This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Life often presents us with numerous challenges, at times these can seem overwhelming and disturb our wellbeing and enjoyment of life.
As one of my clients, I would offer you the opportunity to address this distress within a comfortable and confidential space. Whilst also enabling you to develop self-awareness, improve self-esteem and grow into your true self.
The journey of self-discovery can be empowering and lead to positive changes within your life.
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself for who I am, then I can change." - Carl Rogers
I understand starting therapy can be a difficult decision please be reassured throughout this journey we will work together to explore your difficulties. I work compassionately and without judgement ensuring that above all that my clients feel safe and listened to at all times.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified integrative therapist and work with a diverse range of theories including person centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural therapy. This approach allows me to provide clients with a flexible range of skills to meet their unique personal needs. Above all, I believe it is the collaborative relational approach which heals so I work accordingly.
I have experience with: anxiety, anger issues, assertiveness, attachment, change, divorce, eating disorders, loss and bereavement, panic attacks, redundancy, relationships, self-esteem, self-harm, stress and trauma.
Professional Practice
- BA Hons Integrative Counselling
- Registered Member of BACP
- DBS Enhanced Disclosure
- Professional Indemnity Insurance
I can see clients either face to face or online according to your needs.
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
£45.00 per session
Additional information
Limited time slots are also available at Life Force, Colchester, CO1 2QL
Cancellation Policy
Please inform me as soon as possible if you are unable to attend an appointment. The full session will be payable if less than 48 hours is given.
Further information
I understand choosing to start therapy can be a difficult decision in itself. Please feel reassured that your needs will be my priority and an open honest minded approach will be provided.
Our first session will focus on assessment. Here we determine your needs and goals and you can decide if therapy is for you.
If you decide to continue then I would offer an initial contract of six weeks followed by a review of our work together. This can then be extended to an open ended contract in which we both commit to ongoing therapy until you feel the work is complete.
At all times it is your space and your time.
