This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I am an integrative counsellor, which means that I use a range of approaches based on what works for you. This can include exploring the immediate pressures you face, looking at how previous experiences are affecting you now, or focusing on ways to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.
You might be coming to counselling for many different reasons – including because you’re feeling anxious, depressed or lonely, because you’re facing life changes, or because you’re struggling to deal with something in your past.
Whatever you’re going through, we can look at how you handle difficult situations and relationships, patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviour, and what might help.
Many of us find it hard to talk about how we’re feeling deep down, and above all, I hope to provide a place where you can do this, in confidence and without being judged.
My first session
It can be hard to know what counselling will be like and nerve-wracking to talk about your problems with someone you don't know. That's why I offer a free 20-minute phone call to start with. We can use this to talk about why you are looking for counselling, how we could work together and practical things like confidentiality. It’s a chance for you to get a sense of how I work as a counsellor and whether you think we are a good fit.
After that, if we agree to go ahead, we would use the first session to explore in more detail what you are going through and any preferences you have for the approach we take.
Sessions last 50 minutes and usually take place at the same time every week.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained as a counsellor at WPF and the University of East London and have a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I have previous degrees from Cambridge University and the University of East Anglia. I have worked for mental health organisations for many years, as well as in publishing, charity and communications roles.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £75.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My standard rate is £50 for online sessions, but I offer discounted rates for students, trainee counsellors and people who are unemployed or on low income.
