About me
Hi, I appreciate the opportunity to share more about my approach and how I can support you.
You may have been thinking of talking to someone like me for sometime but have put it off, convincing yourself that things were ok, that it was all part of life's ups and downs. However the unhelpful emotions and thoughts you feel have been heightened - perhaps a difficult work situation, the breakdown of a long-term relationship, a health concern or the loss of someone close to you. These experiences can trigger unhelpful thought patterns, often rooted in earlier life experiences, leaving everything feeling heavy and difficult to manage.
I offer a confidential, non-judgemental space where you can slow things down and feel truly heard. My approach is grounded in Person-Centred therapy, meaning our sessions are led by you, at your pace, within a relationship built on empathy, trust, and respect. I work Integratively, drawing on a range of therapeutic models to help you process your experiences and feelings and understand why certain patterns or responses may be impacting you the way there are.
I will be curious and ask open questions to help you explore both your present experiences and past ones, gaining an understanding into how these may be influencing you self-beliefs, relationships, or emotional wellbeing today.
I have experience working with a wide range of presenting issues, including:
· anxiety and depression
. self doubt and the inner critic
· living with past or present trauma
· difficult personal or family relationships
· navigating unexpected or enforced change
I have a private Practice in central Newbury (free parking available) where I provide short-term support or we can use longer-term work to explore complex issues in more depth so you can bring about lasting change.
So you are tired of putting on a brave face and would like support towards positive change, contact me for a free, no-obligation 30-minute Discovery Session to see whether working together feels right for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Level 4 Diploma in Integrative Counselling. This allows me to adapt my Therapeutic approach to fit each client's unique needs.
Level 7 Post Graduate Course in Life Coaching. This has enabled me to broaden my client offer allowing us to look at the past, present but also to the future with a focus on positive change.
Certificate in Applied Transactional Analysis focusing on social interactions to understand communication styles and behaviour.
I have also attended short courses in areas such as Positive Pyschology, ADHD, Transactional Analysis, Addiction and Trauma.
I am a Registered Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists
I qualified as a Counsellor and Coach following a long career in Hospitality. It was a highly pressurised, dynamic work environment and provided me with invaluable life experience in the real world with all it's ups and downs. I believe this experience now compliments and enhances my Client's sessions.
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
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions are 50 minutes and payable by bank transfer
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Further information
I offer a free 30 minute Introductory Session so we can find out a little about each other and decide if we would be a good fit.
I do require a minimum number of sessions to be booked, we can take it one session at a time. However I do recommend weekly sessions for the first 4 to six weeks.
My Practice is in central Newbury where free parking is available
