About me
I am a qualified Integrative Therapist and Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP), offering a warm, compassionate and non-judgemental space where you can explore what is happening in your life at your own pace.
My work is grounded in Person-Centred Therapy and informed by a range of approaches, including CBT, ACT, Compassion-Focused Therapy and existential perspectives. I have a particular interest in trauma and the connection between our emotional experiences and the body, and I incorporate trauma-informed, somatic and polyvagal perspectives into my practice.
Alongside my private practice, Therapy with Mirabela, I have experience working within NHS primary care, specialist trauma services and community counselling organisations. I work with adults experiencing a range of difficulties, including anxiety, low mood, trauma, relationship difficulties, life transitions, low self-esteem and the impact of difficult past experiences.
I offer both face-to-face sessions in Parkstone, Dorset, and online counselling across the UK. My approach is collaborative and tailored to you as an individual, rather than expecting you to fit into one particular therapeutic model.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) in Integrative and Humanistic Therapy (ongoing)
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Specialist Trauma Training & Professional Development
I continue to undertake specialist training in trauma, neuroscience and somatic approaches to ensure my practice remains informed by current research and best practice.
Current Professional Training
- Compassionate Inquiry Professional Training, developed by Dr Gabor Maté (ongoing)
- Babette Rothschild – Somatic Trauma Therapy (ongoing)
- Foundation Diploma in Therapeutic Safety in Trauma – Beech Trauma Academy
- Three-Phase Trauma Model
- Relational Safety
- Creative Ways of Working with Trauma
- Vicarious Trauma
- Complex Trauma
- Trauma and Suicide
- Trauma and the Body
- Moral Injury
- Therapeutic Processing and Integration
- Post-Traumatic Growth
- STARS Dorset Specialist Training
- Trauma-informed and phase-oriented approaches to working with survivors of sexual violence, childhood sexual abuse and domestic abuse
- Understanding abuse, attachment, abusive relationships and the impact of trauma
- Safeguarding, first disclosures and pre-trial considerations
- Working within specialist sexual violence services and understanding professional support pathways
- Vicarious trauma, practitioner wellbeing, self-care and trauma-informed supervision
- Additional Professional Training and CPD
- Perinatal Mental Health and Birth Trauma
- Applying Attachment Theory in Counselling
- Preparing to Work with Clients Who Self-Harm
- Introducing Breathwork for Counsellors
- Introduction to Anxiety Disorders
- Preparing to Work with Survivors of Sexual Abuse
- Trauma and Brain Plasticity
- Trauma and the Brain
- Working with Clients with Depression
- Walk and Talk Therapy
- Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health First Aid
- Level 2 Certificate in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Level 2 Certificate in Self-Harm and Suicide Awareness and Prevention
- Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children’s Mental Health
- Level 2 Certificate in Domestic Abuse
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 per session
Additional information
My standard fees are:
- Online counselling: £45 per session
- Face-to-face counselling: £55 per session
- Student counsellors: £35 online / £45 face-to-face
I also offer a limited number of reduced-fee spaces, subject to availability. Please feel free to contact me to discuss current availability and concessionary rates.
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