About me
Hello, and welcome to my page and to me and my approach to counselling. I appreciate it can seem a difficult and daunting experience coming to see a therapist and talk about deeply personal and perhaps worrying aspects of your life. My aim is to provide a safe and reassuring space where you feel secure enough to share your thoughts, feelings and challenges at your own pace. Together we can work to understand what is going on for you and find ways to cope, manage feelings, encourage healing and move forward.
Whilst I have special training in Children and Young People’s Counselling, it does not mean I work purely with this age group. I welcome people of all ages and life experiences into therapy.
I offer a safe, secure and non-judgemental space to be able to explore feelings and concerns. Sometimes a little bit of extra support can really help if it is difficult to deal with or understand emotions and behaviour.
I work in a way that is developmentally appropriate to the child or young person, if working with this age group; but moreover, I tailor my work to the individual themselves to encourage their expression- it may be talking therapy, art and creative work, storytelling, sand tray work, to name but a few!
I offer the opportunity to explore emotions and thoughts, experiences and worries. I listen carefully to understand and discuss issues that may be on the person’s mind.
I offer a supportive, reassuring relationship built on trust, which enables the person to better cope and manage their feelings; I facilitate an environment to encourage the development of a positive outlook on life, to recognise strengths and feel like progress is being made, to make informed choices.
I am open and honest and provide a warm and empathetic environment.
I have excellent listening skills, and I am patient, understanding and interested in helping people.
I help to establish trust and encourage an atmosphere of security and safety to allow honest and empowering communication.
I encourage self-belief and an ability to identify and begin to use our own inner resources to find solutions that best work for each individual. Together we work to use practical tools for change, and I integrate many approaches such as CBT ( Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Solution Focused therapy, Person Centred therapy, for example.
Please get in touch to find out more.
Training, qualifications & experience
- M.A. Counselling
- Relate-trained and accredited CYP (Children and Young People) Counsellor
- B.A. Social Science (Social Psychology, Personality, and Learning)
- Certificate in Experiential Counselling
- QTS (Qualified Teacher Status)
- Registered Member of BACP ( British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists)
- Full DBS Enhanced Check
Further Training and Qualifications include Covid 19: Helping Young People manage low mood and depression; Equality & Diversity; Data Protection; Safeguarding; Child Protection Awareness; Prevent Training; Mindfulness for Children and Young People; Neuroscience and the Counsellor; Dealing with Anger; Using CBT for Anxiety & Depression; Mindful Self Compassion; Art for Creative Wellbeing; Art therapy for Children & Adults; Understanding Anxiety; Anxiety Management; Understanding Eating Disorders; Health Coaching; Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Sleeping Well; Assertiveness.
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 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£50.00 per therapeutic hour
Further information
An introductory phone call is important sometimes to know who you would be working with, and this is fine.
If working with older children or young people, this can be really reassuring, but it is available to all potential clients.
