About me
Counselling Relationship and Sex Therapy
Sometimes we know something isn't right long before we can explain it. We may feel anxious, trapped in the same relationships, overwhelmed by self doubt or simply no longer like ourselves. The thoughts keep returning, our reactions don't make sense and the same patterns repeat.
Since 2006 I have worked with individuals and couples experiencing relationship difficulties, trauma, anxiety, emotional distress and sexual concerns. My approach is warm and thoughtful, while also gently challenging you to explore aspects of yourself that may have felt out of reach.
I don't believe lasting change comes from quick fixes, AI or advice alone. It comes from understanding yourself more deeply. Therapy puts words to feelings that might otherwise remain painful, confusing or unresolved. You don't need to know exactly what's wrong before you begin. If something no longer feels right that's enough.
As well as an initial core training as a psychotherapist, I am additionally qualified in sex and relationship therapy.
You can discuss anything, including what otherwise might feel taboo,
These are just some of the issues I work with;
- Sexual Anxiety
- Low desire for life and/or sex
- Problems in relationships (Sex, Fidelity, Affairs, Conflict)
- Difficulty with leaving a problematic relationship
- Desire discrepancy in partner relationships
- A difficulty in trusting others
- Lack of self love
- Feelings on loneliness, isolation and difference
- Thoughts that can't be got rid of
- Use of the internet
- Irritation, Resentment and Anger
- Self sabotage
- An interest in kink, fetish, non-monogamy
- Fear of failure
I offer early morning, day time and evening appointments in person, online or a combination of both. I am registered to take referrals from Aviva, AXA, WPA and Vitality Health.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. I am also a registered member of the College of Sex and Relationship Therapists I worked for many years in the NHS
I have worked as a counselling lecturer, and counselling agencies specialising in addictions, sexual and violent abuse.
I am a mentor for other therapists.
My qualifications include;
- A qualified Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and Independent Practitioner to Level 5 CPCAB
- Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Level 4 CPCAB
- Diploma in Hypnotherapy
- Certificate in Coaching skills
- CRUSE Certificate in Bereavement Counselling
- Cert Psychosexual Health/Counselling
- Certificate in Couples Counselling
- Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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.
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Fees
From £80.00
Health Insurance/EAP
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