About me
Whatever it is that has led you here, my aim as a counsellor is to help you to know yourself more fully. This can involve identifying ways in which you might be stuck, repeating old patterns that no longer serve you. There may be narratives that you have about yourself that don't ring true. You may wish to reckon with past experiences or talk about a current difficulty.
In my experience, just to talk, to voice and acknowledge pain and difficulty can go some way toward making positive change, and I hope to facilitate this and take it further. This might involve giving voice to parts of yourself that are hurt, locked away or self-defeating, and seeing how these parts manifest physically or in day-to-day life. Through this process of exploration, I hope you can learn to be more fully present in your life and to deepen your relationships with yourself and those around you.
I offer an reflective and compassionate space to explore where you are now, and how you came to that place. I know this can be a daunting undertaking, often connecting you with painful emotions and memories. I will support and guide you as we work together based on your own unique experience. My role as counsellor is to listen, to reflect and sometimes to challenge; the work we do is created together, counsellor and client working with each other in the here and now.
I am open to working with adults of all identities, backgrounds, ages and beliefs. I am aware of the challenges we face in this time, of the anxiety and uncertainty that is ever present, and the real systemic obstacles there are to the wellbeing of many of us; I welcome exploration of this in the counselling room.
I offer a free initial online meeting, to talk about what brings you to counselling and what I can bring to you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Diploma in Counselling from the Gestalt Centre in London, and in person counselling experience with HQTherapy and the Centre for Better Health in Hackney.
In addition to this, I volunteered for some years with The Listening Place, a charity that offers face to face support for people with suicidal ideation.
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
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I wish to offer help in my practice to those on lower incomes, or who might struggle financially. Please get in touch about concessionary rates.
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Further information
I am currently taking on clients for short term work face to face, or I can offer longer term work online.
