About me
"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending" (C.S. Lewis)
A warm welcome!
Do you have difficulties staying in the present moment affecting how you think, feel, sleep, eat, communicate and care for yourself on a regular basis?
Do you lie awake at night worrying about how your future personal and professional goals are dwindling away?
Do you easily become tired, emotional, irritable, demotivated and lacking self-compassion?
Do you struggle in social situations, declining invitations or trying to please others, concerned about how others see you?
Do you often lose focus when working, studying or watching things?
Do you procrastinate, question your own abilities, worth and decision-making abilities?
Is it difficult opening up to others for fear of not being heard, understood or being judged?
Do you feel you need a place for someone to hear you, see you, and validate your experience?
Counselling can be daunting at first
You may have tried therapy in the past with mixed or negative results, leaving you with some uncertainty or you may just be seeking a different perspective.
Alternatively, this may be your first time in therapy. The hardest step is the one that takes you into the therapy room, but people often feel great relief when they do. Therapy can be the one place in the world where your issues and self-improvement are the central focus.
Therapy is a safe space where you are heard, supported, and empowered to make meaningful changes at your own speed. Wherever you are in your journey, I am here to help you build your resilience. I will work alongside you to explore how harmful patterns might be holding you back. We will discover how you relate to others, whether in work, family or love, and figure out what has been useful and what needs to be discarded.
"You provided much-needed support at a time I was suffering greatly from mental distress and anxiety. You helped me unravel the issues, identify root-causes and provided mechanisms to help cope and overcome the problems".
My own journey into counselling
I have always been drawn to supporting others with care and empathy, helping them navigate through their problems and to come up with solutions which make a positive impact in their lives.
I started off in the corporate world of international sales management building a good understanding of workplace dynamics, later focusing on helping individuals identify and tap into their potential. This evolved into providing career coaching, mentoring and welfare support for staff at different levels.
I have personal experience of autism within my family which led to my moving to a job which focuses on autism so that I could learn more about the condition and how to support affected people with emotional regulation, self-care and employability.
I also spent several years living and working in Eastern Europe, developing my own business while helping SMEs and blue-chip companies with individual and organisational development. This helped me to understand how cultural, ethnic and language differences are important in therapy.
This passion for helping others culminated in my formal training in counselling. In addition to private practice, I have several years’ experience in staff and student counselling within higher education.
"You provided excellent moral support and practical advice throughout our sessions, helping me get back on track by rebuilding lost confidence and gaining perspective and most importantly, helped find ways to challenge adversity."
Who I work with
My ideal client seeks support for anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, or other challenges. They may feel overwhelmed by life changes, struggles with self-esteem, or stuck in one-dimensional thinking patterns that no longer help them. They wish to develop effective coping strategies, improve resilience, and discover a sense of balance in their lives. Their aims may include alleviating symptoms of distress, improving relationships, developing confidence, or processing past trauma.
I am honest, empathic, non-judgemental, collaborative, not afraid to challenge and can relate to you irrespective of race, culture, gender or sexual orientation. My approach draws upon different therapy methods according to your unique needs, working with you to find the right tools to help you to find more control of your life.
"This was everything I could have asked for and more and you have really gone above and beyond expectations to help me and for that I am immensely grateful. Recently I have been close to giving up but this has given me some hope so thank you truly".
See below for specific problems and issues I can help with
Training, qualifications & experience
- MBACP Accredited counsellor - I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- UMHAN Accredited Practitioner (University Mental Health Advisers Network)
- BA (Hons) History and French
Continuing Professional Development:
- ADHD
- Neurodiversity (working with autism)
- Grief and bereavement
- Anxiety and panic management
Trauma:-
- Mental Health and the Body: Treating Trauma
- Working with trauma that has become stuck
- Working with Relational Trauma: Dealing with Disorganised Attachment
- Working with Shame
- Relationship Counselling
- Solution Focused Therapy/Single Session
- Body Image Therapy
- CBT skills
- Mindfulness
- Domestic violence
- Disordered eating
- Mental Health First Aid
- Suicide First Aid through Understanding Suicide Intervention
- Understanding your Medication & Dealing with the Side Effects
Autism-related:-
- Autism & Communication; Supporting Families; Stress & Anxiety
- SPELL Workshop - Structure, Positive approaches and expectations, Empathy, Low arousal, Links.
- Autism and Sensory Processing - Hyper & Hyposensitive Sensory Disorders
- Asperger’s Syndrome and the Autism Spectrum (Prof. Tony Attwood)
To support my counselling practice I undertake ongoing professional supervision
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Additional information
The fee of £65 is for a 50 minute online session
I offer a free 20 minute online or phone consultation to briefly explore what you hope to gain from counselling, how working together would look like and to answer any questions you have.
When I work
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Further information
Let’s take a look at some of the issues that we can work together on.
Mental health/developmental disorders: such as depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, psychosis, OCD, ADHD and autism.
"It was nice working through things with you and you were very patient with me. You are a very nice understanding person who helped me with different issues, helping me to see things from a different perspective".
Trauma: experienced from early years or later in your life (such as physical, emotional, sexual, medical, war-related displacements)
Grief and loss: whether the loss was sudden and traumatic or over a longer period. Processing complex emotions and the pain of loss.
Workplace issues: this may include harassment; interpersonal conflicts; assertivity and setting boundaries; managing burnout, feeling “the tortured worker syndrome”; time management, the “imposter syndrome”, demotivation and managing a work-life balance.
"I would like to thank you for showing care and compassion as a result of our meetings. Before yourself, nobody else had shown any actual concern that my wellbeing was spiralling due to the ongoing situations. I have improved significantly from the place that I was previously in."
Personal relationships: infidelity (physical and emotional), relationship breakdowns; loss of trust, communication breakdown, controlling behaviours, intimacy issues and insecurity; codependency; strained family relationships and estrangement.
Life transitions: such as career changes, divorce, or retirement, all of which can be challenging. Stress from job loss, moving, illness, or having children.
Higher education: various issues including exam and assignment stress; disengagement; procrastination in facing deadlines, social isolation, family pressure, social media addiction, low self-esteem, workload overwhelm, focus and concentration issues, disordered eating, body image issues, substance abuse.
"I wanted to express my appreciation for the support you have provided me during one of the most stressful periods of my academic career. In speaking with you, I came to understand the profound impact that an empathic person can gave on a person’s path and ability to persevere. Your kindness will be acknowledged in my doctoral thesis, where it will remain as part of the formal record".
