About me
I am a qualified Person Centred Counsellor and Psychotherapist, and manager of therapy services working across community, health and charity sectors. I have held positions of Head of Psychology, Group Head of Clinical Services and Director of Mental Health.
I have experience of working with a range of individuals and settings and always worked in a supportive and explorative way to help bring understanding, calm and balance.
I have had a broad and varied career path working in a breadth of management positions in public and private sectors, alongside having studied extensively in areas such as health, diagnosis, identity and self-worth, and living with and embodying chronic conditions.
About my service
I am able to provide a safe, non-judgemental, confidential environment where you are free to express yourself and we are able to explore, uncover and understand what may be troubling you. We will work together, building self-awareness and determine what you need to move forward and flourish.
Counselling is a process of developing self- awareness and investing in you, and I really look forward to working with you to make these steps and to watch you grow as an individual. It is normal that the first step in this process can feel uncomfortable and painful, my role is to support you through this and step forward together.
I have particular skills and expertise of working with individuals who have been diagnosed with a chronic condition and may be struggling to move forward, to understand what this means for them and how they can find confidence, value and purpose in life- often this feels like you have 'lost who you are'.
I am also skilled at supporting individuals with work stresses and pressures, and home life - I can work with you in a coaching capacity to help make that balance.
If you would like to find out a little further or to discuss in confidence how we could work together, or if counselling is right for you, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc New Medical Technologies and Society- specialised in notions of 'loss of self '- post-chronic illness diagnosis
- PG Diploma Counselling & Psychotherapy (professional training)
- Graduate Certificate in Counselling & Psychotherapy
- BA (Hons) Sociology
- 101 Certificate Transactional Analysis
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
£65.00 per session
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- 121 face-to-face counselling session (50 minutes) £75
- Online (50 minutes) £65
- If you book a series of 6 sessions in advance, a discount of £5 per session is available
- Reduced rate for student counsellors in training
Further information
If you would like to discuss your situation in confidence or to find out more about how we could work together, please contact me on the above number or email me.
I practice out of Sorrel Bank Consulting Rooms; please see the website for further details: www.sorrelbankrooms.co.uk
