About me
I have been working as a TA based therapist for 13 years working from a Humanistic perspective. I support clients experiencing trauma, addiction, anxiety, PTSD and CPTSD, grief and depression as well those navigating sexual, familial and intergenerational dynamics. My approach focuses on understanding emotional and relational patterns that shape how we survive, cope and connect. Therapy offers a space to explore these patterns with compassion, supporting deeper self awareness and meaningful change. I work with clients who may be experiencing
SexualTrauma
Family and intergenerational wounds
Addiction and compulsive behaviours
Eating disorders and body related stress,
Anxiety and emotional overwhelm
Grief and unresolved loss
Depression and emotional numbness.
I offer a warm and empathic presence, offering a space to understand you - your story, your adaptations, your resilience, and your capacity for change. Healing doesn't mean forgetting the past. It means changing our relationship with it. I offer a space to explore your experiences with curiosity and compassion, a space to explore trauma, relationships, grief and the experiences that shape how you live today. With an aim to understanding the past so it no longer controls the present.
Training, qualifications & experience
- NVQ Level 3 Counselling Skills
- Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling based on Transactional Analysis (Distinction)
- TA 101
- 6 module workshop in understanding ACT as a new way of working
- Various workshops and lectures on Trauma and The Body with PODS
- 3 module workshop, Defining Sexual Exploitation/Abuse, Prevention and/or Detection Strategies/outcomes and finally Responding to disclosures from victims/survivors (CIS'ters 2016)
- Contemporary Trauma Practice (Relational Change, Oxford) - 3 modules completed:
- Trauma Fundamentals
- Working with Fear and Dissociation
- Deepening support from Top Down to Bottom Up
- Various CPD workshops and courses since Qualification
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
- I offer a free initial 30 minute telephone consultation to work out whether we are a good fit and to give you an opportunity to ask any questions around how I work.. It is a big commitment to make and therefore is vital that you choose someone you are comfortable with.
- I charge £50 per 50 minutes session.
When I work
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Further information
Beginning therapy can feel like a big step. in our work together, we will move at a pace that feels manageable for you. Sessions offer a confidential and supportive space where you can speak openly about your experiences. Many people carry feelings of shame about their past experiences, relationships or ways of coping and feelings of shame often make it harder to reach out for support but therapy offers a space where these experiences can be explored with compassion, lack of judgement and in confidence.
If you feel my approach may be helpful for you, you are very welcome to get in touch and I will respond within 24 hours
