About me
Have you found yourself telling others ‘I’m fine’ but inside you feel sad, lonely, and overwhelmed? Perhaps you don’t want to tell others how you’re really feeling but deep down you know that you need to talk to someone. Situations like this often bring people to counselling.
In my experience, the counselling process allows people to gain a greater understanding of themselves and their feelings. It could also help you gain a greater understanding of difficult life experiences both past and present within a safe, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship.
I am a warm, empathic, counsellor. I have over 20 years’ experience in the therapeutic sector, having worked in various capacities in disability (RNIB, Ealing Anchor), bereavement (Cruse, Bereft), and cancer organisations as well as volunteered for the Samaritans. I trained as a humanistic, counsellor at the Metanoia Institute. I blend Person-centred, Transactional-Analysis and Gestalt approaches to enable my clients to make sense of what they are feeling in both their mind and body.
I work with many different areas such as anxiety and depression. I also have a particular interest in working with parents who have children with additional needs. I currently hold parents therapy groups at Anchor Foundation in Ealing where parents can talk about the demanding role of parenting a child with additional needs. It is a frustrating, difficult and overwhelming long winding road which is both complex and emotional. My role is to be with you on this journey to greater self-understanding and self-awareness which can in itself lessen some of the pain.
Whatever your reason for seeking counselling, I look forward to hearing from you. If emailing me please check your spam sometimes my emails find their way there!
Practice Description
I currently offer face to face, online and telephone sessions from therapy rooms at This Curious Life, Ealing, W5 4HR - https://Thiscuriouslife.co.uk on Monday - Friday - 10am - 4pm. And Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings from 5pm - 8pm.
My First Session
Research has shown that the client-therapist relationship is crucial, so it is important to get the ‘right fit’ when working with a therapist. I offer a free no-obligation 20 min call/online session so to see if we can work together moving forward.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc (Hons) Humanistic Counselling at Metanoia Institute.
- Diploma in Humanistic Counselling (BACP Accredited Training Course)
- TQUK - Understanding Autism - Level 2
- Parents of children/teens with additional needs group work at Ealing Anchor.
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
Stillbirth
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fees are £65.
I work from therapy rooms at This Curious Life, Seal House, 2 Coningsby Road, Ealing W5 4HR. Located between Ealing Broadway and South Ealing Station.
Check the location, building and rooms - Invest in yourself with This Curious Life - https://thiscuriouslife.co.uk/clients/
When I work
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My working hours are Monday - Friday 10am - 3pm, Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 5pm - 8pm.
Further information
I practice at This Curious Life, Seal House, 2 Coningsby Road, Ealing, W5 4HR. The rooms are near to Ealing Broadway, South Ealing, Northfields and Hanwell. And a short travelling distance from Greenford, Southall and Brentford.
