About me
"Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life." Carl Rogers
This growth can be challenging if you are feeling stuck, misunderstood, unmotivated, sad, frustrated, overwhelmed, anxious or like you are "not enough." Past experiences can feel weighty without the space to heal from them. And breaking repeated patterns can feel impossible without the awareness of how they came about and the confidence that you can change them.
I am a Gestalt trained therapist working with adults and adolescents to help them understand themselves more clearly, discover connections and remove barriers so they feel empowered to make changes they desire. Therapy is a weekly commitment to working together, where increasing awareness of how you are in the world is not always easy, but ultimately can be life-changing.
I create a non-judgemental space where you will feel seen and heard fully, perhaps for the first time. Through our therapeutic relationship, processing past experiences feels safe, questioning current beliefs brings peace and an increased confidence in your ability to navigate future challenges empowers you to live your life fully.
As well as supporting clients privately and in a secondary school, I am also a Clinical Supervisor, supporting therapists and other professionals. Here I create a warm, collaborative space where supervisees feel supported, safe to explore, gently challenged and inspired to develop their client/professional work.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a registered member of the BACP and have a Professional Diploma in Gestalt Counselling I am also enhanced DBS checked.
I am also a Clinical Supervisor working with trainee therapists, qualified therapists, therapists working in organisations, and professionals working in a school.
As well as my private practice in Chiswell Green, St Albans, working with clients aged 16+, I also have several years experience working as a student counsellor in a secondary school.
I continue to have regular CPD training and supervision in line with BACP guidelines and follow their ethical framework.
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 National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer concessions for supervision and therapy to those who are currently in education or those who work in education.
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Further information
I am a Gestalt therapist, trained in looking at how clients feel in the present moment in order to help them gain a greater self-awareness so that they can more confidently reach their full potential.
I work face-to-face at my private practice in St Albans or remotely, online via Zoom. I offer a free 30-minute initial Zoom/telephone consultation to discuss what would be useful for you and for you to ask any questions.
