About me
Seeking therapy and searching for a counsellor can be daunting process. It takes great strength and courage to take this first step and to ask for help, you may be feeling uncertain and vulnerable so finding the right counsellor is important.
I am a qualified integrative psychotherapist and a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (MBACP) and an accredited member of the National Counselling Society (MNCS), I practice in accordance with their ethical frameworks to provide a confidential, safe and professional counselling service for adults, children and adolescents.
I offer a warm, empathic and non-judgemental approach where you can feel listened to, and valued, creating a safe and confidential space for you to express, explore, understand and work through any thoughts, feelings or behaviours that are causing difficulties, however big or small.
My integrative approach is underpinned by my person-centred core training, which allows me to call upon a range of approaches and techniques to best suit you and your situation, working with you in a way that values you as a unique being, to support you and to help you find your way forward.
I work with all ages supporting a wide range of mental health issues which include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, low mood, low self-esteem, grief and trauma in both the short and long term
I offer a free initial consultation session that will give you the opportunity to discuss your needs, to see how counselling may help you and most importantly to see if we can work together.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me, I’m happy to answer any questions you may have.
Due to Covid restrictions I currently only offer online or telephone counselling but hopefully soon this will change and I will be able to offer face to face sessions again, 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 adhere to their Ethical Frameworks ensuring that I keep my clients’ best interests at the heart of my work.
- 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
I have experience of working in a range of therapeutic settings including within the NHS, higher education, charitable organisations and in private practice, supporting clients who present with a wide range mental health issues.
I have many years professional experience prior to becoming a counsellor, of supporting and working with children, their parents and families, and mentoring those with various needs and disabilities, and I have many years experience of working with 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
Fees
£40 per hour session