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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Your story matters. And it deserves to be met with respect and compassion.
As a person-centred counsellor, I believe that your feelings are not problems, they are communicating something important. Every emotion, every moment of distress, offers insight into what you’ve experienced and what you might need. I work from the perspective that distress is not a flaw or weakness, but a natural response to life’s challenges and circumstances, a way of showing us where we might need to pay attention to what's going on internally.
With trauma-informed awareness, I recognise how life experiences shape the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and influence emotional and physiological responses. I understand that unresolved trauma can contribute to states of hypervigilance, dissociation, or emotional shutdown, and that healing begins with creating a sense of safety and self-regulation. Drawing on Polyvagal Theory, I support clients in understanding their nervous system responses and developing strategies to move toward greater balance and connection.
In addition to my person-centred approach, I have an awareness of Internal Family Systems (IFS), this theory promotes the idea that we are made up of different internal parts that serve specific roles, especially in response to past experiences. By fostering curiosity and self-compassion, I help clients explore and integrate these parts—whether they manifest as protectors, wounded inner children, or critical voices, so they can cultivate greater harmony and self-leadership. This non-pathologising approach allows clients to embrace all aspects of themselves with understanding rather than judgment, leading to deeper healing and personal growth.
I'm passionate about fostering authenticity, self-awareness, and empowerment, I work collaboratively with clients to help them gain clarity, confidence and resilience.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified Person Centred Counsellor and a registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy).
(MBACP) 380374
You can learn more about what this means below:
https://www.bacp.co.uk/membership/registered-membership/
For the past five years, I have been practicing in Stratford-upon-Avon, working closely with clients navigating a wide spectrum of challenges—each as unique as the individuals themselves. It has been a privilege to support people through their journeys, offering a compassionate and tailored approach to their needs.
Before establishing my practice, I worked with agencies and charities across Birmingham, Worcestershire, and Warwickshire, providing vital support to individuals in distress. My counselling training was equally diverse, allowing me to work with young people in a secondary school, support individuals experiencing loss and grief in a hospice, and undertake specialist trauma-informed training with a charity dedicated to survivors of sexual violence, rape, and sexual abuse.
These experiences have shaped my deep commitment to creating a safe, understanding, and empowering space for those I work with.
Compassionate Inquiry Dr Gabor Maté
Polyvagal theory and trauma Deb Dana
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Online Therapy institute (Moving your practice online)
A Disorder for Everyone - exploring the culture psychiatric diagnosis, creating change
Warwickshire Pride- LGBT+ awareness training
First Person Plural -Trauma Related Complex Dissociation
Myton Hospice - loss and bereavement training.
Safeline Warwick - OCN Working with survivors of rape and sexual abuse including trauma. 2018
FdSc Counselling and Psychotherapy (person centred) 2019
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling skills 2011
Level 2 counselling skills 2010
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.
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
I offer a 30 minute introductory meeting in person.
