About me
Hello, thanks for clicking on my introduction, I hope the following information will help you towards working out whether I might be the right counsellor for you and if you would like to arrange an assessment session with me!
If you still aren't sure, you can check out my website, I also offer a free 15 minute telephone conversation (or email exchange if phone calls aren't your thing!), please see below.
What to expect during sessions with me
First of all, safety and validation! It is so so important to me that you feel safe, heard and validated in sessions with me, and I can offer you genuine kindness, warmth and compassion in supporting you to build self understanding, acceptance, and coping skills.
As a person-centred and integrative counsellor, I will work with you to tailor support to your needs. Together we may explore your current and past experiences, seeing how they impact your life, your relationships, and your inner thoughts and processes.
We may look at incorporating more self-care into your life, identifying your specific needs and how to meet them, exploring ways to self-regulate, manage overwhelm and work through life’s obstacles. This may include mindfulness, creative work, sensory needs, and building an understanding of the unique ways in which you communicate and process experiences and emotions.
For a free 15 minute initial chat to help you decide if you want to book an initial session, please contact me on 07394 946427, or email me.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have years of experience in supporting clients with a variety of challenges including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, dealing with an inner critical voice, difficulties with relationships, and obstacles to self acceptance and self care.
I am trauma informed and neuro-affirming in my practice, and have specific lived and professional experience, training and interest in supporting autistic people and those with ADHD (including AuDHD) navigating the overwhelmingly neurotypical world around us. I am late diagnosed autistic myself, and as a parent carer too, neurodivergence is also my passion and special interest.
- Level 6 Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Counselling, Bath College of Psychotherapy and Counselling (BCPC)
- Foundation Certificate in Counselling and Psychotherapy (BCPC)
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling, Counselling Tutor, ACTO (Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Online) and BACP recognised
Professional development certificates in developing Neuro-Affirming Practice, counselling autistic and ADHD clients, and trauma support.
I am a Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and abide by their code of ethics.
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
- Parent carers
- Autistic burnout
- AuDHD
Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
- £55 per weekly 50 minute session
When I work
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Sessions available online and in person.
Please contact me for further information.
Further information
Quiet room in central Bradford on Avon.
Offering sessions online and in person.
