About me
I believe that therapy works best when you feel comfortable being yourself and when you feel that your therapist genuinely understands you. Finding the right therapist is therefore really important, and I see the therapeutic relationship as the foundation of our work together.
My approach is collaborative. You are the expert in your own life, and my role is not to tell you what you should do, but to work alongside you to understand what is happening, explore what may be keeping you stuck and find ways forward that feel right for you.
I don’t believe there is a single approach to therapy that works for everyone. I adapt the way I work according to your individual needs, experiences and goals. Sometimes you may simply need a space to talk openly and make sense of things; at other times, we might explore particular thoughts, feelings, patterns or practical strategies that could help.
I aim to offer a warm, down-to-earth and non-judgemental environment where you can talk honestly about whatever is bringing you to counselling. You don’t need to have everything figured out before you begin, and you don’t need to know exactly what you need from therapy. We can work that out together.
Alongside my private practice, I work therapeutically with both adults and children and young people within NHS and community settings. This has given me experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and mental health difficulties and has helped me develop a pluralistic, flexible and person-focused way of working.
I will regularly check in with you about how our sessions are feeling and whether you feel they are helping. If something isn’t working for you, I want you to feel able to say so.
Most importantly, therapy should feel like something we are doing together, not something that is being done to you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BA (Hons) Counselling and Therapeutic Practice - First-class honours- USW
- MBACP/Registered member of BACP
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Clinical Hypnotherapist - Elestial Training
- 14 years' experience in mental health care
- Working within NHS Talking Therapies service for Adults and Children and Young People
- Freelance work for Employee Assistance Programmes
- Volunteer counsellor for Mental Health Matters and SHOUT.
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
Fees
£49.50 - £55.00
Additional information
Sessions are up to 60 minutes and are available face-to-face, online via Microsoft Teams, or by telephone. Sessions are £55 per session, with a 10% discount available when booking a block of six sessions.
I offer both short- and longer-term therapy, depending on your individual needs. Payment can be made in advance or on the day of your appointment.
I operate a 24-hour cancellation policy. Appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice may be charged at the full session rate.
For further information about my services, fees and therapeutic contract, please contact me, and I will be happy to provide a copy.
