About me
Are you struggling with the challenges of being neurodivergent? Would you like to learn how to thrive with your neurodivergence? You may have a diagnosis, be self-identifying or just curious.
I am a neurodivergent affirming therapeutic counsellor who has a special interest in working and supporting young people and adults with ADHD, Autism and AuDHD. Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem? Have feelings of being overwhelmed or burnout? Some of the challenges of ADHD, Autism and AuDHD may be impacting on your behaviours, relationships, work or education/study which can lead to a lack of confidence and difficulties in achieving your goals.
How I work
With compassion and empathy, I can help you to gain a better understanding of your neurodivergence by offering a very safe, confidential, accepting and non-judgemental space where you will be heard, understood and supported. We can work together at your pace to understand your unique experiences by exploring and making sense of the challenges you currently face. Im not only here to listen but to support you in developing effective strategies for handling difficult emotions, building emotional strength and navigating life's hurdles with enhanced clarity and self-assurance.
As well as having experience in a wide range of issues, I use an integrative approach to therapy, where I am able to flexibly draw on different approaches to understand and meet your needs, support your growth towards self-acceptance, help you make positive changes and fulfil your potential as you move towards better mental health and wellbeing.
Why work with me?
Having ADHD and Autism myself, from my own experiences, I deeply understand the struggles of anxiety, depression, and trauma. Having navigated my own mental health battles, I recognise how isolating and intense these feelings can be. However, I firmly believe that with the right support, healing is achievable. Therapy has profoundly transformed my life, and I'm dedicated to guiding others on their own journeys towards that same positive change.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified person centred therapeutic counsellor and a registered member of The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I am also fully insured.
Using a neurodivergent-affirmative approach, I have completed various CPD in working with neurodivergent clients and I am an ADHD and Autism Certified Clinical Services Provider (PESI).
I have previously worked as a counsellor within the NHS at a GP’s practice, and for a charity where I ran a wellbeing group for women. Presently, alongside my private practice I work as a school counsellor supporting young people aged 11-18 years.
I hold professional indemnity insurance and I am DBS checked.
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 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My therapy room is based in Pocklington, near York.
Sessions are 50 minutes long and can be held weekly or fortnightly. Counselling can be either short-term, fixed-term, long-term or open-ended.
If you feel you would like to get in touch to discuss things further, please contact me to arrange a free 15-minute telephone or video link consultation. This will give you the opportunity to ask questions, discuss what you would like from counselling and see whether we are a good fit.
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