About me
Finding inner peace and calm and being able to cope better with emotions, life and relationships can be made possible when you're able to be supported and work through your issues and concerns in an accepting and non-judgemental relationship. It's very important to talk to someone who will really listen to you and understand things from your perspective.
As an experienced MBACP accredited therapist, I can help you to understand and consider the impact these difficult issues or relationships are having on your life, mental health and well-being. We can then explore and work through these issues in ways that encourage you to focus on gaining a deeper understanding and insight into the difficulties or challenges you face. This enables you to identify and choose which changes you'd want to make in your life or how you can view or do things differently.
Meeting together, we can help you to find ways forward to self-understanding, self-insights, growth, positive changes, choices and opportunities. This builds the pathway towards self-confidence, positive self-esteem, selfcare and a more sustainable balanced way of living.
Going at a pace that works for you, we can explore what you hope to gain from counselling and work towards achieving this.
By sharing what's troubling you in a safe, supporting, unbiased and confidential relationship it can become possible to work towards the goal of therapy which Professor Stephen Joseph describes as, " Not just being about people surviving or getting through life but instead should aim to encourage people to find a way forward towards leading meaningful, purposeful and flourishing lives".
Let's work together to find a way forward that works for you. Please email to book your appointment.
Appointments: In-person or zoom sessions for adults age 18 years +
1 hour - £65
1 hour 30 minutes - £80
2 hours - £100
My practice is based in Milltimber on the outskirts of Aberdeen with free on-site parking. The practice is on the main bus route - no.19 or 201
Evening appointments from 6pm are available on zoom.
Please email for current in-person or online appointment availability.
Training, qualifications & experience
Since qualifying as a counsellor in 2012, I've worked in both the voluntary and private sector.
Qualifications
General Certificate in Online Counselling & Therapy (Distinction) - Academy for Online Counselling & Psychotherapy
Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavioural Theory and Techniques, Primary Certificate, Albert Ellis Institute - University of Birmingham
UKATA Transactional Analysis 101 Certificate - Edinburgh
BACP Accredited Supervisor - 2015
BACP Accredited Therapist - 2013
COSCA Certificate in Person Centred Supervision - University of Aberdeen
COSCA Pg. Diploma in Person Centred Counselling - University of Aberdeen
CSCT Certificate in Counselling Theory - Aberdeen
COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills - Aberdeen
BA in Communication Studies - Edinburgh
Commitment to continual professional and personal development is on-going and sits alongside keeping up-to-date with current research and practice.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Loss of sense of Self, identity, feeling disconnected or detached
- Anxiety - feeling anxious, agitated, worried, stressed or overwhelmed
- Depression - low mood, feeling isolated, fatigue, no motivation
- Abuse
- Personal relationships/family issues
- Work-related issues
- Over-thinking or stuck in unhelpful or unhealthy thought patterns
- Dreams, nightmares and recurrent dreams
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Counselling sessions can be booked for 60 minutes or 90 minutes or 120 minutes.
Session fee: 1 hour: £65
Session fee: 1 hour 30 mins: £80
Session fee: 2 hours: £100
(The initial session will be for an hour and 10 minutes to allow time for contracting.)
Please make payments by bank transfer at least 24 hours in advance of your session.
When I work
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Further information
I am Data Protection Registered and attend regular monthly professional supervision for both my client and supervision practice.
I abide by the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and work to the BACP Working Online Guidelines.
