About me
Welcome. I’m an experienced psychotherapeutic counsellor working with adults and young people experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma and difficult life experiences. I also work with attachment trauma and difficulties arising from narcissistic relationships.
You may be used to holding everything together, while inside you feel anxious, stressed or overwhelmed. Perhaps you find yourself people-pleasing, striving for perfection, struggling with boundaries or self-esteem, or repeating patterns you want to change.
You may feel stuck or disconnected from yourself, find it difficult to set boundaries, or carry a sense of not being good enough. Sometimes you may understand why you feel the way you do but still find it difficult to change.
My role is not to tell you what to do, but to work alongside you with warmth, curiosity and compassion. Together, we can explore what is happening beneath the surface, understand where patterns may have come from and help you develop a stronger connection with yourself. This can create more choice in how you respond, rather than feeling caught in familiar reactions or ways of coping.
How can counselling help?
Counselling offers a safe and supportive space where you can talk openly, explore difficult experiences and begin to make sense of your thoughts, feelings and reactions.
Our experiences can shape the way we see ourselves, relate to others and respond to situations in the present. Understanding these patterns can help you become more aware of your own needs, develop healthier boundaries and begin to trust yourself and your choices.
Over time, counselling can help you feel more accepting of yourself, more confident in your decisions and better able to respond to life rather than feeling driven by old patterns.
My approach
I’m an integratively trained counsellor, which means I don’t believe that one approach suits everyone. I tailor our work to you, drawing on different therapeutic approaches depending on what you bring and what feels helpful.
My work is relational, creative and holistic. As well as exploring your thoughts and emotions, we may notice what is happening in your body and how past experiences continue to influence the way you feel and respond today.
My training includes Person-Centred therapy, Gestalt, Transactional Analysis (TA), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Inner Child and Transpersonal approaches. These can help us explore different parts of your experience, understand internal conflicts and develop greater self-awareness and self-compassion.
I also offer EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques/Tapping), either alongside counselling or as a stand-alone approach. EFT can be particularly helpful when feelings or experiences seem to be held not only in our thoughts but also in the body.
I support clients with:
* Anxiety, stress and overwhelm
* Depression and low mood
* Trauma and attachment trauma
* People-pleasing and difficulty setting boundaries
* Perfectionism and putting pressure on yourself
* Low self-worth, self-esteem and confidence
* Menopause and life transitions
* Difficulties associated with narcissistic relationships
* Relationship and family difficulties
* Panic attacks
* Feeling stuck or disconnected from yourself
* Difficult or unresolved emotions
* Loss and bereavement
* Challenging or changing life circumstances
I offer a free 20–30 minute telephone consultation so that we can talk about what has brought you to counselling, what you are hoping for and whether working together feels right for you.
If we decide to go ahead, we can agree how often we meet and begin to explore what you would most like support with.
Face-to-face sessions are held in my therapy room in Tavistock, and online sessions are conducted via Zoom.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor, and I have the following qualifications;
- CPCAB Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision
- CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Certificate in Online & Telephone Counselling
- TA 101
I am also an Advanced Accredited EFT (Tapping) Practitioner with The EFT and Mindfulness Centre
Experience
I am an experienced counsellor having worked in the following environments:·
- NHS primary care, providing counselling for adults in GP surgeries
- Assistant Clinical Lead handling GP referrals
- Secondary school counsellor supporting young adults, dealing with safeguarding
- Counsellor for boarding students at a College of Further Education
- Counselling Tutor delivering CPCAB Level 2 counselling skills and Level 3 counselling theory at the Devon & Cornwall Counselling Hub.
Additionally, before I qualified as a counsellor I was an experienced Thrive Practitioner and HLTA (Higher Level Teaching Assistant) in a primary school, supporting children's social and emotional needs and development.
I also worked as a Relax Kids Coach, delivering Chill Skills and mindfulness approaches for anxiety.
Training
I regularly undertake CPD and have attended courses in;
- EFT Emotional Freedom Technique
- relational trauma
- understanding the affects of shame
- art therapy
- using mindfulness
- working with soul
- working with anxiety
- creative strategies to use with young people
- adolescent mental health
- suicide assessment and self-injury
- retrospective jealousy in relationships
- gender and sexual diversity
- narcissism
- transactional analysis
- Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Transactional Anlysis
- Working with PTSD & Trauma
- working with anxiety
- gender & sexual diversity
- stress & mental health
- data protection and privacy
I undertake regular supervision and am a registered member of the National Counselling& Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) Accredited Register.
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.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free 30 minute telephone/online discovery consultation.
When I work
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Further information
Insurance and data protection
I am registered with the ICO for Data Protection and GDPR, and I have a privacy policy which explains how I use and store information. This is discussed and agreed at the first session. I am also insured, trained in safeguarding, and hold a current Enhanced DBS.
