About me
Counselling for the more Mature person in New Mills, Derbyshire
You’ve lived a full life.
You’ve built a career, raised a family, carried responsibility and been someone others rely on. From the outside, things may look steady. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have your own thoughts weighing on you.
Later life can bring change. Retirement. Shifts in relationships. Health concerns. A sense of loss, uncertainty or simply feeling out of step with yourself. You might not be used to talking about personal matters. You may prefer to reflect quietly, perhaps through reading or writing, rather than speaking about the Anxiety, Depression or even Anger going on inside.
Counselling gives you a confidential space where you can talk freely, without judgement and without being interrupted or analysed.
I work in a Person Centred way. That means our sessions move at your pace and focus on what matters most to you. With more than a decade in practice, I’ve offered adults alike a safe and inviting space where they can think clearly, speak honestly and feel properly heard.
Clients often say they leave sessions with greater clarity, a sense of calm, and the confidence to face things with a lot more composure. I also offer Online and Telephone sessions on request.
I provide both short and long term counselling from my home practice in New Mills, Derbyshire. I’m a registered member of the BACP and work within their ethical framework.
There’s a free 20 minute introductory session available on request so you can see whether this feels like the right space for you.
Let's get you back in touch with the TRUE you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Diploma in Person Centred Counselling from the Manchester Counselling and Training Centre. I have Place2be certificates for my work with children and various trainings. I have been a mentor for troubled teens and have extensive and varied experience as a volunteer bereavement counsellor.
I currently run my practice between locations in London and North Derbyshire.
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
Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£50 p/p p/h
£75 couples
When I work
10am - 7pm Monday to Friday. 10am - 2pm Saturdays
Answerphone and emails checked frequently.
