About me
Thanks for considering therapy with me, and welcome to this introduction. You may know about counselling and exactly why you've come for sessions. On the other hand, just to feel safe enough to share something will take energy. And it doesn't matter whether you've identified your problem, or not: for example anxiety, anger, relationship issue etc. Please email or leave a message on the phone, and I will respond. Our first session is to meet, ask initial questions, get a taster experience.
Therapy over time, can reach deep, and this can be very helpful. Talk is wonderful, but not the only medium. Emotions are often expressed in wordless, quiet moments. Some people find that non-verbal play; finding images, songs, even digging hands into sand, or playing with miniature figures reaches a more hidden place in oneself. It is essential that you feel ok to talk and explore, and not worried that you will be judged or criticised. So our sessions are confidential, and I am that person separate from your friends and family.
I am an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist. I have worked successfully with anxiety, bereavement and depression. I have helped clients navigate relationship problems, mid-lifecrisis, LGBTQ issues, and living with illness or disability. Often we can benefit from help dealing with "overwhelm". It's natural to become very distressed with loss, or life takes an unexpected turn.
With counselling by your side, you are no longer alone....
Training, qualifications & experience
BACP Accreditation 2017
BACP approved Diploma in Integrative Humanistic Counselling 2011
Certificate in Counselling Skills 2003
Alcohol Counsellor for Action for Change Organisation 2005-2009
Counsellor for Brighton Women's Centre 2008-10
Counsellor for Age Concern 2009-2012
Cruse Bereavement Care certificate 2015
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
£40.00 - £55.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fee for an introductory 50 minute session is £35.00, this is an opportunity for us to meet, discuss your needs and consider if and how we can work together.
The standard fee for a counselling session is £55
Students fee £40 Concessions are available for those with low income on request.
When I work
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Further information
Short or long term counselling is available.
The practice is conveniently positioned near Worthing town centre.
Parking is free nearby (5 minutes walk) Parking in nearby Southey Street is a flat fee of about £1.40 for 4 hours. The nearest 700 bus stop is Queen's Road, near the Premier Inn.
