About me
I am a qualified and experienced counsellor and supervisor based in Norfolk. I work mainly online but also offer in-person appointments in Norwich.
I've been a counsellor for over 30 years and I have worked privately and in the voluntary sector with clients on a wide range of issues including abuse, trauma, addiction, depression, bereavement and relationship difficulties. Over the past 14 years I have specialised in working with survivors of sexual violence and abuse.
Coming for counselling may be a challenging choice for many people and it can bring up distressing and difficult feelings. It can also be an opportunity to think about your life and relationships and how you see yourself in the world. We can create a thoughtful and confidential space where we can explore those feelings together in order to understand how they are affecting your life, and think about any changes you might want to make.
My original training was Person Centred but through ongoing training and experience I have added to and developed my skills and I feel that I am able to respond creatively and flexibly to the different issues that people want to explore.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience
I have had the opportunity to work in a wide range of settings, primarily in the voluntary sector, including alcohol and drug projects and young people's support services. For the past 14 years I have worked with Rape Crisis centres and have also had my own private practice.
I undertake regular personal and professional development training
Qualifications
- Accredited and Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Certificate in Clinical Supervision, Metanoia Institute London 2020
- Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling (University of Hertfordshire 1994)
- Diploma in Shiatsu and Chinese Medicine (Ki Kai Shiatsu Centre 2000)
- Higher Education Diploma in Substance Use and Misuse (Thames Valley University 2005)
- MA in Woman and Child Abuse (Centre of Woman and Child Abuse Studies, London Metropolitan University, 2011)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
£60.00 per session
When I work
Flexible
