About me
Struggling with your mental health can be incredibly lonely, especially when, on the outside, you seem to be coping fine. You might find it hard to explain how you really feel, or worry about burdening the people closest to you.
The counselling I offer sits under the humanistic umbrella which, in essence, means I believe we each hold the capacity to change our lives through awareness, compassion, and personal discernment.
Because we grow up in a complex, often demanding, world from a very young age, we learn to bend and shape ourselves to fit in. Over time, the gap between who we truly are and who we’ve become in order to feel accepted by others can grow painfully wide.
Many mental health ‘issues’ stem from the impact of continued disconnection between our authentic self and the version of ourselves we present to the world, in both big and small ways.
Training, qualifications & experience
As a Person-Centred counsellor (MBACP) with a background in Yoga (YTT-500) and Clinical Psychology (MSc), I work with people who feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that contribute to various struggles like burn-out, anxiety, depression and addiction.
Person-centred counselling offers a space where you can explore who you are - today - free from judgement, pressure, or the need to perform. It’s a confidential space where you can speak honestly, often more so than anywhere else in your life.
Here, the whole of you is welcome. That might sound simple, but it’s not always easy. Many of us suppress, minimise or completely sideline parts of ourselves in order to fulfil other people's and our own expectations.
Learning to let all of you belong can be slow, tender work. That’s why we go at your own pace, in an atmosphere of empathy, care, and presence.
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
£50.00 per session
Additional information
I offer a free 20-minute consultation to answer any questions you may have before signing up for therapy.
Further information
As well as exploring your thoughts and feelings, I support you in tuning into what’s happening in your body. This can help you recognise early signs of stress or overwhelm and find ways to settle yourself, so you can feel more steady, present, and connected both during and beyond our sessions.
I offer optional 5-minute breath-work and meditation practices at the start and/or end of sessions as wanted by the client. In person-centred practice, everything is optional.
