About me
I am a fully qualified Psychodynamic counsellor offering a safe and confidential space where experiences and feelings are listened to and explored in a gentle and non-judgemental way.
I offer both long-term and short-term counselling to adults and adolescents and I also offer couple counselling. I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and I am based in Sudbury, Suffolk. I also provide online and telephone counselling. I have had ten years experience working both privately and in the NHS sector.
Who can I help?
Most people hit a difficult time at some point in their life and may feel stressed, anxious or overwhelmed for whatever reason. I help people to deal with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship issues, bereavement, abuse, anger management, eating disorders and many more.
At our initial session we will discuss what has brought you to consider counselling and how I might be able to help. There is no set number of sessions, some people are happy with just a few and others find they want to take more time.
What is Psychodynamic?
The Psychodynamic approach looks at your life as a whole picture, past and present. There is often a link between past experience and current behaviour, and by exploring this link it can lead towards a clearer understanding of yourself.
How does the approach work?
Developing a deeper self-understanding helps with finding new and easier ways of managing feelings and situations in your everyday life. This in turn helps to relieve emotional distress and leads towards a more fulfilled and happy individual.
Getting in touch
It can sometimes be a daunting decision to consider counselling for the first time. If you would like to talk confidentially on the phone first please just get in touch by email or ring me.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a WPF Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling and I have had many years experience working with individuals on a long-term and short-term basis, both privately and in the NHS sector.
I also hold a WPF Diploma in Working with Adolescents, a Certificate in Clinical Supervision and a Certificate in Couple/Relationship Therapy
I have completed a number of workshops including:
Time-limited Counselling
Working with issues around suicide
Sexual Minorities
Race, Religion and Prejudice
Self-Awareness Through Art
Endings
Loss and Bereavement
Eating Disorders
Mindfulness
Trauma
I continue to develop my personal and professional development with workshops and courses.
I am a member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy and abide by the BACP Ethical Framework for good practice.
And as a mother, a daughter, a partner and a friend I have experienced at least my fair share of what life can throw at us!
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
£60.00 - £75.00
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
Each session costs £60.00 for individual counselling, £75.00 for couples.
We would meet for weekly sessions of 50-60 minutes.
Fees may be negotiated according to individual circumstances.
When I work
I work Mondays to Fridays and I am available for early evening appointments.
