About me
Relationship/Couple therapy
I am an experienced, Relate trained relationship counsellor. I understand that difficulties can often beset relationships, whether partner or family.
So often, couples can lose sight of each other within the complexities of modern living. I can help you to identify where your relationship is currently, how it has got there and, should you want to change the course of your future relationship, how you might reframe this.
Relationship MOT
We have our cars and boilers serviced regularly to ensure they're smooth running and to try to prevent breakdowns. Yet we can often neglect our relationship until problems become more significant and entrenched.
In a Relationship MOT we will explore your current situation. It is a health check that offers an overview of your relationship at the moment. It is designed to help you understand some of the issues you, or you and your partner, may be facing.
Alcohol and Drug problems
I have over 18 years' experience in working with alcohol and drug problems, and addiction.
I recognise that when alcohol or drug use becomes problematic, it will often have been an important coping strategy over time.
I believe that we need to think about alcohol and drug use from a biological, a psychological and a social perspective.
We can think about the biological effects - on the brain, on other parts of the body
We can think about the psychological effects- what does alcohol do for your coping, for your mood? These effects might be both positive and negative.
We can think about the social effects. What is the effect on your work relationships, on your home life and on your intimate relationships.
We can think about the mind and the body being connected, with both the mind and the body affecting the development and the progression of problematic or addictive alcohol and drug use within a social and cultural context.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have worked for over 18 years in my specialist area, across third sector organisations and more recently with Relate and within the NHS. I am a qualified, Relate trained, Relationship Counsellor.
I have also worked as both a practitioner and as a manager in alcohol and drug services ranging from community services providing harm reduction advice, alcohol brief intervention services and residential alcohol and drug detox and rehabilitation services.
I am a member of the NCPS and follow the NCPS code of conduct.
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
- Relationship/Marriage MOT
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 - £85.00
Additional information
- £70-£85 Couple
- £55 Individual
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I work flexibly across the week.
