About me
People often come to see me when they are:
• feeling emotionally overwhelmed or constantly on edge
• carrying grief or loss that still feels painful
• struggling with the impact of childhood experiences or trauma
• feeling stuck in patterns that are difficult to change
• facing a life transition and feeling uncertain about the future
If you’re struggling with something in your life that’s causing emotional pain or leaving you feeling stuck, talking with someone outside of your everyday life can help.
In an ideal world we might turn to friends or family, but sometimes that doesn’t feel possible. You may worry about being judged, misunderstood, or feel that others have their own agenda.
I offer a safe, confidential and compassionate space where you can talk openly about what is happening for you. Many people experience great relief simply in sharing their thoughts and feelings with someone who will listen carefully and without judgement.
Together we can explore the experiences that are troubling you, helping you gain insight, process difficult emotions and begin to find your own way forward.
I offer:
• Online counselling across the UK
• Face-to-face sessions in Tonbridge
• Walk-and-talk therapy in a local park
This flexibility allows you to choose the format that feels most comfortable for you
Our work together will support you in finding your own insights and empower you to be able to trust yourself and make your own decisions.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over 18 years’ experience working as a counsellor, supporting adults through a wide range of emotional difficulties.
I am a Registered Member of the
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
and work within their Ethical Framework for safe and ethical practice.
I hold a Higher Professional Diploma (Distinction) in Person-Centred Counselling (BACP accredited).
Until recently, I spent over 10 years working within a counselling charity, supporting people through grief, loss and bereavement, offering structured counselling programmes focused on the individual's experience of loss.
Earlier in my career I worked within a counselling service in a children's centre, supporting parents with a wide range of issues including postnatal depression, domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, relationship difficulties, relocation and migration, terminal illness, job loss and bereavement.
I have completed additional professional training in areas including:
• sexual abuse
• bereavement and grief
• postnatal depression
• mindfulness
• compassion focused therapy
• attachment difficulties
• post-traumatic stress disorder
I hold a Diploma in Autogenic Training, accredited by the British Autogenic Society, and have been teaching this well-researched relaxation method for stress and stress-related difficulties since 2001.
In 2018 I was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the British Autogenic Society.
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
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
For individual Face to Face or video online sessions, as well as 'walk and talk' in local setting
£60 per 50 minute session.
For Autogenic Training -
Individual Course - £60 for pre-course assessment session with no obligation to take the course, then £495 for course consisting of 9 hourly sessions
Group Course - £55 for pre-course individual assessment session with no obligation to take the course, then £295 for course consisting of 9 up to 90 minute sessions in small groups (no larger than 8)
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