About me
We all experience difficult times in our lives, times when we can't make sense and feel lost or stuck. You might be going through a break up, dealing with stress at work, experiencing bereavement or just feeling something is wrong but not sure what. As we go through life sometimes what we carry weighs us down, therapy can be a place to set down your ‘emotional rucksack’ and start to unpack it. You may want to completely empty your rucksack or you might just want to lighten your load a little, deciding what you would like to keep and what you would like to let go of. There is no right way to do therapy, we can work together to find what works best for you.
Where I can help is by giving you a space to work things out with someone who is on your side, whose focus is on helping you find your own path. Having worked for a number of years as a counsellor I feel my approach would be best described as existential, that as humans we all face the challenges of life and how to live it, as there is no instruction manual for living and no cure for the ‘human condition’. In our sessions we would look at how we can work together in identifying what may be stopping you from moving forward and help you decide what you would like to change in your life or how to come to a better understanding and acceptance of where you are.
I can offer you a space where you will find compassion, openness, empathy and warmth but also honesty, realness and challenge. It’s important to know that counselling isn’t easy, it’s certainly not just a sympathetic chat, as I feel that nothing that is worth doing in life is easy. But it can be a life changing and transformative process where together we can explore who you are and help you make different choices to become who you want to be.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from CPCAB and have undertaken additional training in neurodivergence and autism, GSRD (gender,sexuality & relationship diversity) and trauma-informed approaches to therapy . I have particular experience working with men, who are often underrepresented in both sides of the therapeutic relationship and who can often struggle to express emotion.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I am available to work in-person from a location in Ashford (Kent) and I can also work both online and the telephone. I offer a free 30 minute telephone or online consultation to see if we are able to work together and talk about how I might be able to support you. Please email or drop me a text to arrange an initial consultation.
For more information please visit my website: www.counsellingbynature.co.uk
When I work
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Further information
I work with clients to uncover what might be troubling them, as sometimes it might not be obvious what's going wrong for us. Having the space to explore allows us to work together to help you find a way forward.
All the research on the effectiveness of counselling points to the strength of the relationship between you (the client) and the counsellor being the most important part of positive outcomes in therapy. Through this relationship I aim to help you uncover where you might be getting stuck and find a way through the stuckness by working creatively together to help you get to where you want to go.
For more information please visit my website: www.counsellingbynature.co.uk
