This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I am a qualified integrative counsellor and a member of the BACP.
My background is nursing for over 30 years. I have supported patients and families come to terms with their illness and loss and have watched them move from a place of despair to Joy. Having worked in such a stressful environment I understand the internal and external pressures that people experience and the unhelpful or damaging coping strategies which they adopt. My background has given me the skills to listen, understand, communicate, and relate with different groups of people.
As a counsellor I have also worked with NHS clients using the IAPT system and Low cost clients.
Training, qualifications & experience
Integrative Counsellor Dip. Counselling, MBACP
Registered Member of the British Association for counselling and psychotherapy (BACP) and Association for Christian Counselling (ACC)
Pastoral Care Dip. BSc Hon Nursing.
I have worked as an integrative counsellor for over two years, as an integrative counsellor I incorporate appropriate relationship in our sessions by using theories from other disciplines, such as the Psychodynamic which looks at your past and TA which helps clients build their relationship in a better way. The Person-Centred relationship helps me to journey with you as we explore what is going on in your life. I will support you in an unbiased way to make, the changes that may help you move towards your personal growth. Transactional Analysis will help you understand yourself, how you relate to others and help you build healthy relationships. I also incorporate methods that help you understand how your childhood has an impact on you today.
I also use different creative styles in my work to enable you to explore and understand yourself and your situation better.
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.
The Association of Christian Counsellors and Linked Professions is a professional body representing and setting standards for Christian counselling and care in the UK. The organisation is made up of various different membership categories, including Counsellor and Accredited, and requires all members working as counsellors to undertake Continuous Professional Development on a regular basis.
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
£40.00 - £50.00
Additional information
I provide free 30 minutes first session to give you the opportunity to determine if I am the right counsellor for you.
Concession rates are offered to student counsellors and clients on benefit.
Further information
The first session will be a 30-mins assessment with you, it will be the ‘get to know you’ session, where we will discuss your reason for counselling and whether my approach will be appropriate for you.
We will also go through an agreement form to understand each other’s expectations.
I offer: Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Outdoor therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone therapy.
I work on Weekdays:
My hours are 09:30 am to 14:30am and 16:00pm to 20:00hrs.
On Mondays I work from 1500pm to 2000 and Fridays 0900am to 1400hrs.
On occasional Saturdays for walk and talk sessions.
I work with: Adults, Older adults, Trainees, Young people
