About me
Welcome. I’m Simon. I offer a warm and supportive space for you to explore the challenges and experiences you have in your life in a way that works for you. I am a BACP registered Integrative Counsellor, a father and a husband. I also have lived experience of grief and loss and what it takes to be knocked down and then get up again.
As well as being a counsellor for adults, I’m also qualified to work with Children and Young People from the age of 8 and their parents. Prior to becoming a therapist, I worked in the commercial sector for more than 20 years and I was also a teacher for more than a decade.
So, you might feel that there is more you want for your life and need an opportunity to talk through your challenges and to be heard.
You may be struggling with managing difficult emotions, grieving for a lost loved one, unsure how to manage challenging family dynamics or have problems at work. Or you may have concerns about your child’s behaviour or their level of anxiety or sadness.
You may also just feel lost right now and want to find your way again.
My clients come from a diverse range of backgrounds and life situations and I also have experience working with neurodiversity and the challenges that it can bring to people of all age groups.
Training, qualifications & experience
My work as a teacher was such a rich and meaningful experience, not only crafting lessons in the most creative way I could but also supporting my pupils emotionally and developmentally during their formative years.
My lived experience of grief and loss included losing my best friend to suicide at the age of only 24, and I have worked with clients who have also lost loved ones. I also support people who have unresolved pain from childhood, relationship breakdowns or want to work through difficult life events, both current and in the past.
I am a husband and a dad to two grown-up children and bring that experience especially in my work with men. Before that, my work in the commercial world was in sales and marketing, business development and senior leadership.
If you are looking for support, then I would be interested to talk with you to see if I’m the right counsellor for you and for what you’re looking for in your life right now.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Further information
If you are looking for support, then I would be interested to talk with you to see if I’m the right counsellor for you and for what you’re looking for in your life right now.
To arrange a free initial 15 minute phone or video call to discuss what you are looking for, please email me.
