About me
I am a fully qualified accredited Counsellor and Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist (CBT) in both modalities with over 36 years experience in specialist Mental Health. I started my career in the NHS as Registered Mental Nurse and progressed to training as a counsellor (University of Hertfordshire) and CBT therapist (Msc Kings College London in Advance Practice in CBT).
I have a private practice since 2004 and therapy will be offered within a residential space in St. Albans, Hertfordshire. The location offers easy off street and free parking.
I offer a free 15 minute consultation by zoom ,whatsapp, facetime or mobile call to discuss how I can help you and whether I am the right therapist for you.
The first therapy session enables you to share within the safe space the emotional struggles that you may be experiencing such as anger, resentment, guilt, fear, anxiety and many more feelings triggered by past and current life events. This process also enables you to start connecting with the therapist whilst identifying the problem areas you need to resolve. The number of sessions will vary depending on the nature of the problem/s.
Types of therapy I can offer
I am able to offer clients the modality of there preference i.e. Counselling, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) or a unique integrative psychotherapy approach that incorporates CBT and counselling.
I accept clients who are self-funding , registered health insurances and agencies. Please see lists below: -
Health Insurances Therapist Provider Number
- Bupa 30005393
- Aviva 600065248
- AXAPP PC03662
Companies:-
- WPA ( Provider number: 920460262)
- IPRS (Sessions by Zoom only)
- PLE Health
- Work Stress Management.
If you are required to contact any of the above to have sessions with myself just give them the therapists name and/or providers number for approved authorisation .You will be given an authorisation number that will determine number of sessions.
Thank you for visiting my profile, I look forward to talking with you.
Getting in touch
Please call me on 07788 613 039 or use the contact form here to email me.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a retired (Nov 2023) NMC registered Mental Health Nurse with sound clinical knowledge, experience and skills in acute, rehabilitative and community psychiatry and as a Specialist Nurse in Drug and Alcohol Misuse within the NHS for 20 years. My career in the NHS gave me experience in working as a team member and working autonomously within the community setting.
I am a fully qualified MBACP accredited Counsellor with over 25 years and 14 years as a qualified BABCP accredited CBT therapist. My clinical experience incorporates working in a private clinic and within G. P. surgeries conducting risk assessments and mental health assessments and offering counselling or CBT for a wide range of mental health/emotional problems to clients from a wide range of religious, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds including ethnic minority groups.
Therapies can be offered via Face to Face and/or by Zoom, Whatsapp or Facetime.
I have offered therapies for a variety of problems for e.g. loss, grief, bereavement, anger issues, post-traumatic stress, abuse (physical, mental, emotional and sexual), relationship problems, anxiety disorders, depression, self-harm, confidence issues, low self-esteem, eating problems (e.g. bulimia), sexual orientation and drug/alcohol misuse.
Qualifications:
Diploma in Counselling, Post Graduate Diploma Advance Practice in Cognitive Behaviour Psychotherapist, MSc Advance Practice in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Registered Mental Health Nurse, BSc(Hons) Nursing, Diploma in Integrative Supervision.
Member of the following professional bodies:
Full accredited member of the MBACP and Fully accredited member of the BABCP.
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.
The BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
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.
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 - £95.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Clinic Prices
Face to Face and Remote Access (Zoom, Whatsapp, Facetime)
Counselling: £60.00
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy £85.00
Integrative CBT and Counselling: £95.00
* St. Albans Only
Please see website for further details www.cbt4health.co.uk
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