About me
Therapy can feel like a big step, but I aim to make it a comfortable one. Whether you are aware of experiences that you need to process, or aware that you simply do not feel yourself and do not feel fulfilled or heard, therapy can be the first step to a new way of living.
One of the first steps for me is noticing: paying attention to how you feel and putting this together with the past to figure out why you feel that way- this is one way the past influences our present. Once you start noticing your feelings and recognising where (or when) they are coming from, you have the power to change them.
Linked to this is another profound step which is acknowledging your feelings, past and present. Whilst we tell ourselves "it's not that bad" we are denying our experience. Yes, the experience may have been life altering, but this does not mean it didn't hurt, or make you feel unheard or unwanted. Through acknowledging and validating feelings a sense of self grows, and an awareness of what the self wants and needs to thrive.
I am a qualified Psychodynamic counsellor with over five years' experience with clients. I work face to face and online, finding that both mediums can be effective. In the room I try to be active, picking up and examining what a client brings, and I enjoy working with metaphor and images, such as using colours to describe feelings. Sessions with me are often long term, which is part of the comfort- a client can take their time, with me beside them, to work through their experiences and feelings.
Training, qualifications & experience
I work according to the psychodynamic model which means we look at past experiences and how they have shaped the present. In exploring, processing and understanding the past, we can shed the mould that this has placed on us, enabling us to grow into a true way of being ourselves.
Specific Qualifications:
- Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (BACP Approved Course)
- Certificate in Psychodynamic Theory and Skills
- BA (Hons) Developmental Psychology
Governing Body
Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, requiring me to adhere to their code of conduct and ethical framework.
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
Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
£55 per session - each session lasts 50 minutes
When I work
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Sessions are weekly or fortnightly. Face to face sessions take place in Worthing and are subject to room availability.
Further information
I offer counselling over the telephone, online via Zoom or in person in Worthing. Leave me a message, text or email me with your name and contact information and I will get back to you so we can arrange a free introductory phone call or Zoom session lasting around 30 minutes.
This gives you the opportunity to get a sense of who I am and whether you would be comfortable working with me. We will briefly discuss your needs and expectations of counselling and whether I am the right counsellor for you. Following this I will go over the counselling contract, collect some background information and we can set a date to start our sessions. Your introductory session does not mean you have to continue counselling with me- it is an opportunity for us both to assess the other and you are under no obligation.
