About me
I support adults 18+ experiencing common mental health difficulties and everyday issues as well as when life throws a curve ball and the future doesn't look as you had imagined. There could be a general feeling of overwhelm, anxiety, depression and stress or perhaps uncomfortable thoughts and emotions you can’t quite explain yet. Alternatively a more specific life stage transition, event, situation or loss may be involved or a combination.
Whatever the issue, I strive to provide the very conditions that may have been missing elsewhere in your life to allow you to express yourself and explore without fear of judgement. From this position of warmth, safety and compassion you can consider new perspectives and find new ways forward.
As well as common mental health and everyday issues I have a particular interest in supporting those whose lives have been changed by injury, illness or caring for someone close to them. This could be due to a sporting injury (amateur, recreational or professional athlete), a chronic illness or finding yourself supporting a loved one with an illness such as Parkinson's Disease or Dementia. An injury or illness can affect far more than the body disrupting a person's sense of identity, routines, relationships, confidence, sense of purpose and future plans.
I have also worked with child and family related issues, work/employment challenges, ASD, ADHD, sexual violence survivors, non-offending partners, grief and loss, and those going through a significant period of change or transition such as moving house, job or to university. I have experience and am very interested in supporting women struggling with PMS, PMDD and the peri-menopause/menopause.
I am happy to work short or long term, online or in person. Sessions are client led and/or collaborative depending on what's helpful. I don't tell clients what to do but I may challenge them or share external information such as websites, articles and tools that they may find useful.
What to expect:
After receiving an enquiry I will phone, text or email you to introduce myself and to learn a little about how I may support you and you can ask me any questions. During this initial chat we can decide if we are a good 'fit.' There is no charge for this and the conversation usually lasts around 15 minutes.
Should we go ahead, I will send you confirmation of our first appointment, an emergency contact form to complete, payment instructions and directions or the Zoom link.
In the first session, I will go over the terms of our work together including about confidentiality, collect some more information such as if you have any particular goals for the therapy (its ok if you don't quite know). Thereafter, the sessions will be bespoke to your needs with regular opportunities to review how you feel the therapeutic process is going.
Each session lasts for 50 minutes.
I ask for 24 hours cancellation notice.
I am an Integrative Counsellor primarily using the Person-Centred Approach (PCA) drawing from other therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) if appropriate.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and Qualifications:
- L4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Integrative)
- PG Certificate Counselling Skills (CBT route)
- L2 Certificate Counselling Skills
- MSc Health and Exercise Science
- BSc Psychology 2.1 (Hons)
- L2 Certificate in Understanding Autism
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The Injury Psychologist – ‘Emotion Management for Rehabilitation Professionals in Clinical Settings’
Experience:
I have been counselling for several years, initially in an education setting, for agencies and numerous charities (sexual abuse survivors and chronic illness related) before moving into private practice. In addition to my private work I continue to take clients referred to me by outside agencies and charities including Sporting Chance (mental health in professional athletes) and Parkinsons.me (carers).
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Sports injury - emotional and psychological impact. Mental health in sport.
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
Face to face and online (zoom) £55 p/h paid 24 hours in advance via BACS.
Free 15 minute introductory telephone call.
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