About me
Do things feel harder than they should but you don’t know why?
Are you struggling to understand why you are feeling angry, frustrated or sad?
Maybe you are putting on a good show to the outside world but inside you are finding it hard to hold it all together?
Sometimes it might feel like nobody understands what you are going through. I can offer you a space where you will be heard and together we can explore how these feelings are impacting your day to day life.
Issues I commonly work with:
Anxiety and worry
A tight chest, broken sleep, a mind that won’t stop rehearsing conversations? A loop of over-preparing...saying yes...people pleasing...keeping everything under control... Anxiety can be hidden by holding it together for the benefit of the outside world when inside you feel like you might crumble. Together we can explore where it's coming from.
Men's depression
Feeling angry and short-tempered? Pulling away from the people closest to you? Issues in your relationship? Questions about the kind of father, partner or man you are? Men often come to counselling because something has forced it. This is a space where those things can finally be said out loud.
Parenting
Exhausted, impatient and feeling distant from your partner? Feeling guilty about not enjoying it more? Sounding like the parent you really didn’t want to become? Becoming a mother or father unsettles more than the practical stuff, this is a space where you can think about all of it honestly and say what might feel uncomfortable to say in day to day life.
Workplace stress and burnout
Always feeling exhausted? Sunday scaries looming? Overwhelmed with work? Burnout can creep up on you. This isn’t career coaching, it’s a space to work out what’s actually going on.
I can help you to understand what's happening for you now and how earlier experiences and relationships might be shaping it. We can work at a pace that feels right for you. Everything you share is confidential, and you won't be judged for anything you bring.
I see clients in a quiet therapy room close to St Albans city centre with free parking and good public transport links, and online across the UK. Sessions last 50 minutes and cost £60.
If you'd like to find out whether working together feels right, please feel free to get in touch via email, text message or phone. I will get back to you within 24 hours. I also offer a free 20-minute intro call where you can ask anything you like and there's no obligation to continue.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Contemporary Psychodynamic Counselling - The Counselling Foundation, St Albans (BACP accredited course)
- Registered member of the BACP (MBACP)
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
Men's mental health & fatherhood
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free introductory 20-minute call to discuss your needs and ensure it feels like the right fit for you. There is no obligation to continue after this if you do not want to.
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