About me
I am a qualified person-centred counsellor with an MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Edge Hill University. I have worked across diverse settings, including schools, hospitals, prisons, and community spaces. My wide-ranging experience supports me in working with a variety of clients.
I offer a warm, collaborative space where you can explore whatever’s on your mind in a non-judgemental environment. My approach shaped by person-centred and creative techniques. I also work in a trauma-informed way, recognising how past experiences can shape how we feel, think and respond, and ensuring the work feels safe and at your pace. I also have a wealth of experience in working creatively with young people and welcome those aged 14+ into my practice.
We can all find ourselves feeling stuck at points in life. Things can become overwhelming, or we reach a point where something needs to change. I support people experiencing anxiety, burnout and self-esteem difficulties, including when anxiety shows up at unwanted times, it feels hard to switch off, or overthinking takes over. This can often be linked to pressures in the workplace or caring roles, leaving you feeling exhausted or disconnected.
My experience lends itself well to the following issues/areas
- Perfectionism
- Anxiety
- Struggling to switch off
- Somatic-based work
- Support for creatives, artists and cultural sector workers
- Work-life-balance
- Calming the nervous system
- Teenagers and Young Adults
Whether you're a burnout working-parent looking for space to breathe, a creative working in fast-paced pressured environments or a young adult wondering how to feel good in yourself. I am offering you the time to simply figure things out.
My practice is rooted in an anti-racist and LGBTQ+ affirming ethos, meaning I am always striving to ensure inclusivity whilst remaining open and responsive to difference and diversity.
Training, qualifications & experience
Since 2012, I have supported groups and individuals to facilitate change in their own lives as well as their communities. I have worked as a creative health practitioner in the health, education and the criminal justice sector. Working with people to explore difficulty, identity and emotions is something I have breadth of experience in.
I hold extensive training including Level 7 Counselling Skill, MSc Counselling & Psychotherapy, MBACP, Mindfullness Teacher Training, Mental Health Awareness, Deaf Awareness, Anti-Racist Practice Training, Trauma-informed training, Neurodivergence Awareness and Non-violent Communication. Safeguarding in Counselling for Children and Young people NSPCC
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
I specialise in supporting people experiencing burnout in the workplace, work-related stress and have a background in supporting those working in the creative industries.
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
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