About me
Are you looking for someone to really hear and understand you?
You might not be sure what you need but feel stuck and want things to change in your life. You might be trying to navigate a difficult time or transition in your life around relationships, identity, health, work or bereavement. You may be considering counselling for the first time or perhaps looking for a new therapist.
As your counsellor, I'd be committed to offering you a supportive and safe space where you can explore what might be troubling you; whether that's exploring difficulties rooted in the past that are impacting you day to day or a current issue that might be on your mind.
Your emotions and experiences are the focus of our sessions. I will listen without judgement or agenda and endeavour to understand the world as you see it. I do this by building an open, trusting, authentic relationship so that you feel seen and heard. It's my belief that this helps you to see and understand yourself better, make sense of your past, heal emotional wounds and foster healthier relationships with yourself and others.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a BACP registered therapist and hold a Level 4 Diploma in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling which means that I bring a range of ways of working; reflecting on the past, noticing the here and now and exploring what the future might look like. I can also incorporate creative tools into our sessions to help express emotions and experiences that might be more difficult to verbalise.
Prior to becoming a qualified counsellor, my career was in teaching and wellbeing support which has instilled a curiosity and openness in my work as well as a strong belief and hope for inclusion and connection in our society- with each other and ourselves. I have counselling experience with adults and young people experiencing anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship issues, life-limiting illnesses and identity crises as well as individuals navigating an ADHD/Autism diagnosis.
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
Fees
£70.00 - £80.00
Further information
I can offer in person appointments both in the Kensington, London area close to Earl's Court tube station (sessions are priced at £80) and Wooburn Green, Beaconsfield area (sessions are priced at £70).
I can also offer online sessions priced at £70.
I offer a free 15 minute telephone consultation for clients to ask any questions, get a sense of how I work and decide whether counselling with me feels like a good fit.
I also offer concessionary rates to students and clients who are claiming benefits.
