About me
I am a psychotherapist and counsellor working in central Esher and online. I work with both couples and individuals with a special focus on relationship challenges.
As well as a post graduate diploma in counselling and therapy, I am qualified to an MA level at arguably the UK's leading training institution for relationship and couples therapy.
As well as couples, I also work with individuals who are facing relationship difficulties, such as finding and/or keeping a partner, a dilemma in an existing relationship, when one partner is not ready to attend couples session; or more general challenges about managing their daily lives.
I work with couples on their relationship difficulties, whether it's arguments or other conflicts, a loss of a loving connection, parenting concerns, or if there's been an affair. Sometimes I work with couples at the end of a relationship on matters such as co-parenting and communication.
My aim is always to help my clients to have better conversations, with each other and also with themselves as individuals, in order to see if they can find a fresh start.
I am a fully accredited member of the BACP and have been for eight years. I work from my own consulting room in the heart of Esher. This allows a degree of flexibility as to when I see clients for their weekly sessions. I also work online if face-to-face isn't a practical option. Home visiting sessions may be available (however my travel time is charged for as well as the session time).
Training, qualifications & experience
After a long and successful career in marketing and business leadership, I decided to change direction. I trained first to PG Dip and then to MA level at one of the world's foremost centres for couple relationships. I work with individuals and couples both long and short term, depending on what they want to get out of therapy and how longstanding the issues are. I am fully Registered and Accredited with the BACP, and have eight years post-qualification experience in private practice and previously in institutions.
My commercial background can help me recognise the demands that busy Surrey couples, families and individuals face in their daily lives, which can make many relationship challenges feel harder.
As a male psychotherapist with a particular specialism on relationships, I sometimes work with men on what it means for them to be a man in the 21st century, and with women who wish to understand their relationship challenges with a male perspective. I also have experience working with a number of same-sex couples, and couples and individuals from different heritages and how traditional family cultures can conflict with more contemporary values.
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.
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
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Fees
£80.00 - £140.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My standard fees are £130 for couples, £90 for individuals. However for those with limited means I can offer negotiated reductions depending on specific circumstances.
