About me
I have been working within this field since 2005 as a counsellor/therapist and clinical supervisor since 2013 working from North Road in Brighton offering a confidential, professional and safe space for the exploration of emotional and psychological problems or difficulties, both face-to-face as well as online. Over this time I have been fortunate to have gained a wealth of experience working with people and professionals from all walks of life.
I am registered and accredited by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, (BACP) and have a Diploma in Supervision for Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Allied Health Professionals.
I have worked within agency settings as a volunteer, paid counsellor and lately clinical supervisor since 2002. I set up my Private Practice in 2005 where I work with adults, couples both heterosexual and same sex, as well as a supervisor since gaining a Diploma in Supervision working with Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Allied Health Professionals in 2013.
Very important to me is a strong sense of integrity that affects my work in every way. I can be gentle, fun and humorous as well as being ‘strong enough’ to hold anger and despair. When working with me you are considered in all of your experience; on an emotional, cognitive, behavioural, spiritual and physiological level, whilst respecting and taking into context and sometimes learning about your social and cultural backgrounds.
I have limited counselling availability currently, which is daytime, but do have spaces for counsellors, psychotherapists and allied health professionals seeking clinical supervision.
Training, qualifications & experience
BACP Accredited Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling – including a certificate in Short Term Counselling
Certificate in Couples Counselling - Time2Relate - Couples Counselling
Certificate in Working Creatively with Children and Young People - Hove YMCA Therapeutic Services
Diploma in Supervision for Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Allied Health Professionals - Experiential Diploma in Supervision
Certificate in Somatic Trauma Therapy - Babette Rothschild
The agencies that I have worked for are:
Childline
Redhill Counselling Service
Central Sussex College
Horsham and Crawley Counselling Service
The Worth Project – Domestic Violence Charity
Dialogue Therapeutic Services – part of Sussex Downslink YMCA offering in school counselling
The Hangleton and Knoll Project – local community project in Hove
Carers Support West Sussex
Horsham and Crawley Counselling Group/PACT - Parent and Child Therapy
St Catherines Hospice
University of Sussex
University of Brighton
North Eastern University London
JAMIE
Alongside these, I worked in several Brighton Primary schools between 2008 and 2023 as well as an East Sussex residential Secondary school between 2013 and 2015 working with teenager boys and young men with educational and behavioural difficulties.
I attend regular Continuing Professional Development (CPD), to enhance my practice, the subject of which is linked to my day to day client work as well as my own professional supervision in line with the BACP's ethical requirements.
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
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Counselling -
- £35 for our initial assessment session
This will last for approximately 50 minutes however I am happy to discuss this with you
- £65 for a 50 minute individual counselling session
I offer some negotiated rates dependent upon circumstance, as well as offering subsidised rates for counselling students. I am always open to discuss the fee at our initial meeting as well as during our time together should your circumstances change.
- £120 for a 60 minute couples counselling session with myself
Should you wish to have a 90 minute session my charge will be £180
- £180 for a 60 minute couples counselling session with two qualified counsellors.
Supervision -
- £70 for a 60 minute Supervision session
Should you require a 90 minute session my charge will be £105
- I am also happy to offer group supervision and would discuss the charge dependent upon the size of the group.
When I work
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