About me
Warm, welcoming and gentle; I offer a safe space to all, whoever you are. People from all walks of life seek counselling and therapy for many different reasons, and whatever your reason please rest assured that you will be respected and treated compassionately by me.
I specialise in helping people who feel they have lost a sense of who they are and feel stuck or lost in life. This could be because of a sudden change, loss or traumatic event; a chronic illness or addiction that has taken over; feeling overrun by anxiety or buried under depression, or simply the overwhelming pace and busyness of modern day life. Whatever it is, there is still a 'you' in there and still a life ahead that is yours to make some sense of. I'll help you find a way forward.
I draw upon working experience as a counsellor since 2016, mostly in NHS therapy services, to tailor therapy unique to your own individual needs. Therapy with me is relational and collaborative. We will work together, in a way that makes sense to you.
I work effectively with a vast array of common mental health difficulties and challenging life situations; depression, anxiety, trauma-related difficulties, relationship problems, identity issues, chronic pain, bereavement, low self-esteem, addiction, stress / burnout to name a few. However, the reasons that people come to see me are always unique to them and I treat them as such, rather than adhering to some sort of script or formula. I will treat you as the individual you are.
I am a Mindfulness teacher as well as a counsellor and can also integrate other mindfulness-based therapies to our work if we both feel they may be of use (such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassionate Mind Training).
Choosing the right therapist for you can be a tricky business and you might only really know once you've met with someone, rather than just by reading their profile. For this reason, I offer a free 15 minute online (or telephone) consultation so we can both assess whether or not I'm the right therapist for you.
I look forward to meeting you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), certificate programme, 2025
- Advanced Certificate in Person Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression, 2023 (passed with distinction)
- Certificate in Mindfulness Practitioner Training, Mindfulness in Mind, 2022
- PgDip Counselling and Psychotherapy (Level 7), University of Salford, 2017 (passed with distinction)
- Certificate in Counselling Skills (Level 3), Manchester College, 2015.
- Certificate in Counselling Concepts (Level 2), Manchester College, 2014
Experience:
- Specialist Counsellor, NHS Manchester Foundation Trust (ongoing)
- Counsellor, NHS Talking Therapies (2017 - 2023)
- Mental Health Crisis Support Worker, The Sanctuary (2015 - 2017)
- Specialist Mental Health Advisor, Mind Infoline (2012)
Other organisations I have worked for include Shelter (working specifically in a project for people with multiple and complex needs), CRI (substance misuse service), Addiction Dependency Solutions (ADS) and Probation.
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.
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£45.00 - £65.00
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