About me
I am working Online and in person in North Devon in a comfortable setting. I am also working on an ad hoc basis in Scotland near Loch Gilphead. I am experienced with working with clients online since 2017.
Each session is focused on you and what you need. It can be a unique experience to be able to talk and be listened to each week and through this, great change can occur. To be understood on a deep level in a warm and compassionate space with someone who is dedicated to supporting you can often be the key to unlocking a different way of being, a different way of experiencing the world.
I am passionate about supporting you in finding this key. Some clients have arrived in therapy unsure that they can make the changes necessary to create a different life. They feel that their experience is so ingrained in them that nothing will help. What I have seen time and time again is this change gradually emerging and I witness the client's joy and relief as they begin to notice the changes that are happening.
How I see it is that therapy raises your levels of self-awareness as you develop and deepen the ability to self-reflect. And with awareness comes choice so those ingrained beliefs and patterns are able to be looked at in a compassionate manner in sessions, and once faced and understood, change is then possible.
I offer you different approaches and modalities to bring about this change. No two people are the same and so therapy with myself respects this and it is my role as your therapist to understand with you what is working and what needs adjustment.
I work with focus, compassion, encouragement, dedication and commitment. I am continuously updating my skills to be in line with what is being understood in greater depth about the brain and how it works as neuroscience evolves.
I also have a very open mind to what you believe in, no judgement of you or your experiences and we grow the therapeutic space together. The therapeutic relationship is a central part to your healing.
Please do get in touch with any queries or questions. I am happy to help and can offer a 15 minute free video consultation.
Training, qualifications & experience
2 Year Advanced Diploma in Integrative and Humanistic Counselling: BACP Registered Member for 10 years
4 Year Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy: Completion of 4 Years of Training
Psychiatric Training in Acute Mental Health, Maudesley Hospital, London: 1.5 years
Advanced Diploma in Supervision: Offering Supervision to Counsellors and Psychotherapists, specialising particularly in Complex PTSD, Bereavement, Grief, Depression and Anxiety, Neurodivergence, Trauma.
Private Practice - Since 2016
Certificate in Internal Family Systems
Certificate in Janina Fisher's Trauma and Somatic Memory
Certificate in working with Highly Sensitive People
The Neuroscience of Adverse Childhood Experiences - Workshop
North Devon Hospice, Bereavement Counselling - 8 years
Help Counselling, London - 1.5 years
About to offer Group Meditation Online and in Person in various different places, please email to ask for further information.
I have extensive experience in a wide range of issues, such as grief, depression and anxiety, trauma, PTSD (both complex and stand-alone), Neurodivergence, Terminal illness such as Cancer, Relational Issues, Emotional issues, Life-crisis challenges, Work-related issues.
I update my experience regularly through CPD workshops, research, my own Supervision and a commitment to practices to raise my own levels of awareness.
Member organisations
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
Please do ask if your particular concern is not on the list.
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 - £85.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Please do get in touch to ask any further information regarding fees and availability. I have often have a low cost slot available, please email me to ask directly.
When I work
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Further information
Each session is 50 minutes and attended weekly as far as is possible.
I am going to be offering Group Meditation Classes both online and in person in various locations. Please email me directly for further information/interest.
