This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
What would you like to change? I am a highly experienced Counselling Psychologist and offer a warm, pragmatic approach to therapy in the belief that with the right help and support, we are all capable of making positive changes. I have learned from long experience, both my own and my clients, that one size can never fit all so have trained in a broad range of approaches including CBT, humanistic, EMDR, schema therapy and ISTDP. I am also very interested in the relationship between the body and the mind and how spirituality can be an important resource. This means I have many ways of helping you to understand your difficulties and tools for us to work together to change them. I am a big believer in the collaborative process. Therapy is something done best as a team.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over 20 years of experience working with adults in many contexts, in the NHS, charitable sector and privately helping people with a wide range of conditions. I have trained in multiple approaches, and aim to blend these to meet the unique requirements of each client. So you may be seeking short term help for a specific issue such as panic attacks or health anxiety. Or you may have longstanding and complex problems stemming from early traumas within your family.
Problems I can help with include: hoarding, OCD and obsessive thoughts, phobias and anxieties - whether about specific issues like health or a more pervasive general anxiety, PTSD and trauma in response to shocking life events. Many people I see have low mood and low self-esteem, very often stemming from childhood trauma (CPTSD) or difficult attachment relationships with parents. Sometimes people just struggle with living and are confused about what the problem might be. My firm belief is that however lost and hopeless you feel, people DO make sense - there is a good reason for your symptoms and also a way to move on from them. We all need the right sort of support and understanding to heal.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I am registered with AXA, WPA, Aviva and Simply Health.
When I work
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Further information
I am happy to have a free initial 15 minute chat to answer any questions about how I might be able to help you. I usually see people weekly, sometimes more frequently. My sessions last 60 minutes although sometimes 90 minute sessions are more beneficial for trauma work like EMDR. I am also open to fortnightly sessions if needed.
