About me
I have 12 years experience working as a counsellor. Alongside Private Practice I currently work as a Counsellor for a Sixth Form College, as well as a Counsellor for an NHS Talking Therapies Service. My background includes roles with MIND as a Wellbeing Coach and teaching counselling skills at a local college.
We all experience times where we can feel lost, alone and unsure of how to take back control of our life. Our emotions, thoughts, feelings and behaviours can take many forms; I can provide a calm and confidential space to explore these through counselling.
Are you feeling anxious, depressed or stressed? Do you have relationship or family issues which are making you unhappy? Do you feel you can’t move forward from the past? Has an event happened in your life making you feel stuck or overwhelmed? I can help to make sense of what is happening by developing a greater sense of self awareness, being true to yourself and look at more meaningful choices going forward.
I believe the foundation of counselling is the therapeutic relationship between a counsellor and their client. This is built on trust, empathy and non-judgement; creating a relationship which can help awareness and enable meaningful change. I work integratively which means I do not work with just one therapeutic approach but use different techniques which I adapt for your unique needs and the direction you would like to take. This could range from looking at how your past affects you today to changing negative thought patterns which are controlling your life.
I have helped clients with a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, stress, mindfulness, low self esteem/self worth, relationship and family problems, betrayal, destructive patterns of behaviour, anger, conflict, regulating emotions, self harm, loneliness, loss and coping mechanisms.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Registered member of the BACP
- Diploma in Integrative Counselling
- CPCAB Level 3 certificate in Counselling skills
- CPCAB Level 2 certificate in Counselling Skills
- CPCAB Level 2 award in introduction to Counselling Skills
- APT accreditation in Solution Focused Therapy.
- Counsellor and Wellbeing Coach for a local Sixth Form College.
- Counsellor for NHS Talking Therapies Service.
- Wellbeing Coach for MIND.
- Lecturer in Counselling Skills.
- Certificate in Mental Health First Aid.
- Counselling Minded certificates in counselling in young people.
- Human Givens certificates in working with Anxiety and Stress.
- BACP - Working with depression
- CPD - working with teenagers
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- struggling with mental health
- coping strategies
- divorce
- loss
- change
- confusion
- fear
- sadness
- trust issues
- exam stress
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- Initial 30 minute free assessment session fee
- £55 per session day rate and £60 per session evening rate
- Discounted student rates
- Concessions available
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