About me
Welcome to Reflections Counselling Service
A warm welcome to Reflections Counselling Service — a space where you can connect, explore, reflect, grow, and move towards meaningful change.
About Me
I am a fully qualified and BACP-accredited counsellor, offering a professional, confidential, and ethical counselling service. Before training as a counsellor, I spent over 15 years working as a health professional within the NHS, which gave me a strong foundation in holistic, client-centred care.
Since qualifying, I have provided therapeutic support within a charity setting, alongside establishing and managing my own private practice. This breadth of experience allows me to work sensitively with a wide range of emotional, psychological, and life challenges.
I have extensive experience working therapeutically with vulnerable women, including those affected by trauma, abuse, domestic violence, low self-worth, and complex life circumstances. My work within a specialist charity has involved supporting women who often face multiple and intersecting challenges, and I bring a sensitive, trauma-informed approach to this work, recognising the importance of safety, empowerment, and choice.
I also have experience working with neurodivergent clients, including individuals with autism, ADHD, and sensory or processing differences. I understand that neurodivergence can shape how people experience emotions, relationships, communication, and the therapeutic process itself. I therefore adapt my approach to meet each client’s needs, offering flexibility, clarity, and a pace that feels manageable. This may include adjusting communication style, structure, and session format to ensure counselling feels accessible, supportive, and affirming.
My Approach
My core approach is rooted in person-centred philosophy, underpinned by an integrative framework. This includes drawing on elements of cognitive behavioural and psychoanalytic approaches, enabling me to tailor therapy to the unique needs of each individual.
I work holistically, taking into account your life stage, personal history, and the interconnected nature of psychosocial, physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual factors. I have a particular interest in the relationship between physical and mental health and recognise the profound impact that physical illness, pain, disability and aging can have on emotional well-being.
What I Offer
I provide both short- and long-term individual counselling, delivered in a calm and comfortable first-floor therapy room. I also offer walk and talk therapy, which can be adapted to different levels of physical ability. This approach can feel less intense for some clients, as we walk side by side rather than sit face-to-face. Being in nature often helps to soothe the nervous system, while gentle movement can support emotional regulation and enhance mood through the release of endorphins.
For clients with accessibility requirements, including wheelchair users or those who rely on walking aids, I offer remote sessions via telephone or online. Home visits may also be considered, with additional charges for travel and time where applicable.
Whichever mode of counselling you choose, I aim to provide a professional, confidential service that is inclusive, non-judgmental, and respectful of your individual needs and experiences.
Why Counselling?
Recognising that you need support is often the first step towards change. Life can be challenging, and while many of us want to share our worries, we may hesitate to confide in loved ones for fear of burdening them or being misunderstood. Counselling offers a space to talk openly with someone impartial, compassionate, and professionally trained; a place where your thoughts and feelings can be explored safely and without judgment. For many people, this experience can be deeply empowering and life-changing.
The counselling relationship is built on trust, empathy, and a strong ethical commitment to confidentiality. What you share remains private, except in rare circumstances where safety is at risk.
Unlike friendships or family relationships, the therapeutic relationship is intentionally one-sided. The focus is entirely on you- your experiences, your healing, and your growth. This clear boundary creates a unique space in which you can explore difficult emotions and patterns with honesty and vulnerability.
Counselling is usually time-limited and continues only for as long as it feels helpful. While the relationship itself may be temporary, its impact can be lasting, influencing how you relate to yourself and others long after therapy has ended.
What to Expect
Initial Contact
We will begin with a free, brief telephone consultation. This provides an opportunity to share a little about what has brought you to counselling and to decide whether you feel comfortable working together. We can also discuss your preferred mode of counselling — in-person, online, telephone, or outdoor therapy.
Your First Session
Your first session is an important step and may feel both relieving and unfamiliar. During this session, you can expect:
Introductions and rapport building
I will explain my role, experience, and qualifications, and invite you to share your background and reasons for seeking counselling.
Confidentiality
I will outline how confidentiality works and explain any limitations where safety concerns may arise.
Exploring your concerns
You can begin to talk about what is troubling you, at your own pace. There is no pressure to share everything at once.
Assessment and goal setting
Through open-ended questions, we may begin to explore your hopes for therapy and identify initial goals, whether specific or more exploratory.
Understanding the process
I will explain how counselling works, including session frequency, approaches used, and what future sessions may involve.
Your feelings about therapy
You are welcome to share how the process feels for you, including any anxieties or uncertainties.
Practical arrangements
We will cover session length, fees, cancellations, and communication between sessions. A counselling contract will be provided to form our working agreement.
Your choice
You remain in control of whether you feel this is the right fit for you.
Tips for Your First Session
Be as open and honest as you feel able
Ask questions if anything is unclear
Take time after the session for reflection and self-care
Further Enquiries
For further information or to arrange an initial consultation, please email me in the first instance.
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Clinical Counselling Supervisor Level 6
- Advanced Diploma: Psychotherapeutic Counselling Level 5
- Diploma: Therapeutic Counselling Level 4
- Cert: Counselling Skills Level 3
- Cert: Counselling Skills Level 2
- Cert: Understanding Mental Health
- Introduction to online and telephone training
- Walk and Talk Therapy training
Additional Training:
- Drug & Alcohol Awareness Training
- Certificate in Working Therapeutically with Autistic Clients
- Working with clients with depression
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Clients with depression
- Substance Misuse Awareness
- Complex trauma training
- BACP Certificate of Proficiency
- Trauma and the Brain
- Domestic Abuse Training for Health Professionals
- Suicide Awareness Training
- Clinical Coaching
- Safeguarding Adults
- Conflict Resolution
- Data Protection and Information Governance
- Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
- Dementia Awareness
- Prevent safeguarding
Areas of experience include:
- Working with senior clients
- Depression
- Divorce/Separation
- Childhood experiences
- Narcissistic abuse
- Relationship issues
- Loss & Trauma
- Domestic Violence
- Guilt/Shame
- Maladaptive Behaviours and Life Scripts
- Social anxiety
- Sexual/Physical & Emotional abuse
- Identity Crisis and low self-esteem
- Pet Bereavement
- Lone parenting
- Life stages and changes
- Anxiety and Stress Disorder
- Rape, Trauma & Sexual Abuse
- Drugs & Alcohol Dependency
- Domestic Violence
- Relationships
- Navigating daily life with a physical disability
- Individuals with learning disabilities
- Individuals living with neurological conditions
- Neurodivergent clients
- Transgender Community
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
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Free initial consultation
Individual Counselling: Telephone/Online: £50:00 per hour session
Walk & Talk Therapy: £50:00 per hour session, £75:00 per 90min session
Home visits: £55:00 per hour session plus additional charges for fuel and travel time. These can be discussed during an initial consultation.
Clinical Supervision: Please see supervisor profile
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