About me
Hello and a very warm welcome. If you are going through a challenging time in your life, whether it is to do with work, relationships or you are experiencing a more generalised anxiety or low mood, talking things through with a counsellor can help.
I am a highly qualified and experienced counsellor with a wealth of both professional and life experience. I offer a safe, supportive space where you can talk about your experiences freely, without fear of judgement. I will help you get a clearer understanding of yourself and your situation and will support you as you explore the issues that are important to you.
I am a Humanistic integratively trained counsellor with core person-centred values. I have significant training and experience in many different and diverse issues and approaches, which all inform the way I work. I have over 25 years experience of working in the field of mental and emotional health and wellbeing. I specialise in complex trauma and currently provide counselling for a charity supporting adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
In my experience, it is the quality of the relationship between client and therapist that matters most, with trust at the heart of this.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
- PGCE
- Certificate in Gestalt Counselling
- Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(CBT)
- Certificate in Working with Sexual Violence
- Certificate in Working with Parents
Training and experience:
- Trauma/ PTSD
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Stress management and relaxation
- Anxiety/ Depression
- Eating disorders/ weight management
- Bereavement
- Addictions/ 12 step recovery programme
- Domestic Abuse
- Parenting
- Self harm
- Dissociative Disorders
- Counselling Survivors of Sexual Abuse
- Mindfulness/ breathworks
- Expressive therapies
- Transactional Analysis
- NLP
- Suicide Prevention
I qualified as a counsellor in 2009, and previous to that, have worked in many diverse settings during my life, including drug and alcohol services, the NHS, Cruse Bereavement Support, Domestic Abuse services, schools, local authorities and the third sector.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and work according to the ethical framework for good practice. I attend regular, monthly supervision and I am fully insured to practice.
Member organisations
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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
Additional information
I offer a free brief telephone consultation usually 10-15 mins.
My fees are £40 per session, subject to annual review.
Availability
Monday to Friday 9am-7pm, Saturday 9am-1pm, other appointments available subject to negotiation and availability.
Further information
I am able to offer appointments Monday to Friday 9am-8pm, Saturday 9am-1pm, other appointments offered subject to availability.