About me
Our Work Together
I offer Psychotherapeutic Counselling for PTSD, trauma, anxiety, depression, communication, relationships and neurodiversity. I am a IARTT trained registered practitioner of REWIND trauma therapy, a RELATE trained couples counsellor and registered therapist with Performing Arts with BAPAM.
If this is your first time, there are NO expectations or rights or wrongs. I am here to walk alongside you, hold a confidential space for you, go with you wherever you need to go and guide and support you unconditionally to establish trust for your health and your happiness.
I encourage a collaborative working relationship, to enable clarity in communication between us, which may not always be possible for you in some relationships. I may also offer strategies and ideas which may be helpful.
Every person and experience will have an impact on you. How you respond and react will be normal for you, but may no longer be working or healthy.
Distressing thoughts, experiences, feelings and sensations may linger or may lay hidden away. Our work together will unravel and witness these to clear the way for change.
Our work may cover healthy coping strategies, communication, assertiveness, relationship and confidence building. relaxation, body awareness and time to just get stuff off your chest.
I have recently qualified in JIKIDEN REIKI which I may incorporate into my practice to further assist clients with body and emotional regulation when words cannot be found.
SINGLE SESSION is for goal orientated, work on specific issues for a realistic and proactive outcome. You may then want to book further sessions for work together on other areas.
PERFORMING ARTISTS Through BAPAM there is a 10% discount for Equity, Spotlight, Actors Guild, performing arts employees or students.
I am a member of the British Association of Performance Artists Medicine and EQUITY Therapists Directory. Our work will help to build self-confidence, reduce performance anxiety, improve body awareness and performance strategies for a healthier sense of self within your art.
REWIND TRAUMA TREATMENT This is a non invasive, quick, effective treatment for PTSD, trauma and phobias. My training was at Birmingham University with the founder of REWIND Dr David Muss. REWIND therapy is different from other trauma therapies because no details are disclosed to the therapist. The treatment is known as "closure without disclosure"
For many people, there are benefits of not disclosing details of trauma. This can minimise the risk of being re-traumatised following such experiences as rape, sexual abuse, violence, road traffic accidents or the witnessing of traumatic events.
RELATIONSHIPS This may be a couple, siblings, with parents or friends. What differs in relationship work is the focus on the relationship between the two of you and how to take that relationship forwards in equality and with a joint purpose. Whatever the issue, both of you, as individuals, have a right to be heard, have a right to find stability without oppression, blame, fault or hurt.
TESTIMONIALS
I had the freedom and space to breath and release the sadness by talking and crying.. Just making that first appointment was enough o accept that what I felt was real.. One session let me feel what I needed to and protect myself the way I needed to. Thankyou. Testimonial A. G.
'Life changing. I have my whole self back from a very long time ago'. Testimonial S.C.
'The REWIND completely transformed mine and my family's life. I cannot begin to explain how I could begin again. Thank you'. Testimonial D.R.
'The work has been remarkable. To allow me to be me. I have felt and shown and had my emotions witnessed for the first time'. Testimonial L.M.
'I’d just like to say thanks for all that you’ve done for me. I found you very professional, welcoming and approachable which made me very comfortable during our sessions, which is ultimately why I think I had such a positive experience'. Testimonial R.E.
Perhaps you want to cry but don't know why
or can't because you don't know how
or shouldn't, because you were told it was wrong
and never did, because you had to be strong
and mustn't, because it is all your fault.
It's not your fault.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over 30 years experience in counselling, bodywork and trauma therapy as well as substantial ongoing and up to date continuing professional development. I have recently qualified in JIKIDEN REIKI which I incorporate into my practice to further assist clients with body and emotional regulation.
My profession involves contracts with organisations such as The Centre for Crisis Psychology(CCP), EQUITY, Royal College of Music and the British Association of Performing Arts Medicine(BAPAM), International Association of Rewind Trauma Therapy (IARTT), as well as individuals seeking Counselling, PTSD and trauma.
- Jikiden Reiki Association registered practitioner
- Certified ASD Clinical Specialist Intensive Training (ASDCS)
Breathing techniques for performing artists - Dr.Pippa Wheble BAPAMTrauma - Master Class: Somatic Experiencing® in action with deep-rooted trauma, attachment wounds, and chronic pain - Peter Levine
- Critical Incident Debriefing -Psychotherapy in the Workplace
- REWIND PTSD trauma Therapy- IARRT Birmingham University Working with Adult survivors of sexual trauma -Complex Trauma UK
- Working with Children and Young People Who Express Suicidal Feelings
- Mental Capacity and Deprivation of liberty safeguards - Sue Ryder Hospice
- Counselling suicidal clients - Leicester University
- Mindfulness Cognitive Therapy – Bradford NHS
Issues surrounding Sexual Abuse and Safeguarding – MOSAIC2 - Trauma and the Body Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors – PODS
- Transactional Analysis – Horsforth Training
- Children and Young people's loss and bereavement – National Palliative Care
- Managing Stress and Anxiety – Bradford University
- Domestic Violence – WomenCentre
- Level 5 Dip. Couples Counselling- RELATE
- DipHE Integrative Relational Counselling – Leeds Beckett University
- CertHE Interpersonal Counselling Skills – Leeds Beckett University
- RSA Dip (BAC) Person Centred Counselling – Lewisham and Greenwich College
- Child Protection and Safeguarding-RELATE
- Registered therapist for:
- British Assoc. of Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM)
- Complex Trauma Recovery Network (NCTT)
- International Organisation of Rewind Trauma Therapy (IARTT)
- Centre for Critical Psychology
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
£60.00 - £80.00
Additional information
I offer a free 10 minute introductory phone call.
ONLINE NATIONALLY VIA ZOOM
FACE TO FACE HEBDEN BRIDGE
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdays.
- Individual £60
- Couples £80
- REWIND Trauma Therapy - Please enquire
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Further information
I am available nationally for online and phone sessions.
