About me
Specialist bereavement counsellor — bereavement is the only thing I work with.
I've spent more than 15 years working exclusively with grief and loss, and I trained with Cruse Bereavement, one of the UK's leading bereavement charities — taking on increasingly senior roles before being appointed Chair of Cruse, West Berkshire. I've been a qualified Counselling Supervisor for 15 years, hold a CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, and I'm a BACP member (269896) following the BACP Ethical Framework in all my work. I also receive direct referrals from local GPs.
I can help with:
· The death of someone close — a partner, parent, child, sibling, or friend
· Anticipatory grief, when someone you love is living with a long illness
· Ambiguous and disenfranchised loss, including miscarriage
· Pet bereavement — a loss I understand both personally and as a qualified pet bereavement counsellor
· Complicated or prolonged grief that hasn't eased with time
· Loss after suicide or a sudden, traumatic death
· Depression, anxiety, or low self-esteem that bereavement has brought on
· Supporting someone else through their bereavement
Bereavement is all I do. I don't treat forty different conditions, and I rarely see more than three or four clients a day, because unhurried, individual attention matters more to me than volume. Everything you share is confidential, and I only ever work with one member of a family at a time. My work is with adults — I don't see children under 17, or couples.
I see clients both in person near Pangbourne and by Zoom (also Teams or Google Meet) — both work equally well, and I have clients right across the UK and in Europe.
I offer a free 20-minute initial conversation, no obligation and no referral needed. Many people find the first call the hardest — I'm used to it. Call me on 0771 516 0337.
Training, qualifications & experience
My counselling qualifications:
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Certificate of Proficiency
- Cruse Bereavement Care (8 years)
- Therapeutic Counselling (QCF)
- Westminster Pastoral Foundation - Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Ascentis - Supervision Level 3
- Ascentis - Pet Bereavement
Each year I attend many training days to continue my personal development and to stay abreast of the latest thinking in Counselling.
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
Denial and Acceptance
Grief and Depression
Grief and Anxiety
Grief and Low Self-Esteem
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£50 per session
I accept Bank Transfer, Credit Cards via Paypal.
When I work
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Further information
My main subject is Bereavement Counselling, Grief Counselling and Pet Bereavement
Also, if involved with your loss
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Low Self-esteem
In the past seven years I have done a lot of work with Low Self-Esteem, it has such a huge impact on a persons life.
