About me
I am an integrative therapist specialising in anxiety, depression, trauma, neurodivergence, and LGBTQIA+ issues.
I have lived in different parts of the world and I bring this rich experience with me when I work with my clients. Sometimes we have gone through our whole lives without someone to truly listen to us. Through therapy, I offer a relationship where you can begin to unburden yourself, and find a congruent sense of a self. I use two central approaches in my work:
Psychodynamic Therapy:
I use psychodynamic therapy to support clients process difficult emotions from the past so that they can experience a sense of autonomy in their lives. Psychodynamic therapy helps you explore and understand the causes of your behaviour, which often stem from early years experience.
The psychodynamic perspective considers therapy to be a two-way process, where both the therapist and the client change in the interaction. I allow myself to be shaped and molded by my work, in doing so, I bring an authenticity and empathy which my clients find particularly helpful.
Parts-work therapy:
I also use a trauma informed, parts-work approach to help you develop a more compassionate relationship with yourself. Parts-work can be a profound way of holding 'contraries', especially when we have identities which don't always feel aligned with each other.
Within this therapy, I support you by giving you resources. These can include, breathwork, embodying yourself in a safe place and meeting inner resource figures which are archetypal beings coming from your sense of centre. The resourcing allows you to feel rooted in a deep sense of calm and safety. This alone can be a deeply healing experience for many people.
From this place of rootedness, you can then work with parts of you carrying difficult emotions, and find a sense of emotional release which is embodied. The process allows you to reconnect with your sense of centre.
Consultation:
Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you would like to learn more about how I work and if we could be a good fit. I offer a free thirty-minute consultation to help you get a sense of me.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) Applied Psychology, University of Durham
Masters by Research (MRes) Psychology, Edinburgh University
Diploma in Human Relations and Counselling, Robert Gordon University.
Professional experience:
My experience includes working with Wellbeing Scotland to support clients suffering from trauma, including those dealing with chronic anxiety, domestic abuse, and bereavement. Additionally, I have worked as a voluntary counsellor at LGBT Health and Wellbeing, supporting a diverse range of clients.
I currently work with the organisation, African Rainbow Family, where I support refugee clients process their trauma, come to terms with the grief of migration, and find renewed hope. I am also the affiliate therapist with Glasgow Museum of Modern Art (GOMA) where I offer counselling to young creative people of colour.
Within my private practice, I have supported clients on issues around familial acceptance, loss, abuse, and forging a stable identity in the aftermath of traumatic events. More specifically, I have supported LGBTQIA+ clients process difficult experiences from the past and find inner joy in their identity. I have also worked with transgender and non-binary clients find confidence and clarity in their gender identity.
Continued Professional Development:
The Foundations of Internal Family Systems Therapy with Frank Anderson, MD (PESI)
Toward a Dialectical Self (TDS): Using parts-work to process trauma and dissociation (Gordon Barclay).
What is Trauma? What is Complex Trauma? (PESI)
What is Shame? Core and Related Concepts (PESI)
Increasing inclusivity in practice: how diverse clients can experience belonging (BACP)
Introduction to working with Transgender and Non-Binary clients (Gendered Intelligence)
Self-Compassion Essentials, with Kristin Neff (Self-Compassion Institute)
Integrating Self-Compassion into Therapy, with Chris Germer (Self-Compassion Institute)
Self-Compassion for Work Stress and Burnout, with Kristin Neff (Self-Compassion Institute)
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
£75.00 per session
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