About me
If you are reading this, something has probably been weighing on you for a while. Maybe you have tried to talk yourself out of it, or told yourself other people have it worse. But this is not about other people. Someone else having a harder time does not make what you are carrying any lighter, and there is no scale you have to measure up against before it counts. Whatever it is, it has not shifted, and part of you is wondering whether talking to someone might help.
I am an integrative counsellor. This means I do not believe in one single model of therapy. I provide a bespoke service for each individual, paying attention to the person in front of me and drawing on whatever genuinely fits. A lot of my work is solution focused, so as well as making sense of how things got to this point, we look at what might actually help you move forward.
I work with adults across the North East, both in person and online, so where you live does not have to get in the way. People come to me for all sorts of reasons. Anxiety, low mood, feeling stuck, a loss, a big change, or simply a sense that something is not right and they cannot quite name it.
My background is in philosophy and existential therapy. In plain terms, I take the bigger questions about meaning and change seriously, while keeping both feet on the ground. I will not hand you advice from a script or pretend therapy is a quick fix.
We usually start with a free conversation, by phone or video, with nothing to fill in beforehand. It is a chance to talk about what is going on and get a sense of whether I am the right person for you. Therapy only works if it feels right.
If any of this resonates, you are welcome to get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
All of our counsellors are fully qualified, experienced members of various different professional associations.
All of our counsellors are qualified to a minimum of foundation degree level and all have various different areas in which they practice.
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
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Our prices are £55 + vat
If you are currently struggling both emotionally and financially then we may be able to offer you a place on our community counselling programme for people on benefits or low income.
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Further information
Along with bespoke counselling services, we also offer room hire for other counsellors & therapists, including massage therapist and Reiki practitioners (all therapist provide their own specialist equipment).
