interpreting in sessions, sound familiar? Don’t worry, you will be in the right place! I pride myself on being able to keep up with the fastest of talkers. You can swear and fidget to your heart's content, we can laugh and cry together, and hopefully work towards some real change.
Shame dies when stories get told in safe places!
My approach is integrative, and trauma-informed, which essentially means that I work from a toolbox of therapy techniques. This allows us to go at your pace and use the appropriate approaches for you and your unique personality.
I am a warm, relatable person and my style of therapy is collaborative and gently challenging so I won’t just sit there in silence! There might even be a sprinkling of humour thrown in when appropriate.
I remember what it was once like to be a client myself, so am aware of how nervous you might be.
Above all I have a deep respect for you and your journey.
If you think you would like therapy with me, then please send a text, email or give me a call. I understand committing to therapy takes courage, so I offer a free 15 min phone consultation in which you can give me a brief outline of why you would like counselling and ask any questions that you might have.
Note: Accreditation "means that I have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the BACP."
Training, qualifications & experience
BACP Accredited Diploma in Therapeutic (Integrative) Counselling
Certificate in Counselling Skills & Theory
Additional CPD
- Online counselling best practice
- Dialectical behaviour therapy ( DBT)
- Working with PTSD
- Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder
- Working with sexual abuse
- Trauma and the body
- Mindfulness
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Narcissistic Relationships
I currently run a private practice at The Colchester Business Centre in which I counsel adults only. I also provide telephone and video counselling (please see my website) in addition to my in-person work.
Previously worked on the team at The Life-Force Centre in Colchester counselling adults.
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
Childhood Trauma
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£80 an hour for in-person, telephone and video
I offer several discounted places for low income.
I accept BUPA clients
I currently have daytime availability from 10am-5pm on a Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the Colchester Business Centre
When I work
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Further information
Counselling sessions can be a safe and consistent space to safely explore your feelings with me every week, when life feels really confusing and inconsistent.
The sessions will take place in a lovely private peaceful room at The Colchester Business Centre. The site has free parking, a quiet waiting area and excellent disability access.
The therapy will take place at the same day and time each week.
