This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I work with adults, children (from aged 7), young people and parents
Counselling for adults
Perhaps you are struggling with the impact of difficult experiences from the past, or maybe its a current situation troubling you, and it might be something specific or a more wide-ranging issue.
Counselling can help us make sense of the things going on in our lives, it can help build our resilience and live life in a way that's most important to us. Clients often tell me that after counselling they often feel better about themselves, understand themselves better and they have healthier relationships.
Counselling for children (7-13)
Perhaps your child is struggling with anxiety, anger, low self-esteem or general unhappiness. They might be struggling at school, home or with friends.
I use a mixture of creativity and talking to help children explore and make sense of their experience. Counselling for children can help ease challenging behaviours and emotions, help children feel better about themselves and improve friendships and relationships at school and at home. I work with parents of the younger children so that together we look at how best to support your child.
Counselling for young people (13-18)
The young people I see are often struggling with anxiety, panic attacks and low self-esteem. They might be having difficulties with friendships, relationships, academic stress, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
I support young people to express what matters to them, helping them make sense of their difficulties. This can bring relief and supports young people to feel better about themselves. This in turn improves relationships, helps young people identify their needs, and make positive choices.
Counselling for parents
Perhaps its the day to day challenges of parenting you're struggling with, and/or something difficult, past or present, is making it hard to be the parent you want to be. Perhaps you are looking for support to help you understand and respond more effectively to your child.
If this sounds like you, I can help. I’m a parent and grandparent, during which I’ve navigated many challenges. I support parents to understand the situation better, respond more effectively, and feel more connected to their children. Parents then feel more empowered to deal with difficult behaviours, everyday challenges and the big life events.
Next steps
Please email me to book a free, no obligation call where we can meet and discuss what you are looking for. If we think I might be able to help we’ll book in an initial session and take it from there.
I work face to face in SW17 and online
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an accredited member of the BACP and I have 11 year’s experience. I've worked in many settings including schools, colleges, young people counselling centres, the NHS, drug and alcohol rehab and Relate.
Diploma in Integrative Counselling
Certificate in Counselling Children and Young people
Post Graduate Certicate in CBT
Breathworks Coach
Focusing Practitioner
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Shame - which is commonly experienced as thoughts, feelings and beliefs centred around "I am bad" and "something is wrong with me" and can lead us to consciously or unconsciously live our lives as if we are bad, causing us no end of suffering (This can all operate outside of our consciousness). Counselling helps shine a light on shame, bringing it more into consciousness, which can then reduce its negative affect on us.
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£65 per 50 minute session
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