About me
Throughout our lives, we all experience difficulties and challenges. Individuals may wish to change aspects of themselves they are not happy about and see counselling as an opportunity for self-development. Counselling can be an extremely powerful tool to help us become more aware of who we are and gain a better understanding about our relationships with others and the situations we find ourselves in. It can help you figure out what’s wrong and troubling you, if you are experiencing feelings and behaviours you are unsure of and where they are coming from.
I am here to help you explore your distressing feelings and create positive change in your life. I provide a safe, confidential, non judgmental environment to work through any difficulties you may be experiencing that aims to help you feel heard, acknowledged and understood. Guiding you with empathy and compassion to provide you with the insights you need to help explore your emotions.
My training and practice is an integrative and relational approach to counselling and psychotherapy. I work by tailoring each session to suit each clients needs, introducing various modalities to work with as we all bring something different. Working at your pace we can find a way forward so that you can lead a more satisfying and fulfilling life.
I have experience working at Petals Baby loss charity, City Pregnancy Counselling and Psychotherapy, Secondary school for Place2be providing a safe place and support for young people. In a GP setting, working with clients presenting a variety of issues.
I work with adults, children, families and couples with various presenting issues such as bereavement, anxiety, depression, relationships, trauma, low self-worth, divorce and more.
I have a special interest in working with both individuals and couples with the loss of stillborn, premature babies, single and multiple pregnancy loss supporting them through their trauma. Multiple miscarriages, TFMR, pregnancy anxiety, and the challenges faced by parents of premature babies, including those with infants in neonatal intensive care(NICU).
I feel that no parent should ever lose a child at any age but unfortunately, sadly it happens too often. A parent's grief for their child never ends it continues with them on their journey in life.
Individuals and couples that have experienced loss and trauma during pregnancy and birth can, with support and guidance, begin to process their experience and slowly adjust to learning how to live with and manage their emotional responses in a new way in their “new normal”.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling (a BACP accredited qualification) from CPPD Counselling School, qualified March 2018. I am a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists and practice in accordance with their ethical framework.
Counselling Qualifications:
- Advanced Diploma Humanistic Integrative Counselling
- Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling
- Certificate in Humanistic Integrative Counselling
- Place2Be Training Working with Young People
- The Foundation for Infant Loss Accredited Member
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Bereavement, Grief and Loss
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Low self-worth
- Loss of a baby during pregnancy, premature or in NICU
- Loss of one baby or more in multiple birth pregnancies
- Parents with babies in NICU
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Loss of a child
- Infertility
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 - £85.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Seeking out counselling takes courage, therefore I provide a free 15 minute telephone consultation prior to progressing to sessions.
- Individual once weekly sessions - 50 mins £65
- Couples or family once weekly sessions - 60 minutes £85
- I provide Skype or Telephone sessions - 50 minutes Individuals £65 - Couples £85
Concessions - some reduced fees are available to those on low income or counselling students.
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I have flexible availability with times during the day and evenings.
