About me
I work under the business name of Just Allow Now, as a relational, humanistic, integrative counsellor; this means that I draw on various complementary therapy modalities to tailor my approach for each individual clients, rather than a single counselling approach. The primary integrated modalities and therapy theory I utilise to inform my work with clients are Gestalt, Psychodynamic, and Transactional Analysis, and Person-centred.
When working with individual clients we utilise the relationship we build between us to help you understand your experiences by exploring what materialises and enacts between us during sessions. The goal is to assist you to better understand your experiences, thoughts, and feelings that all go on inside you, and between you and others, via looking at how that plays out in the therapy room.
With couples/polyamorous work I concentrate on the relationship as the client. One primary way I assist couples is by helping them to recognise and navigate their individual defensive behaviours that could be leading to conflict or withdrawal. Building an awareness and understanding between each partner can lead to both being more able to listen and hear to what the other partner thinks and feels. I can actively assist in ensuring each of you interprets and understands what the other partner is offering as they mean it, to avoid important information getting lost in translation.
I have a very collaborative approach to counselling. I want you to feel that someone is invested in actively helping you to make sense of your experiences and what is going on for you. It’s important to me that you don’t feel that you are on your own in trying to understand your behaviours, thoughts, and feelings. My style of therapy is to proactively assist you in exploring your experience. Not only to listen during sessions, but to also work together in understanding why you may be feeling the way you are, and how you may choose to move forward.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have qualified with a First from a BACP Accredited Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy Foundation Degree at Newman University in Birmingham, a postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Couples'/Relationship Therapy from the Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute, as well completing various post graduate CDP training courses including Trauma Informed theory. I work in private practice as Just Allow Now.
I have also previously worked for the Kaleidscope Plus Group in West Bromwich offering therapy services on a volunteer basis.
I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) the largest professional organisation for counselling and psychotherapy in the UK.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual in-person or online sessions cost £50 per fifty-sixty minute session.
Couples'/ polyamorous relationship counselling sessions cost £60 per fifty-sixty minute session.
I offer a slightly reduced rate for training counselling students.
I offer a free 20-30 minute introductory video session for you to ask any questions you may have, discuss your hopes and goals for your therapy, and for us to get an idea of whether we feel we are a good fit.
When I work
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Further information
I offer a free 20-30 minute initial video call to talk about your counselling needs in more depth. We can discuss at what you are looking for from counselling sessions, including any expectations you have, and together we can talk about how you would like to move forward.
I have a 72 hour notice cancelation policy.
