About me
I offer safe and confidential psychotherapy and counselling to enable you to challenge aspects of self that you want to change. I believe we all have the answers to the difficulties we face and together we can explore the patterns of feelings, thinking and behaviour that maybe holding you back from living your best life. I will listen attentively in order to provide you with a safe space to be seen and heard. Together we can sensitively work to make the changes you want. I am confident and experienced in working therapeutically with children and young people. People often comment that I am calm and they feel safe.
I am caring and creative with a rich and diverse knowledge and understanding to bring to my work. I am a good listener with a person centred and solution focused approach. I use a trauma informed approach. My training in Transactional Analysis means I am aware and often work with the child within looking at the impact this may be having in the here and now. I believe in thorough planning and reflection to ensure safe and appropriate therapeutic interventions. I am patient, understanding and always aim to inspire others to be their best self.
I have over 20 years experience working within charities and education to support young people and adults to improve both mental health and emotional wellbeing. This has been in community arts, education, mentoring and counselling. I have extensive experience of supporting children, teenagers and parents at times when emotions can be heightened and boundaries challenged. As a qualified psychotherapist coming from an art background, and with experience of Art Therapy, I bring creative approaches to the therapy. For children and young people I use therapeutic play, art and creative activities as part of sessions. I work with clients in both short and long term therapy, this would be discussed in initial sessions to identify needs.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Level 7 Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy from an Integrative Perspective which means that I am qualified to work with adults and young people over 16 years old.
Level 7 Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy with Children & Young People to work with children and young people 5 years old and above.
Working Alongside Trans, Gender Diverse and Questioning People - Gendered Intelligence
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)
Added to this I have extensive experience working pastorally in Further Education in therapeutic, pastoral, mentoring roles and counselling roles. I also work in the charity sector as a young persons counsellor.
ASIST trained (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
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
£55.00 per session
When I work
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I work in Denby Dale on Mondays and Sheffield on Tuesday
Further information
Where my expertise can help:
Are you finding life stressful and have feelings of being overwhelmed?
Do you feel you are following patterns of behaviour, thinking and feeling that you would like to change?
Do you feel stuck and want to lead a more fulfilling life?
Have you found yourself impacted by painful events?
Some of the Issues I have worked with:-
- Anger, anxiety, low mood, stress
- Relationships
- Identity
- Unable to move forward or overwhelmed by feelings
- Personal crisis, feeling stuck, empty or without meaning
- Trauma or other issues from childhood
- Development and attachment
- Domestic abuse and impacts for children and young people.
- Suicidal feelings
