About me
About me
I am an Accredited Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and I have gained 13 years of experience in a variety of settings including private practise, secondary school, EAP work and affordable counselling in an NHS setting.
I currently offer in-person, telephone and online sessions (both short and long-term) for adults and teenagers, and am currently operating in Tonbridge, West Kent.
Though I practise mainly as a person-centred counsellor, I also work eclectically borrowing from other therapies when appropriate, such as Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). I have experience supporting clients with a wide range of issues and I also have significant experience working with ADHD and autism, both within the counselling profession and through my own family life.
I aim to offer a compassionate, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings at their own pace. I believe that meaningful change begins with being heard and understood, and I strive to make counselling a collaborative process that empowers each person to move toward greater clarity, self-acceptance and well-being.
Why choose counselling?
There are times in our life when we can struggle with personal issues and sometimes these struggles can feel overwhelming. These feelings may bother us over a period of time or can be the result of a specific event. During these times we might want support or someone to talk to but approaching friends or family can sometimes be hard, no matter how supportive they are. Or perhaps we have no one to turn to and feel isolated. Counselling can help provide this support.
Some people choose just a few sessions to address their issues whilst others can come for a longer period of time. Some people are very clear about what they might need, whilst others can feel confused about where to start and what they need to do. We are all unique individuals with different needs.
Training, qualifications & experience
TRAINING
Basic Counselling Skills (2009)
Further Counselling Skills (2009-2010)
Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Counselling (2012 - 2015)
Online Diploma: Counselling Children & Adolescents (2017)
BACP Accreditation process (2019)
Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling: 80hours (2020)
NCFE Cache Level 2 Certificate - Understanding Autism (2022)
CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
I have attended CPD events and embarked on research in many areas, including:
Working with clients who've experienced sexual abuse and/or trauma (2016)
Essential Information regarding Alcohol and Drugs (2016)
Working with Young People (2016)
Creative Interventions (2017)
Re-framing the Mid-Life Crisis (2017)
Anxiety and Neuroscience (2018)
Gestalt Masterclass - 2 part workshop (2019)
A Taste of Mindfulness (2019)
Working in a Trauma Informed Way - 3 part workshop (2019)
Online webcast: Children, Young People and Families (2020)
Attachment in the Early Years (2020)
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicide (2020)
Understanding and working with Codependent Clients (2021)
Overcoming Procrastination (2022)
Understanding Adult ADHD (2024)
Working with Personality Disorders (2024)
Mental Health and the Body: Treating Trauma (2025)
Working Therapeutically with Tran People (2026)
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
Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
- 30-minute free consultation
- 50 minute session: £55
