This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I'm a warm, compassionate, empathic counsellor who works from a psychodynamic approach. This means that we look at what is below the surface of everyday life, which you aren't aware of consciously. In this way I can help you recognise unhelpful patterns of thinking and of relating to others, and guiding you towards change, so that you can become more of the person that you'd like to be.
Some of these patterns may have their roots in the past, and in earlier experiences and ways of relating. we gently uncover these and think about how they might be affecting your life now. If you are feeling in distress, depressed or anxious, this can help calm and uplift your feelings.
I know from experience how hard life can be, and how counselling can help you become more resilient, come back more easily from setbacks, and become more able to feel, without those feelings becoming overwhelming or frightening. You might want to untangle confusing thoughts and worries or deal with ongoing fear or anger. I am here for that too.
Counselling with me is a calm and safe place to talk, where what you say is confidential between us. Counselling is a place where you will not be judged, leaving things open for you to talk about whatever you wish, and meaning that there are more opportunities for exploring things that are hidden or fearful.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a background in working with children and young people with disabilities including physical disabilities, sensory disabilities and autism. More recently I have worked in a local counselling clinic, the Rock Clinic and as a counsellor for a charity with women who have experienced trauma and domestic violence.
I have a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the University of Brighton.
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
£45.00 per session
Additional information
I offer an initial free phone call in which we can talk about what you are looking for from counselling. From there I can offer a reduced rate (£25) first session (either in person or online). This is an opportunity for you to find out if I'm the right counsellor for you, and if what I offer fits with what you want. If you want to continue, the next time we meet will be an assessment session, where you can talk more about your background. After this, sessions are open for whatever you want to bring.
Further information
Counselling can be long-term, short-term, open-ended or an agreed, fixed number of sessions and either in person, at comfortable rooms in central Brighton or online.
