About me
I have recently expanded my practice to work in partnership with a colleague Helen Simpson at Popp Ins Therapy Centre in Crieff. I currently work with children aged 4-11 years at a school in Crieff. And continue to see a number of children, adolescents, families and individuals at our new Therapy Centre. I am very excited to have a range of facilities including a child friendly room plus two other comfortable and relaxing consulting rooms, all of which are risk assessed for Covid regulations.
I look forward to offering you a warm welcome and to help you make a difference today whatever your difficulties.
I have over 30 years experience working within a variety of contexts such as; Relate, GP surgeries, School settings and CAMHS teams (Child and Adolescent Mental Health) and I have worked with children within a care system. I also see people referred through the Employee Assistance programme. I was a founder member of Futureminds Psychology Services Ltd which is a thriving Counselling and Therapy service in Leicestershire.
I will always aim to help you Make a Difference Today, whatever your difficulties. I particularly enjoy helping people gain some control of what happens next. I will aim to keep the number of session to a minimum by building on the individuals strengths and skills. I use my extensive knowledge of therapeutic theories to suit each individual and help them to build coping strategies that work best for them.
I work with a wide spectrum of clients including children, adolescents, individuals, couples and families. My speciality is working with child and adolescents experiencing mental health difficulties, including young people on the autistic spectrum. I have worked closely with private fostering agencies, offering direct training and support for foster carers and their children. I have worked with children in the care system experiencing attachment disorders and/or have developmental issues.
I am passionate about working with attachment disorders and developmental issues and I have completed additional training to qualify me to work in these areas.
My personal mission statement is that I work in a positive, respectful, non-judgemental and anti oppressive manner. I believe that all human beings have the capacity to help themselves and develop their full potential with the right support and guidance.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have completed Level 1 and Level 2 with the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute who specialise in helping people to process attachment issues and process trauma memories in the body. Working with the body helps people in therapy improve their well-being, especially reducing symptoms of trauma and repairing developmental issues.
I have completed Diadic Development Processing therapy level 1 and level 2 training and I apply the DDP principals to my work. (DDP is a therapy, that helps children and families with their relationships especially if they have experienced trauma and provides interventions for families and those who support them).
My journey began as a marital and couple counsellor for relate and I attained relate certificate in Marital and Couple Counselling.
I have also trained with the Human Givens Institute who's speciality is the understanding and prevention of mental and emotional health issues that affect all human beings. I apply the principals regularly, including the 'rewind technique' for people who have experienced trauma.
I am able to use an integrative model in my practice. As you can see, I may use many modalities such as; Psychotherapy, Brief Therapy, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), Family counselling, Integrative Play Therapy, Relational, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Systemic counselling, Behavioural, Transactional Analysis therapy, Mindfulness, Emotional regulation and Humanistic theory.
As an adjunct I offer support to parents coping with children who present with behavioural issues and young people experiencing anxiety, refusing to attend school or feeling stressed around exam time or behavioural strategies that are ineffective or self harming.
Obviously, it is a requirement to have DBS enhanced disclosure clearance and to be fully insured and work within a professional code of conduct and registered for GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and follow data protection guidance, which I have.
Member organisations
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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
From £60.00 to £70.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I am now offering 50-60 minute appointments of face to face sessions, £60 per session for individuals and £65 couples and £70 for families. I accept payment by cash or bank transfer on the day. I appreciate 24 hour notice if you need to cancel or a charge may be made.
Availability
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I offer Mondays, Wednesdays daytime and evenings face to face appointments. I also offer telephone counselling or video sessions.
Further information
I am usually able to offer appointment within a week. I appreciate that once building up confidence to enter into therapy, most people want to get started and not join a waiting list.
