About me
As a qualified counsellor with over 15 years experience, my aim is to promote the emotional health and well-being of my clients. If you are currently experiencing difficulties in your personal or work life and notice these issues are effecting your physical and emotional well being then perhaps the time has come to talk to someone.
Therapy can support you to have a greater insight into yourself, your behaviour patterns and your relationships.
It can help you heal and move past experiences and, in turn, develop coping strategies and build resilience. You are not alone in this process, and together we can work towards a sense of well-being and greater satisfaction in your life.
I believe in the importance of the counselling relationship and will provide a safe and nourishing environment to give you the space and support to help identify areas you are finding difficulty with.
I have a lot of experience in working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences. I also have considerable experience working with those who are neurodivergent or navigating a related diagnosis of ADHD, Autism, or AuDHD.
At the end of a therapeutic relationship, I hope that the people I meet have regained some balance, energy, perspective and a new sense of direction to move forward with your life.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a First-class BA (Hons) in Person Centred Counselling and a post-qualification diploma in Adolescent and School Counselling.
I have completed various trainings in psychodynamic, CBT, Addictions and Eating disorders. I am also a trained bereavement counsellor.
With over 14 years of counselling experience, I have worked in various settings, including GP surgeries, bereavement centre, schools and colleges.
In addition to my private practice, I currently manage a school counselling service and support teaching staff.
I also have completed the National Autism Trainer Programme - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs).
I am a Your Choice Coach and Trainer with LIIA (London Innovations & Improvement Alliance) and VRU (Violence Reduction Unit)
I offer both short and long term therapy.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
ADHD, Autism, Bereavement, Menopause,
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£60 for a regular 50 minute therapy session. Concessions offered.
When I work
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On line and telephone counselling available
Further information
Confidentiality
I treat all information with the utmost confidentiality. However, should I believe that you may harm yourself, others, or that a child is at risk, I reserve the right to inform outside agencies, but would not do so, wherever possible, without fully discussing this with you first.
Counselling will give you the opportunity to discover new healthier ways of being and to let go of past experiences and help you to move forward with your life.
To facilitate my own development, I have regular supervision and my own therapy.
