About me
Thank you for taking the time to read my description.
The hardest thing about working with a new therapist is finding the right one. The 'shall I, shan't I send that e-mail' going round in your head when you have so many different therapists to choose from. You take the brave decision and make contact and I find the first session always the hardest because you are getting to know one another. I know this because I have been there too and know what it's like.
I pride myself in making you feel as welcome and relaxed as you can be, after all, if you do not feel comfortable, how are you going to get the best out of the sessions? As a result, I have created a person-centred, comfortable, unique and relaxing space where we can work together on what you wish to present.
My hours of working are from 5:30 pm Monday to Friday and I am easiest to contact via e-mail.
Each session lasts 50 minutes. The total number of sessions will depend on your requirements, however, there will always be an element of reviewing progress, usually at every sixth session.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have the following qualifications:
- BSc (Hons.) Psychology
- PGCE in Social Science; Psychology with English
- SENDCO (Special Education Needs Co-ordinator)
- Level 3 Safeguarding Training (Previously designated safeguarding lead at a high school)
- NPQSL (National Professional Qualification Senior Leadership)
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- MA in Education
- Level 6 in clinical supervision
- Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Post Graduate Certificate in Person Centred Therapy
- Chartered Counselling Psychologist
Experience:
I have experience in working with adults and children, especially children who are in secondary school. I have been a teacher for 15 years and an assistant principal for 4 years with responsibility for safeguarding, special needs and other whole school responsibilities.
Once I qualified as a counsellor I left teaching full-time to follow my dreams of becoming a counselling psychologist.
I currently work part-time as a Chartered Counselling Psychologist in a mental health hospital supporting a ward where patients have been sectioned under the mental health act. My specialism is in work-related stress, depression and trauma.
Member organisations
school 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.
The BABCP is the lead organisation for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the practice, theory or development of CBT. BABCP also provides accreditation for CBT therapists. BABCP accredited members adhere to the Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics in the Practice of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, and are willing to be scrutinised in this adherence as required.
British Psychological Society
The HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
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.
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
£65.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
The first session is always free and lasts half an hour so we can get to know one another and you can feel comfortable. In this first meeting, we will discuss what you hope to gain from counselling and your goals. Sessions will then be £65.
Concessions can be made for students upon request.
When I work
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Weekdays after 5:30 pm but can do 4:30 pm on request. I can also offer Saturday sessions if needed
Further information
I receive supervision in accordance with BACP guidelines, have an up to date DBS and have indemnity insurance.
