About me
I am an experienced therapist working with clients who may be feeling overwhelmed or stuck, anxious, angry or depressed.
Whether you are experiencing a difficult life event or situation, unhappy in your relationships with others, or struggling with feelings that you don't fully understand, talking to an objective professional can help.
I offer a space where you can talk about and gain greater understanding of yourself and your feelings. I will listen with kindness and good humour, and without judging.
Sometimes simply talking through current problems can bring relief and greater clarity.
Sometimes, past experiences influence the way we feel about things in the present. Talking and thinking about past experiences, perhaps from childhood, can be helpful in understanding current feelings and relationships. This might involve identifying underlying emotional patterns and then working to change any which no longer serve you in life.
I understand that starting therapy can feel daunting, and I welcome clients who might be feeling ambivalent about it.
I offer sessions in person in Letchworth Garden City, online over Zoom or on the phone.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Master's degree in Counselling & Psychotherapy from City University. I have more than fifteen years of counselling experience working with private clients, charities, Employee Assistance Programmes and the NHS.
My counselling training was integrative, meaning that I studied a number of different approaches and I tailor my approach to the individual client.
More recently, I qualified as a Dynamic Interpersonal Therapist, having trained at the Anna Freud Centre. DIT is a time limited (16 session) model of psychodynamic therapy based in attachment theory. I have been delivering this model to NHS patients for five years and I am happy to discuss working in this way with any private clients who may be interested.
I am registered and accredited with the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), and practice in accordance with their ethical standards.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
My fee is £60 per 50 minute session
When I work
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Further information
Please phone or email me to make an appointment or if you have any queries.
