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About me
As a humanistic counsellor and psychotherapist, I bring a unique approach to online and telephone therapy sessions for adults. A non-judgmental and unconditionally supportive approach facilitates developing a safe and therapeutic working relationship from which we can explore your relationships and behaviour patterns within relationships to understand and make meaning of what is not making sense for you today.
I offer short-term, long-term and open-ended sessions in agreement after our initial discussion and assessment.
I have extensive experience of working with trauma, anxiety, and vulnerability. I have worked in the police service for over thirty years, understanding the specific pressures this places on officers and staff, their relationships, and mental health.
I worked with the Macmillan Cancer Charity for five years, focusing on processing shock, fear, anger, and feelings of loss of control during the treatment phase.
Post-treatment, the focus was on making meaning and processing the experience, including coping techniques. There was a need for a private and confidential space in support of an opportunity to voice and process feelings that could not be shared with friends and family.
Training, qualifications & experience
MSc degree in Humanistic Psychotherapy. Middlesex University.
Clinical Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling. The Metanoia Institute
I volunteered as a Defuser for five years, supporting frontline police officers and staff after attendance at traumatic incidents, which included violence and loss of life.
I qualified as a Life Coach in 2015.
I volunteered as a Mentor in the police service, working with officers and staff of all ranks to support their career progression.
I have extensive experience working with people at vulnerable and fragile times in their lives when their usual coping methods are unable to provide them with support and reassurance.
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Work-related issues within emergency services.
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 - £75.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer weekly and fortnightly sessions, reserving the same day and time for clients.
I can offer emergency workers some flexibility in recognition of their changeable shifts.
I also offer One at a Time sessions, which are more solution-focused.
We will discuss the approach most suited to your needs during the initial conversation.
When I work
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Further information
I am a registered and accredited member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), and my membership number is 2011172418.
I am a registered and accredited member of the British Association of Counselling Practitioners (BACP), and my membership number is 01021276.
In adherence to my registration and professional ethics, I attend regular clinical supervision and hold personal indemnity insurance.
