About me
I am an experienced counsellor working with couples and individuals in person in Harrogate and working online with clients across the country. Contact me to arrange a free 30 minute introductory session.
Relationship Counselling Who I help - Couples wanting to improve their relationship, connection and communication. Couples facing a challenging life event such as illness, parenting, caring responsibilities, pressure of busy lives. Couples separating/ divorcing and who want to process the end of their relationship.
How I work - I am trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy which uses attachment science to understand human connection and bonds and gives us an understanding of what is happening when couples feel disconnected from one another. I have helped many couples to get their relationship back on track. Couples I see are often stuck in old familiar patterns and arguments. Together, we will work at looking at the cycle you are caught in and how to recognise this. We will find new ways of communicating so you can hear each other and respond differently. This will help strengthen bonds and connection so you can begin to enjoy life together again. Relationships are so important to our sense of who we are and how we feel loved.
Individual work with clients - I have many years of experience offering a warm and thoughtful presence in my work. I am interested in 'you' and in trying to understand the heart of your distress. Counselling provides an opportunity to gain new perspectives, find self compassion and understanding and change how you feel about yourself or situation. I enjoy helping clients begin to "hear" themselves and find new ways forward.
I offer counselling to support general feelings of stress and anxiety as well as specific areas to support you in life's challenges.
Specific areas I support - Adoption counsellor trained, family issues and parenting, bereavement and loss, baby loss, relationships, cancer and other illnesses, carer's and neurodivergence.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and Qualifications - Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy, Temenos, Sheffield, 4 years training. Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Leeds. Certificate in Relationship Counselling, Marriage Care, Milton Keynes. Degree in Professional Studies in Family Support, Leeds University. Certificate in Counselling Skills, Leeds. Training supporting parents following baby loss, Petals. Certificate in Adoption Support Counselling ( The Albany Centre)
I have specialist training in the following areas:
Relationship Counselling with Couples - I am an experienced Relationship Counsellor trained to support couples using Emotionally Focused Therapy. This helps couples to really make sense of their negative cycle and the places where they get stuck allowing them to move to a place of closeness and connection again. Individual Counselling - I have worked with clients for 16 years and have a breadth of experience to support clients in a variety of areas of life and living.
Relationships - Bereavement and loss - Adoption counselling - Baby loss - Experience of neurodivregence - Cancer support - Caring- Family life and parenting.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £70.00
Additional information
Introductory session
I offer a free 30 minute introductory session to see how we might work together and for you to ask any questions you may have.
Individual Counselling and Psychotherapy £50 for 50 minutes.
Couples Relationship Counselling £70 for 1 hour.
When I work
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Further information
Therapies Offered
- Couples Relationship Counselling (Emotionally Focused Therapy)
- Individual Counselling and Psychotherapy covering the Otley, Harrogate and York area.
- I offer in person sessions from home in Harrogate and online using Zoom.
- I am able to work with you in both the short and long term depending on your need.
- Registered member BACP - 247863
