About me
Are you feeling stressed, anxious or overwhelmed coping with the challenges of life? Perhaps you are experiencing anxiety over holiday travel or anxiety over your health or connecting with others? Maybe you are experiencing negative thoughts or a low mood or finding it difficult to experience any joy in life? Are you feeling under confident in your abilities to deal with life's challenges? Perhaps the patterns of thinking or behaviour that previously helped you cope with life are no longer helping you?
I’m a qualified counsellor with experience supporting clients who have experienced stress, anxiety and/or depression and clients who have experienced bereavement and loss, low self-esteem, negative thinking, chronic pain and long-term health issues, trauma and relationship issues.
I have experience working as a freelance counsellor at a local wellbeing centre, NHS, Employee Assistance Providers and have previously worked for a charity offering counselling and am also a former Samaritans volunteer.
I have an interest in meditation and mindfulness as I believe that being aware of the present moment, our thoughts and feelings can calm our minds and help us to be more self-aware.
I attend regular CPD workshops, seminars and webinars to ensure my knowledge and skills are kept up to date and I am currently studying an Advanced clinical skills in counselling course.
What I offer
I offer the psychodynamic approach to counselling where we will explore how your current problems may be influenced by your past experiences. This approach helps you become more aware of your emotions and bring the unconscious into consciousness. I offer you a safe and confidential space to explore your life and the challenges you are facing. I also offer solution focused brief counselling for short-term counselling.
I offer both short-term (6-12 sessions) and long-term counselling either face to face, via zoom or over the telephone.
How to get started
To get started, please call or email me to set up an initial session so we can discuss what you would like to get out of counselling and whether your personal needs would be more suited to short-term or long-term counselling. If you are in agreement, I can then set up a second session and arrange to see you on a weekly basis.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
- Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling
- Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling
Professional Membership
- BACP – Registered member
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
£60.00 per session
Additional information
I have a limited number of reduced rates available.
When I work
I work during the daytime, weekend and evenings, please contact me for my availability.
Further information
The counselling sessions will be held in a private consulting room in either Letchworth or Hitchin Town Centre. The room in Hitchin Town Centre has three public car parks located near to the building and it is approximately a 25 minute walk from Hitchin railway station.
