About me
How I may be able to help
At times, life circumstances or events can feel overwhelming to navigate alone, but too much or too difficult to share with those closest to us in our everyday life. Perhaps you are facing new challenges, feeling stuck with something that has troubled you for a long time, or adjusting to a sudden change or loss.
Whatever you are experiencing, sharing your story in a safe, supportive, and confidential space can bring clarity, relief, and a deeper sense of understanding.
I offer a compassionate, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship in which you can feel accepted, respected, and heard, and where you can talk freely about whatever feels most important to you.
Founded on a relationship of trust, my role is that of fellow traveller and facilitator as you explore and find the answers that I believe we all have within us, when our fundamental need for true acceptance begins to be met.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have come to this profession through my own life experience and that of those closest to me, calling me to a more meaningful path that I truly believe in. My formal training, as a BACP-registered Person-Centred Experiential Counsellor, aligns with my lifelong fundamental belief that, given the right circumstances, everyone can heal and move towards manifesting their true potential.
I have many years of professional experience supporting people through difficult times, as well as navigating my own. This has confirmed for me how important it is to feel truly seen, heard, and accepted, particularly if this has not happened in our past or is lacking in our present lives.
Through building an authentic and trusting relationship between us, you can work towards greater self-understanding, resilience, and the freedom to be more fully yourself, both as an individual and in your relationship with others.
Person-centred experiential therapy
Person-centred experiential therapy views people as unique and whole individuals, rather than a collection of symptoms or labels. It is founded on the belief that we all have an innate drive towards healing, which may have been thwarted by circumstances in our early or current lives.
We may struggle to thrive if our fundamental needs for connection, acceptance, love, and compassion are not met, but deep down, “it is the client who knows”. The therapist’s job is fundamentally about giving you a safe, compassionate space to feel heard and understood. This enables you to gently explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences at your own pace, allowing you to connect more deeply with yourself.
This approach helps you discover your strengths, build self-acceptance, and find new ways of moving through life’s challenges. Many people find that it brings greater clarity, healing, and a stronger sense of confidence to live more authentically and in tune with who they truly are.
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
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
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Further information
Because the relationship with the therapist is so fundamental to this type of therapy, I will not be the right therapist for everyone. I normally find that people can only sense whether I and this way of working feel right for them through actually meeting, so I therefore offer a free initial half-hour conversation – face-to-face, online or by phone – to help you decide if you would like to continue.
Thereafter, my fees are £60 for a 50-minute session, with some slots available for sliding-scale concessionary rates if your financial situation is an obstacle. I currently practise face-to-face in Portslade, minutes from the A27; alternatively, I offer online or telephone sessions.
