About me
You are probably looking at my profile because you, your child or someone you love is finding life difficult at the moment. Deciding to get some professional help can be really daunting and at times can feel like another thing that is stressful. I am here to support you and give you space you to talk and think about the things that feel difficult. Together, we will work through the everyday problems you face and think about what is happening under the surface of those problems. Gradually working through and coming to understand why we feel the way we do can enable us to move towards healing even the most difficult experiences.
I work with adults (see above), teens and children. My work with children is in person and play-based, I work from home in a fully equipped therapeutic play room which is designed to enable children to express their feelings without necessarily using words.
With teens I work in ways that they choose, perhaps creatively or talking based, giving them ownership of their therapy. I also offer sessions to parents who are struggling with their children / teens. These sessions can support parents who are finding things difficult and can also be effective for helping parents whose children are resistant to therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a post-graduate diploma in Play Therapy, a post-graduate diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy, and am completed a top up MSc. in Psychotherapy.
I currently work with children aged 4-11 in two primary schools near where Langton Green where I live, with teens in my private room at home, and with adults both at home and in Hove where I rent rooms.
I also have a first class degree in Education and Maths. In a previous life I worked as a teacher, senior leader and deputy headteacher in primary schools.
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
