About me
Hello and welcome,
At this time in your life you maybe feeling flat, numb or confused, you maybe suffering from anxiety or be feeling overwhelmed or lost. We can all have episodes in our lives when we struggle to make sense of our feelings or moods.
As a qualified counsellor with 10 years experience I can offer you a safe space to be heard, to be understood and acknowledged. Using reflection I can help you find your own solutions and ways forward. Together we can press the 'pause' button and perhaps discover what changes you would like to make in your life or maybe you will choose to use the time to explore and unpick what is going on for you. I use empathy and a non-judgemental approach with gentle challenge to aid your self-awareness.
Many people find it daunting to reach out and ask for support from fear of judgement and of what might surface, I completely understand this and offer a gentle approach and a consideration of a pace that is comfortable for you.
I work in a relational way and believe that within the relationship lies the key to our understanding. When we begin to understand ourselves we can find compassion and contentment.
I work from home and offer a comfortable tranquil space in a private, quiet location in the countryside. My home is in a secluded location and has ample parking. My office is in a separate building adjacent to my house, the room is large and completely private. It is easily accessible from Liss, Petersfield, Bordon, Liphook and surrounding areas.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BACP Accredited registered member
- Fda in humanistic counselling based on Transactional Analysis.
- NFCE counselling skills and theory levels 1,2 & 3.
My experience includes working with issues of anxiety, depression, OCD, child sexual abuse and domestic abuse, relationship problems, self-esteem, grief and loss and highly sensitive people.
My background in work previous to counselling was in care and working with children in education. I have also worked with people with special needs and most recently I worked in a family support centre where I helped support families and also as a counsellor with parents.
I have extensive experience working with clients who have physical disabilities, communication/speech problems and learning difficulties and I would welcome anyone with these issues.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Please feel free to contact me either through email or phone if you have any further queries or would like to arrange an initial session.
Counselling session: £55 per session (1 hour)
Concessions are available, please enquire.
When I work
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Further information
How I work
Alongside talking therapy I can offer more creative techniques such as sandtray therapy, using art materials and mindfulness exercises, these can be very useful as an extension to our words and thoughts.
I am an accredited member of the BACP and I follow their code of ethics. I attend robust supervision each month and consider this a valuable part of my work. I regularly attend relevant training courses that enhance my work.
