About me
Hello and a warm welcome.
You might be here because you are hoping for some kind of change in your life. Perhaps you are struggling with experiences of depression, anxiety, bereavement, life-changing events or past trauma. You might find yourself needing help with your relationship, leaving you feeling stuck, rejected, unhappy, and hopeless.
Changes come in many forms that can leave us feeling a little lost in life. Life’s unpredictability can bring moments of joy and hope, but it can also present unexpected losses or painful transitions that leave you floundering. Sometimes, experiences from the past can linger in ways that affect you in the present. Whether it’s an unresolved loss, a difficult childhood, or a traumatic event, these experiences may feel like they’re holding you back or weighing you down. Whatever you're facing, change can be deeply challenging. You might find yourself feeling overwhelmed, confused, low or seemingly forever in crisis. At other times, the desire for change may feel out of reach, leaving you feeling stuck, uncertain about how to move forward.
I'm an experienced therapist, professionally accredited with NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society) and a registered practioner with BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy). I work with a wide range of issues and I'm a trauma informed therapist working closely with emergency services and war veterans. Counselling with a trauma informed approach can offer you valuable perspectives and strategies to regulate your emotions and feel safer in the present. Together, we will develop a toolbox of coping skills and resources so it will become increasingly easier to manage symptoms when they arise. This can enable you to be present with yourself in a different way. I am also a professionally trained practitioner of the Rewind Technique and registered with the International Association for Rewind Trauma Therapy (IARTT).
Whatever brings you here, beginning therapy is a significant step. My aim is to provide a safe and supportive space where healing and change can unfold in a way that feels meaningful to you. I bring warmth, sensitivity and compassion to my work and I work with you in a way that best suits your needs and at your own pace. Working together, we will explore, manage, and make sense of life's challenges and difficulties whilst nurturing hope and the potential for self-awareness, discovery, and the possibility of change. Counselling can help support you to find your way from the place you are in, to a place more authentic with who you are and where you want to be in your life.
I draw on a range of theories and techniques to support our work, including Psychodynamic, Humanistic, CBT and Transactional Analysis (TA). My work recognises the crucial connection of body and mind and I have a particular interest in Mindfulness approaches and Somatic therapies. This approach allows me to adapt sessions to your needs and includes a tool kit of interventions to help you learn effective coping strategies.
I offer weekly sessions from my counselling room in Spalding, Lincolnshire, as well as offering remote sessions both online and by email. I have extensive experience working with individuals, couples and young people from the age of 13 years. Our first session will be an opportunity to share what’s brought you here and explore whether this feels like the right space for you. I will share with you some of my thinking and give you a sense of what to expect in our sessions. Therapy is a collaborative process, and the relationship we build together forms the heart of our work, helping you to find clarity and discover choices that guide you forward. I believe we all have the capacity to bring about change in our lives. Starting therapy can be the first step on the journey to making it happen.
It would be helpful to make all initial enquiries by email so we can book your telephone/first session as soon as possible, at an agreed time. I am mostly in session, so unable to answer calls directly.
I'm passionate about my work with my clients and counselling is not just for those who are in crisis. If you are feeling lost or uncertain, suffering from a personal struggle within or have lost the joy and pleasure in life, counselling can help. I would be honoured to hear more about what is currently happening in your life and how I could support you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Middlesex University)
- Adv Dip Integrative Counselling (Matrix College of counselling and psychotherapy)
- Rewind trauma therapy - IARTT
- Gottman method couple’s therapy
- Integrative trauma therapy
- Certificate in online counselling
Accreditaion and professional memberships
- Accredited Professional NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society)
- Registered member of BACP (British association of counselling and psychotherapy)
Experience
- My experience spans across a range of different contexts and settings: I have worked for many years within several community counselling services supporting adults experiencing a wide range of difficulties.
- I have worked as a play therapist and school counsellor in primary school settings for a leading charity and delivered workplace training on mental health issues.
- I currently work in private practice and as a therapist for various emergency and frontline services. I have specialist education in working with trauma and PTSD and have a keen interest in current developments in trauma research.
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
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Fees
£60.00 - £85.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
- Individual sessions £65
- Couples sessions £85
- Children £60
- I offer a number of reduced fee sessions, please get in touch for more information and availability.
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I am available during usual working hours, Monday - Friday, subject to availability. Please get in touch for more information.
