About me
Introducing a specialist therapeutic mentoring service for women in middle and later life!
I help women navigate the many complex changes and challenges that occur for them between the ages 45 and 75, a crucial time for women’s health and mental health and their personal development.
In addition to facing major losses and physical life-changes, we often experience profound changes in our roles, caring responsibilities, relationships, work, status, life-satisfaction and sense of self. Sometimes the changes can feel overwhelming!
I help women to reshape their lives, rebuild confidence and self-esteem to redefine who they are and rediscover new meaning, purpose and greater life- satisfaction.
Why work with me?
I offer you a personalised, holistic and integrative therapeutic approach to managing your health and wellbeing that combines my 20 plus years of experience as a counsellor, coach and specialist mental wellbeing mentor.
I can help you navigate a range of practical, physical, mental health and wellbeing issues that are negatively affecting your enjoyment of life. I will work with you to help you identify and make meaningful changes that can truly transform your life as you navigate major life-stage changes of middle and later life.
I offer a non-judgement, sensitive, compassionate, skilled and personally empowering approach to providing you with affordable support tailored to your unique circumstances.
Please see my website for further details of services and packages available
PLEASE NOTE: I offer sessions:
- in-person Thirsk (limited availability)
- online throughout the UK ( good availability)
Find out more about how I can help you by booking a free, no-obligation 30 mins discovery call.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience
Since qualifying over 20 years ago, I have gained extensive experience, working in the NHS, voluntary and community services, higher education and independent practice as both counsellor and as a non-medical mental health mentor and adviser. The majority of that time was spent supporting people to rebuild their lives after major-life change.
I have experience of working with people with a range of neurodivergent conditions such as ASD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia and ADHD, other health related conditions and disabilities, and different backgrounds.
Core training
- MA Counselling Studies,
- Grad Dip Counselling
- PG Diploma Systemic Leadership & Organisational Development
Further recent training ( sample)
- Primary Certificate in Single Session Therapy
- Certificate in Coaching
- Primary Certificate in Health & Wellbeing Coaching
- Complex and Complicated Bereavement & Loss
- ASD and ADHD awareness
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
I also offer wellbeing mentoring for women in middle and later life.
Wellbeing mentoring is more practical, action orientated, and more obviously problem and solution focused than counselling, that can be helpful for women experiencing difficulties managing some of the psychological effects of the menopause such as:
- stress,
- anxiety,
- low mood,
- burnout,
- difficulty managing emotions and mood swings,
- unhelpful habits,
- poor decision making or time management,
- low self-esteem or confidence,
- inattention, forgetfulness and low-level memory issues
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 - £65.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer:
- discretionary discounts subject to income and availability
- initial free 30 minute consultation we can discuss which option best suits your individual needs, diary and budget.
When I work
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Further information
I offer a free 30 minute telephone consultation to help you decide if you wish to proceed.
Please note: I currently have limited availability to offer in-person appointments in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, but my services are accessible from anywhere in the UK and Europe.
Online sessions take place via a secure online platform to provide you with a high quality, secure and modern but personal service that fits in with your lifestyle and diary.
I make every effort to replicate the face to face experience by using up to date technology including high quality HD camera and microphone and I conduct all sessions from my dedicated private office.
I can offer evening and limited weekend appointments and am happy to offer single, one-off sessions or ongoing work to suit your needs.
