About me
Counselling for Adults and Teenagers
It's a big step and quite often anxiety provoking to acknowledge that you need help and an even bigger step to ask for help. I'm glad you're here reading my profile as it gets you a step closer to addressing some of the things that have been troubling you. It's hard to know what to expect from counselling and it can be difficult to open up to a stranger. The most important thing to remember is there is no judgement. We all struggle at times and we all need someone to talk to. I offer my clients kindness, compassion and understanding. It's my job to make my clients feel comfortable.
I tailor my approach to match your needs. I help you to make sense of what you're feeling and why and then look at how you would like to feel and how you can get there. In counselling the relationship is really important and therefore it's important to me that you feel heard and understood so that hopefully we can build a trusting relationship.
Some of the main issues that my clients bring are anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, family issues, low self-esteem, trauma, stress, bereavement, sadness, neurodiversity, emotional abuse, anger, domestic abuse and sexual abuse.
I prefer to work face to face but equally understand that some people have a preference for online counselling. I work short term or longer term depending on my clients needs. I hope that now you have got this far you do reach out for counselling whether it be with me or someone else.
Supervision
I also offer Supervision for counsellors. I really enjoy helping other counsellors to thrive and grow. I use an approach based on ensuring counsellor wellbeing, ensuring counsellors are working safely and I feel it is also my role to help counsellors grow and learn.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
I am an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
- CPCAB Level 2 Counselling Skills (Gloscol)
- CPCAB Level 3 Counselling Studies (Gloscol)
- MSc Counselling Psychology (Keele University)
- Intensive CBT Training Certificate
- Enhanced Evidence Based Post Graduate Diploma in Working with Children and Young People with Depression and Anxiety (Reading University)
- NCPS Enhanced Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People (LRS Training)
- CPCAB Level 5 Certificate in Relational Supervision for working with supervisees who work with adults and CYP (LRS Training)
- I have been a counsellor for 10 years working in private practice and also working for Let's Talk Well (previously known as TIC+), a charity offering free counselling for children and young people.
- I am also a clinical supervisor. All counsellors have to have monthly supervision to ensure they are working safely and ethically with their clients.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have worked for a local charity for 10 years offering counselling to children and young people. I'm passionate about working with young people. The world they are growing up in is not easy to navigate. There are so many pressures on young people whilst they are also trying to figure out who they are. I feel if young people have a good experience of counselling it is something they will come back to throughout their life if they are struggling. Giving them a good first experience of counselling is so important.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I really enjoy offering either personal therapy or supervision to counselling students and am happy to provide a discounted rate.
When I work
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I try to be flexible with my working hours so if your availability doesn't fit with my availability above do reach out to me.
I offer a free introductory 30 minute in person chat.
Further information
It is an absolute privilege to work alongside clients and I never take this for granted. I love my work! It's wonderful to be able to help others to live a better, more fulfilling life. I have a passion for working with young people too. I think the society we live in is incredibly stressful and taking the step to seek counselling can really help anyone to navigate the stresses and strains of life. Go on, take that first step and reach out. You won't regret it.
I work from my home. I'm happy to chat over a cup of tea or coffee in my counselling room. Sometimes if my clients are finding it hard to talk about how they are feeling I use other ways to help them express themselves. I like to help my clients to feel relaxed and valued.
If sitting in a room isn't for you we can do walk and talk therapy. Lots of people find it easier to talk when they are outside in nature.
