About me
Feeling stuck? Let’s work together towards your new life…
Have you have lost your sense of purpose, are you running on empty? Maybe you’re so used to taking care of everyone around you that you’ve forgotten what it is that you need. You’re feeling exhausted from holding things together for everyone else. Counselling can help you to understand where this started, and make changes to improve your relationships with your family and friends. Perhaps you have experienced relationship difficulties, often choosing the same kind of partner and repeating arguments you’ve had before. I can help you to think about why this happens and think about what you want from your current and future relationships.
I work in a psychodynamic way, which means that we look at past experiences to discover and understand why things might be feeling difficult just now. This helps you to feel free to move forward by making choices that match with what you really want and need.
With 15 years’ experience in social work, I understand how difficult it can be when our family lives are complicated. It is incredibly brave to be the one who chooses to do things differently to our parents and grandparents, but that can also be a hard and lonely place to be - I can support you through this. My background means that I really do understand where the systems set up to support families don’t always work, and I can offer you a place to be heard and understood without judgement.
As a parent of neurodivergent children and a late diagnosed adult, I know how difficult it can be to raise children who may not confirm to expectations of our families, friends and other adults. I know how hard it is when this brings up our own feelings of feeling different or excluded. I can help you to feel more secure about your parenting and have confidence in how you support your family.
The past chapters of your life are not the whole story. I would love to be alongside you for the next step. Please get in touch for a no obligation call to see whether you’d like to work with me.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have many years experience of supporting people through life's challenges, including those from diverse backgrounds. I am passionate about building meaningful therapuetic relationships to support personal growth. I am a late-diagnosed neurodivergent adult and mother of neurodivergent children.
My qualifications include:
PGDip Human Relations and Counselling, Human Development Scotland / Robert Gordon University
Foundations of Human Relations and Counselling, Human Development Scotland / COSCA
Master of Social Work, University of Edinburgh
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£40.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a concessionary rate to those with a low income, pleasse contact me to discuss your needs. I offer a free 15 minute telephone consultation to discuss your needs and for you to decide whether you'd like to work with me.
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Further information
I use a psychodynamic approach in my practice. That means we will work together to discover how past experiences for example from childhood or previous relationships might be impacting on your life in the here and now. I have a particular interest in the intersection of trauma and neurodiversity.
