About me
Welcome
I run a small counselling practice near the city of Wells, and offer online or face to face counselling from my base in the Mendips.
I am fully qualified integrative Psychotherapist and a registered member of the BACP and the NCS(accred),
I work with adults and teens and provide a calm, safe environment and a non-judgmental approach where you will be met with warmth and respect, where you will feel heard, accepted and understood.
My integrative approach is underpinned by my person-centred core training. I work in a way that values you as a unique being, using various techniques and theories to best suit you and your situation, to support you, to help you understand your difficulties and to help you find your own way forward.
I have supported those with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, low mood, low self-esteem, grief and trauma in both the short and long term.
Taking this first step seeking out help I know is daunting, it takes strength and courage to do so. Finding the right counsellor you feel at ease with and someone you feel able to freely talk to is very important.
Please feel free to contact me, I offer a free brief introductory telephone session that will give you an opportunity to discuss you needs, find out a bit more about me and how counselling may help you, and most importantly to see if we can work together.
I am now able to offer face to face sessions in a Covid safe environment or online sessions, via zoom. I am based just a few minutes from the city of Wells and have parking.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and an Accredited Member of the National Counselling Society (NCS), I practice in accordance with their Ethical Frameworks to provide a confidential, safe and professional counselling service for adults and adolescents.
I hold the following professional counselling qualifications,
- Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- Level 5 Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
I hold an enhanced DBS certificate
Experience
My experience covers working in a wide range of therapeutic settings including within the NHS, higher education, charitable organisations and in private practice.
I have many years professional experience prior to becoming a counsellor, of supporting and working with children, their parents and families. I also currently mentor and support those with various needs and disabilities, including those on the autistic spectrum.
Member organisations
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.
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
National Counselling Society
The National Counselling Society
This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations.
In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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.
Accredited Register Scheme
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
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Fees
£45.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I can offer reduced rates/concessions for some, I'm happy for you to get in contact with me to discuss this further
Availability
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I currently have limited sessions available but please contact me to discuss days and times further