About me
Hi, I'm Becky. Do sometimes your thoughts race out of your control and become overwhelming? Maybe something from your past has left you feeling anxious or unsettled in your present? Is it often hard to give trust in a relationship? Right now it might seem that things will never change, but, with support from a counsellor, change may be closer than you think.
Through my counselling I want to help people to feel that they can stand taller; that they don’t need to speak with a quiet voice or always shout out loud to be heard; to feel safe in a relationship; to feel safe out of a relationship; to be secure with who they are and unconcerned with how others think of them; to feel ready to take control.
I am passionate about helping my client to find a greater understanding of theirself. In our sessions you will have time and space to examine and process the thoughts and the emotions that are pulling you down or getting in your way. When you share, I'll listen, and sensitively question. You might find you don't always know the answers and that's ok. We'll be curious together asking the questions in different ways until we fathom them out. You'll be able to develop clarity about any changes that you want to bring to your life, find ways to make those changes happen and believe that you can do it.
If you are feeling ready to embark on a counselling journey, email me or book a call. I am keen to learn about you and how I can help.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Level 5 Certificate in Counselling Young People
- Level 4 Diploma in Integrative Counselling
- Somatic Trauma Therapy Certification
Other Recent training
- A Toolbox for Grief
- Finding meaning in Loss: The Sixth Stage of Grief
- Dactari Training for Domestic Abuse Counselling
- Domestic Abuse Programme considering the adult or young person victims as well as the perpetrators
- Trauma Informed Practice-counselling aimed especially for those who have suffered trauma
- Working with the Lived experience of having ADHD or ASD
- BACP How to do counselling online: A corona virus primer
Experience
Along with my private adult counselling I have counselling experience working in agencies with young people and adults. I also counsel in a school for students who are challenged by the boundaries of mainstream education.
Before I came to counselling I worked in the performing arts and later in learning support in SEND and mainstream schools. This led me to work closely with young people who have neurodivergence. Both these working experiences were very much about good communication and have shown me the importance of listening, a skill that is essential when a client feels brave enough to share information very personal to them. No matter how long you need me to listen, I will always cherish the opportunity to be with you as you grow.
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
Photos & videos
Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
The first session of up to 30 mins is free of charge.
When I work
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Further information
I currently counsel adults both online and face to face. I also work with 11-17 year olds online. This can be short term or long term. We will do a review after 6 weeks and intermittently after that so that we can be sure we are going in the right direction.
The modalities I most commonly use in my work are Person-Centred, Transactional Analysis, Somatic and Attachment theory. I will also integrate others if they suit a particular client's journey.
