About me
As a therapist, I provide a confidential space for you to explore your inner world and increase your understanding of yourself and your relationships. I have been working as a therapist with individuals, couples and young people for many years, both in the NHS and in private practice and have a wide range of experience working with a myriad of issues. I work in person in central Bristol and online.
Short-term counselling
You can access 6 to 24 sessions on a weekly basis with a specific aim or subject in mind. This kind of counselling offers a place to talk through your current concerns and experiences and gain understanding and perspective on your situation with a compassionate therapist. Perhaps you are struggling with something at work or need to make a big life decision, maybe you have suffered a loss and are grieving and need a place to talk and be understood. Short-term counselling can also be used as a way to support yourself when you start to feel you are struggling emotionally and want to take action before things get worse. I have many years' experience of working to a short-term model and supporting people to see and feel real change in a short period of time.
Longer-term therapy
Long-term therapy provides a place to go deeper in understanding yourself, your relationships, anxieties and the challenges you face in life. Here you can be curious and explore yourself more deeply.
Therapy over a longer period offers a reliable, trusting relationship that supports you to explore your inner world in your own time, express parts of yourself which may ordinarily be more hidden, and find clarity about whatever may be causing you confusion or pain. You may wish to talk through feelings, memories or experiences and learn how to integrate those experiences and find a new perspective.
Bringing lesser known parts of self into awareness like this can enable us to feel more in control of our choices and actions and reduce anxiety, confusion, powerlessness and overwhelm.
My experience informs me that a therapy relationship which is both supportive and challenging creates an environment where real change and transformation can take place.
Relationship therapy and couples therapy
I regularly work with monogamous couples and those in various kinds of open and polyamorous relationships. Entering into a relationship is a unique opportunity to understand oneself, and often brings up tensions between being and knowing yourself as an individual and knowing yourself as a part of something created in relationship. Perhaps you and your partner(s) are moving into a new phase of your relationship and need support to navigate these changes, perhaps there has been a betrayal of some kind and you need help to talk, or perhaps you want to learn how to get closer to your partner and would appreciate support from a therapist to do this. Whatever your reason for getting in touch, you are welcome to contact me to talk more about relationship therapy.
I am experienced in supporting people to find freedom from symptoms related to trauma. I work with a wide range of people, of different ages and backgrounds and in a variety of relationships.
I am experienced in working with individuals from LGBTQ+ and BAME communities and welcome new enquiries from these groups. I work with people from all walks of life in a varied range of relationships, including single, non-monogamy, polyamory and monogamy.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training
I am a qualified integrative counsellor, using person-centred and psychodynamic approaches. My relational style puts the therapeutic relationship at the centre of our work together and the relationship itself creates a space to understand your experience of the world. I take an interest in your early life experiences and attachment style to understand your experiences in the present.
I have completed further studies in mindfulness and bodywork (yoga, meditation and breathing techniques) and this is reflected in my counselling approach, especially when working with bodily responses to trauma. I have many years’ experience working with addictions and trauma relating to abuse. I have also completed further training to work specifically with young people and couples.
Qualifications
- Counselling foundation at Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling, Bath
- Diploma in Counselling at the University of West of England, Bristol
- Diploma in Relational Mindfulness at the Karuna Institute, Devon
- Certificate in Relational Couples Therapy, Stroud
What kind of things do people talk about in counselling?
Here is a list of areas I regularly work with in my private practice. Your reasons for contacting me will be unique and we can have an initial conversation over the phone to see if you feel comfortable working with me.
- Low self-esteem and confidence
- Communication and relationship difficulties
- Childhood trauma
- Issues relating to identity
- Stress
- Relationship problems
- Anxiety and panic
- Low mood, depression and suicidal feelings
- Sexual abuse and trauma
- Anger
- Sexuality and sex
- Motherhood
- Addictions, specifically drug addiction
- Mental health diagnosis and treatment
- Issues relating to body image and eating
- Problems and changes at work
- Chronic health conditions
- Spirituality
My work with couples and those in multiple relationships
Perhaps you are facing a crisis of some kind, starting out on a new journey together, facing changes or challenges or planning for a change you envisage in the future. Relationship therapy can be an incredibly healing place to explore your individual patterns in relationships as well as exploring the unique connection created between you. Relationship therapy can be used to understand each other more deeply and make changes to improve communication and connection. I work with people from all walks of life who are in a varied range of relationships and family set-ups. If you would like to arrange an initial session to find out more then please get in touch.
My work with young people
In my private practice, I offer counselling sessions for young people aged 16 and over. Counselling sessions for young people provide a chance to explore thoughts, feelings and behaviours which are causing distress and learn how to make changes to feel better. I have years of experiences of working with many issues that can affect life during adolescence. If you wish to discuss your own or your child's situation please get in touch.
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
£70.00 per session
Additional information
I charge £70 for individuals and £90 for couples sessions.
Sessions last for 50 minutes.
How many sessions will I need?
I suggest we meet speak on the phone to talk through your needs. I look forward to hearing from you.
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