About me
Do you feel that something is lacking within your life? like a connection, somewhere has been lost. Maybe you feel that you are 'stuck' in a pattern that keeps repeating itself and it may feel that you are carrying a metaphorical weight around with you. Or have you gone through a traumatic time and are finding it hard to cope?
How can Counselling Help?
Whatever has brought you to my page; I aim to give you the safe space to talk and be listened to with empathic understanding and care. Counselling works best when the client is heard and supported in a non-judgemental environment, giving you the time to discover and hear your own thoughts and feelings in safe and comfortable surroundings. Therapy can help you view yourself with more awareness and in doing so help you to find contentment in your life.
I am an Integrative therapist which means that I view the person holistically, as a whole, acknowledging the different levels of functioning we present to the world around us. Integrative practice brings together elements of different schools of theory allowing adaptability to the individual. The therapeutic relationship is seen as paramount in Integrative counselling as this is where the client is able to feel safe enough to explore what is going on for them and the counsellor is able to best adapt to the clients needs, set within a boundaried framework set by both parties.
I am able to work collaboratively with you at your pace and focus on what you need to in the timeframe you would like. I believe that everyone is individual and as such cannot squeeze into a 'one size fits all' approach. If you are ready to take the next step towards counselling, please call or email me and we can arrange an initial session. I look forward to hearing from you.
What can I expect on the first session?
This is to see if you are happy with the way I work and if you would like to have me as your counsellor. There is some paperwork to go through as well.
I am fully qualified, insured and registered Counsellor with the BACP and Accredited Professional Registrant with the NCPS and adhere to their ethical frameworks.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Higher Diploma in Counselling Practice
- EMDR Therapist (Part 1 Trained)
- NCPS Professionally Accredited
- Advanced Certificate in Counselling
- Cruse Foundation Course in Bereavement
- Working with Affairs
- Couples in Conflict
- Higher Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling.
- ASSIST suicide prevention trained
As a Member of Professional Standards organisations I am expected to undertake 30 hours of further training a year, which I do in varied fields of Mental Health to keep my learning up to date.
Working in varied fields of therapy has enabled me to work with Bereavement, Grief and loss, Depression, Anxiety, Sexual abuse, trauma, Relationship Problems, Low self esteem, Low self confidence, family issues, Self Harm, Abortion among many other areas.
I have recently achieved my Professional Registrant Accreditation with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£50 per hours session
£60 for EMDR-please contact me for more information.
Please contact me for further information and availability Thank you.
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