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This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.
About me
Is your past affecting your future?
I am an experienced psychodynamic counsellor, meaning I work to help people understand their past and how it can affect their future. I listen deeply, and place value on communications from the unconscious mind. This can be very helpful when people experience deep rooted issues such as anxiety, depression, recurring patterns or issues in their lives, which feel hard to shift or change.
My therapy room is a safe, confidential space where people can explore problems, questions and decisions about their lives. I can help people with a wide range of human difficulties.
Therapeutic space is an opportunity for relief from external demands, pressures and instant answers or solutions. It is a gentle process of deep thought and understanding.
I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship and how this can, over time, empower people to find their own answers. I am patient, calm and very able to sit with people when they are feeling stuck, unsure or in a dark place. By tolerating the mess of life, together we are able to find new ways to think about it.
I have an interest in working with dreams, they can contain powerful and important messages from our unconscious minds. Sometimes unsettling or disturbing and sometimes comforting and pleasant, I think dreams are always worth our waking attention.
I am involved in training Counsellors and work as the Diploma Course Lead and Theory Seminar Lead for a local Psychotherapy Organisation. I am very passionate about my work and enjoy being able to inspire the next generation of Counsellors.
I work from my own room in a central, yet quiet location. Free parking is available onsite.
My room is comfortable and warm. There are toilets which are easily accessible and a waiting area should you arrive early.
It can feel daunting to ask for help or to contact a Counsellor, I will respond to enquiries as soon as I am able, usually within 2 working days.
I will get back to you to arrange a time for a short conversation on the phone.
We will decide a time for an Initial Assessment Session, which lasts up to 1.5 hours.
Sessions will then be once weekly, for 50 minutes.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold degrees in Psychology and Teaching, as well as a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling.
I am an experienced practitioner, having worked with many people, across different environments.
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
£55.00 per session
Additional information
Initial Assessment session £70.
Sessions thereafter £55.
Usually, sessions last 50 minutes and once weekly at the same time each week.
When I work
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Further information
There is onsite parking in a location which is easy to find and travel to.
