About me
You might be carrying far more than you realise, perhaps have faced significant challenges, trauma, losses, difficult relationships yet continue to keep going, taking care of others and managing. You may have become used to minimising your own needs or dismissing the impact of what you have been through.
I am an experienced counsellor who believes therapy should not feel daunting but be non-judgemental where you can pause, reflect and begin to make sense of your experiences. You do not have to do this on your own, I am right beside you. Whether you are navigating grief, relationship difficulties, a life transition, exploring a diagnosis such as ADHD, or adjusting to changes such as menopause, therapy can provide an opportunity to better understand yourself and your needs.
Others may see you as strong but this comes at a price. Surviving and coping does not mean thriving and getting the best from life.
My aim is not simply to help you cope, but to support you in feeling more empowered, self-aware and confident in moving forward. Together, we can explore what matters to you, strengthen your connection with yourself, and help you create meaningful change in your life.
I provide face to face sessions in a comfortable counselling room and if you prefer to be in your own surroundings, I offer video counselling so we can meet online.
Please contact me for your next step and we can have a chat over the phone before you book an appointment to see if I am the right counsellor for you. I look forwards to learning more about you and can talk about how counselling with me could help you.
I am a Counselling Lecturer at Farnborough College and a Clinical Supervisor. I offer integrative counselling for counselling students and am very familiar with CPCAB requirements.
Training, qualifications & experience
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling recognised by the BACP.
Diploma in Consultative Supervision.
I trained as an integrative counsellor in a Person-Centered foundation. This means that I have l several counselling theories to draw upon, depending on your needs. I am continually reviewing my practise and attend regular training.
I have many years of experience which helps me train people wishing to become counsellors in a local college in my role of Counselling Lecturer. I am hugely rewarded in my role of Clinical Supervisor to support counsellors work safely and ethically.
NEW: A Perimenopause and Menopause workshop, facilitated by myself and a colleague in partnership with local community organisations to manage the emotional impact this transition can have on mood, identity and self-esteem.
I am a Counselling Lecturer at Farnborough College providing training to counselling trainees and offer integrative counselling to people who are studying to be counsellors.
I provide Video & Telephone Counselling aswell as face to face..
The earlier part of my career was working in a corporate environment and I understand the challenging environment of working within International Companies in IT and Marketing. My voluntary role as a Samaritan led me to pursue my passion for understanding more about mental health. Being leader of a schools outreach team delivering workshops and presentations in school assemblies.
Aswell as my private practise, I have worked in several agencies helping people manage anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family difficulties. Providing therapeutic support to children and families affected by Domestic Abuse, women affected by the criminal justice system often affected by domestic and sexual abuse, addictions and painful traumatic experiences.
Qualifications and CPD/workshops
Diploma in Consultative Supervision
CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Level 4
CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Studies Level 3
CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Studies Level 2
CPCAB Introduction to Counselling Skills
Online and Telephone Counselling Course
Level 3 Teaching and Training
Women and Addiction; Dissociation and DID; Integration of Mind, Brain & Body in Treatment of Trauma; Expressive Therapy; Universal Safeguarding Children; Working alongside Trans, Non-Binary and gender questioning people, their partners and families; Working with Survivors of Abuse; Working with Abuse, substance use and Mental ill-health; Understanding Personality Disorders; Neuroscience and the effects on Psychotherapy; Understanding Autism and Aspergers; Working with Shame; Understanding Addictions; Suicide Interventions; Family Constellations, Effect of Mental Health on the Mind and Body; Polyvagal Theory; Eating Disorders; Binge Eating; Diversity, Intersections and Privilege; Attachment and Trauma, ADHD-More than Medical Interventions.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I am a Counselling Tutor in a college and offer counselling to students who are in training studying counselling.
I have worked in a Domestic Abuse Charity and am experienced in working with people who have experienced Domestic Abuse and the have provided therapeutic outreach work to children affected by DA.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
£60 per session payable via online banking 48 hours in advance to secure your session.
Further information
I am sensitive to the needs of being disabled and in particular hidden disabilities so please ask me if there is anything I can help with which will enable you to access counselling more easily.
