About me
I am a Person Centred Counsellor offering a safe, open and non-judgemental space for personal reflection and contemplation around the trials and tribulations of life, past and present, no matter how big or small. I enjoy working with and supporting people from all walks of life to empower, enable and find a way through those difficult times that can often show themselves when we are least expecting it.
I have several years experience working with sexual abuse, trauma, loss and bereavement. I worked for a number of years with Mosaic II supporting adult survivors of sexual abuse and with Cruse Bereavement Care offering support to clients who have experienced traumatic loss.
I work in an open ended way allowing you the client to determine the pace and direction of travel. We will work together to explore and open your mind to allow you to gain a better understanding of yourself, help make sense of your past experience and explore what that may mean for the future and the choices you have going forwards.
I offer a 30 minute free phone consultation to establish the challenges you are experiencing, begin to understand what you would like from the counselling process and help to determine whether I am the right counsellor for you. Please email me or leave a message if I am unable to answer the phone and I will contact you as soon as possible.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications -
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Award in Counselling Concepts
- Ascentis Certificate in Bereavement and Loss
- Bereavement Support Foundation Course - Cruse Bereavement Care
- Mosaic II Training - Issues surrounding sexual abuse
- BACP Certificate of Proficiency
CPD Training including -
- Understanding personality orientations
- Understanding your client from the other side of the room
- Self-care for both client and counsellor
- Safeguarding
- Sudden and traumatic death
- PTSD
- Self-Harm and Suicide
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£35.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- £35 for a 60 minute session payable by BACS before the start of the session or cash at the beginning of the session
- Student rate of £25 for a 60 minute session
- Low income concession available - please ask on enquiry
Please note I require 48 hours notice for cancellation otherwise full fees are payable.
When I work
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I work form 6-6pm on a Thursday evening and 11am-6pm on a Friday. I have a small number of sessions available. Please contact me by email or phone to book a session.
Further information
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
I practice within the BACP ethical framework and guidelines offering a professional, ethical and confidential counselling service.
I receive regular clinical supervision and have full public indemnity insurance.
I am registered with the Information Commissioner's Office and my registration number is ZA779995
My practice is easily accessible. It is just a 5 minute walk from Saltaire Train Station. Several bus routes pass along Saltaire Road at the top of Victoria Road including 676, 678, B52 and B53. Free parking for 2 hours is available on Victoria Road itself. A small car park is available on Exhibition Road or Caroline Street, a 2 minute walk away, which is charged at 70p per hour.
