About me
Hello and thank you for viewing my page.
Trying to find a counsellor can feel overwhelming and with this in mind I thought it might be helpful for me to explain how I work. From this I hope you can get a sense of how we could work together.
I am a trained and qualified Transactional Analysis psychotherapeutic counsellor and have trained in Advanced TA Psychotherapy. One of the main reasons I chose this modality was because it allows me to help clients to explore, reflect and understand their thoughts, feeling and behaviours, holding equal light to past experiences and the here and now.
Some of the issues I have work with include;
- Breaking down addictions - We explore what is driving you to the addiction and work towards a sense of recovery and stability.
- Acknowledging multi-culturalism and Intersectionality - I am British born South-Asian and have an understanding of the issues faced by both 1st/2nd generation immigrants. I have worked with many people from various ethnic backgrounds and have explored the potential pressures of living within multiple cultures.
- I work with and explore the intersectionality of a person and have worked with LGBTQ+ community and neurodiverse people.
- Transitional work - Such as a bereavement, change in relationship, work or becoming a parent. Exploring where you are currently, what you would like for your future.
- Understanding mental health conditions - I have worked for over 12 years within various mental health settings, I have experience of working with people with mental health diagnoses. Together, we make sense of your diagnosis and build an identity that is not a label.
- Shedding light on abuse - If you have experience abuse, we work at your pace and I offer space for you to share your story.
- Working through relationship issues - Often I find clients who are experiencing relationship issues, can be in conflict with themselves. We wouId therefore pay attention to your relationship with yourself and others to promote healthier ways of communicating.
I offer both short and long term work; the length of our work can be discussed and reviewed as and when needed. I work both online and in person
Training, qualifications & experience
Advanced Training in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (TA East Institute)
Diploma in Transaction Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Metanoia Institute)
TA 101 An Introduction to Transactional Analysis (Metanoia Institute)
Introduction into Counselling Certificate (Metanoia Institute)
CBT for Addiction
BSc (Hons) Psychology
Throughout the last 16 years I have worked in various mental health settings have been a therapist for over 9 years. I have attended various and comprehensive continual professional development (CPD), including understanding self-harm, working with gambling addiction, working with ‘legal highs’, suicide prevention, compassion focused therapy, critical incident debriefing, exploring dreams, CBT for eating disorders and Motivational Interviewing.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
£55.00 - £65.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Each session is 50 minutes long and I charge between £55-65, this can be paid monthly.
I offer a 20 minute free phone call prior to our initial session, in this phone call we can discuss what has brought you to therapy and how we can work together.
I am flexible with availability and can offer morning, afternoon and evening slots.
When I work
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Further information
I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP), I abide by the BACP Ethical Framework for Counselling and Psychotherapy and work to professional standards. I attend regular clinical supervision and hold enhanced DBS check and professional indemnity insurance.
Under the terms of the law relating to GDPR I am required to register with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO), my reference number with them is ZA557992. During our first session, we can discuss the permission I require to keep your details both on-line and on paper. Normally, this will be confined to your contact details, brief notes of our work and any digital communication with you. At any point you may request to see any, or ask me to destroy any, data relating to you.
