About me
The therapy I offer is reflective and explorative. At times it may feel challenging, but it is always grounded in care, compassion and respect. Together we will work together with curiosity and kindness to understand your experiences and what has happened to you.
Through therapy, you may begin to:
Develop new and healthier habits
Let go of patterns that no longer serve you
Process trauma and difficult experiences
Develop an “emotional tool kit” of coping strategies
Strengthen emotional regulation
Grow in confidence and self-understanding
I am able to offer a confidential and safe environment to explore how you are feeling and what is happening for you right now in your life.
I work holistically in the belief that lasting changes only occur when the different elements of your everyday functioning are balanced and you are living according to your own value-system, strengths and interests.
Together I hope we can develop new ways of coping with what you are experiencing.
Training, qualifications & experience
Post Graduate Certificate in Counselling 2007
Post Graduate Diploma in CBT Counselling 2008
Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People 2013/2014.
Post Graduate Advanced Certificate in Eating Disorders 2017.
Post-Qualifying Certificate in EAP and Workplace Counselling 2017.
Post Graduate Diploma in Passionate Supervision 2018.
CTSD Fundamentals of Supervision 2019.
Working with Supervisee’s within Organisational Settings 2019.
CTSD Group Supervision 2019.
CPDin Narcissistic Traits and Emotional Abuse 2020.
CTSD Integration of Supervision-Diploma in Consultative Supervision completed February 2021.
Twenty years ago I started working in the caring profession working alongside young people who needed support to live independently. Since then I have worked in many settings with a diverse range of people.
I have worked within a school setting for many years as a school counsellor with children from the ages of eleven to nineteen.
I also work in private practise with adults, children and young people.
I have experience of counselling a wide range of people. From those with addiction problems and their families to working with young people who are trying to find their way in life. I have experience of working with adults who want to address their inner child and past experiences to uncover what is going on for them in the here and now. Also a good understanding of working with those experiencing eating disorders, OCD and neuro-diversity.
We can talk and be as creative as you like within the sessions.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Consessions available for therapy students who are studying.
Further information
I am a caring and kind counsellor who will work with you to address what is going on for you and endeavour to help you work out a way to unwrap what is not working for you. I would like to offer a non-judgemental environment to work with you.
