About me
I welcome you in person or online to a safe space where you can speak openly, free from judgement about whatever may be causing you worry or concern.
By listening with care and empathy I will help you access your own inner process to bring about a deeper understanding of yourself.
We all experience difficult times in our lives, for some it can be an event, a crisis. For others life can feel pointless, lack meaning or purpose.
I will help you identify reoccurring patterns which may be causing you to feel anxious or unfulfilled. With more understanding and awareness change occurs.. By accessing your inner resolve you can meet challenges with more confidence and clarity.
For more than 25 years I have been involved in Health, Well Being and Personal Development. My own journey as a student of Hua Gong began almost 30 years ago which led to my own experience of wholeness. An extraordinary feeling, of being in one piece.
Awareness can be cultivated through listening enabling you to live more authentically and be more of who you truly are.
A journey to authenticity.
Training, qualifications & experience
My training in health and wellbeing began in 1992. I studied various forms of massage including Swedish massage and Tuina, giving me a basic understanding of the body structure. How it holds tension and stores memories. Increasingly my interest expanded to the mind body connection and the effects thoughts have on the body. . I became a practitioner of NLP and trained in Clean Language with the late David Grove.
Later I gained Certificates in the Humanistic approach to Counselling, Existential and Person Centred. My training continued at the Academy of Spiritual Attitudes and Awareness where I received my Diploma in Person Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy with Spiritual Attitudes and Awareness.
In 2005 I set up my private counselling practice in Canary Wharf delivering short term counselling. Also I was meeting clients for long term counselling at the Kingston Women's Centre, where I worked with women of all ages who were seeking help for various problems including anxiety, loneliness, depression, eating disorders, relationship problems and others. I offered support to the local community by offering counselling to local residents and parishioners.
For 30 years I have been a Qigong practitioner and study the art with Master Zhixing Wang at the Dao Hua Gong School of Qigong. For me the learning and my training is ongoing, it is a living process. It is constantly evolving. This practice helps me to be more present. Increasing my ability to listen with understanding and empathy at a deep level. Through my many years of Qigong practice I have established some abilities which can support vibrant health and help prevent health issues. I have travelled many times in China visiting important Daoist and Buddhist sacred sites. This experience deepened my understanding of the Qigong, its ancient roots and connection with Nature.
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
£60.00 per session
Additional information
My standard fee is £60 for each individual session.
When I work
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Weekend and Evening appointments may be available by agreement.
Further information
What I can help with
Abuse, Addiction(s), Anger Management, Anxiety, Abortion, Depression, Bereavement, Cultural issues, Eating disorders, General counselling, Health related issues, Identity problems, Life Coaching, Loss, Obsessions, OCD, Personal Development, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self Esteem, Self Harm, Service Veterans, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Work related issues
Types of Therapies
Humanistic * Person Centred * Transpersonal * Existential*Energy Work
Clients I work with
Adults,
How I deliver therapy
In person, Telephone and online via JITSE Meet
