About me
I specialize in Walk & Talk therapy which is a type of therapy that takes place outdoors rather than in a counselling room.
I am a fully qualified counsellor and member of the BACP with a focus on:
- 'Walk & Talk': Woodland walk counselling sessions (Battle, East Sussex)
- Face to face sessions in my garden therapy room (Battle, East Sussex)
I offer an initial free 20-minute consultation where I will discuss with you your presenting worries, and what you are looking for in counselling.
We will also make an agreement about the duration, time and dates of our sessions.
The Importance of Choosing the Right Therapist:
Feeling safe is a necessary condition for you to confront your fears, anxieties and worries. It is fundamental to the outcome of therapy that you feel safe and heard.
I provide a non-judgmental and confidential person-centred environment, where you can explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviour and their impact on your life – past, present and future.
No one can change the events of the past but I believe the road to recovery lies with increasing your self-awareness, re-establishing the relationship with your body and mind without feeling overwhelmed or ashamed.
I can help you with this by utilising a wide range of methods as no one method fits for all. My way of working reflects the idea of ‘Walking beside you’ while you take me on your journey through your life and its challenges and struggles.
I believe that therapy is a collaborative process – a mutual exploration of yourself in a safe and confidential environment.
I have trained in different therapeutic models:
- Person Centred Therapy
- Counselling Adults
- Counselling Children and Adolescents
- Transactional Analysis
- Gestalt Therapy
- Attachment Theory
- Egan
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Play & Creative Therapy
- Bereavement Therapy
Training, qualifications & experience
- CPCAB Level 2 Helping Skills
- CPCAB Level 3 Counselling & Skills Theory
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Children (Place2Be)
- Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling from Wealden Psychology Institute (Level 6/BA equivalent)
- APT Level 2 Compassion Focused Therapy
- Transactional Analysis 101
- Trauma and Recovery
- Trauma in Children
- Severe and Complex Trauma and Disassociation
- Attachment, Attachment and Disorder, Trauma and Recovery
- Registered member BACP No 382247
- Fluent English, Ukrainian, Russian and Czech
- 5+ years experience
Member organisations
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Loss
Foreign nationals living in the UK
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
From £50.00 to £60.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Free initial 20 min telephone / video call consultation
£50 per 50 min / face to face in my garden therapy room (Battle, East Sussex)
£60 per hour / Woodland Walk and Talk (Battle, East Sussex)
Availability
Immediately available spaces
Weekdays, evenings, weekends