About me
Everybody who comes to counselling has different aims and outcomes that they want to achieve. Whatever your reasons for seeking therapy, I believe it can unlock thoughts and emotions and help you to process experiences, exploring your current difficulties, alongside historic issues and relationships.
As we are all unique, I tailor my approach to your needs integrating my training, knowledge and experience of over 15 years. I will listen to you in confidence and help you to find a way to move forward.
I provide friendly, experienced support, helping you to work through your issues at a pace that suits you, enabling you to find a way forwards.
I offer short, medium and long term work and I have a practice in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, alongside a practice in Stockton-on-Tees.
I am available for sessions in person and also online and telephone.
I am a clinical supervisor with over 11 years of experience supervising students and qualified therapists.
Training, qualifications & experience
My training and qualifications are:
EMDR Part 1, 2 & 3 BSc (Hons) Therapeutic Counselling
Diploma in the Practice of Supervision
Diploma in the Theory and Practice of Counselling
Diploma in Child & Adolescent Counselling
Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Certificate in Counselling Skills
I am an accredited registered member of the BACP and also a member of EMDR UK & Ireland.
My further training includes:
ADHD pre-screening, Anxiety and Depression, Bullying and Cyber Trauma, Eating Disorders, Historic Abuse, Rape and Sexual Assault, Self Harm, Crisis Intervention.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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 - £90.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
EMDR £60 per hour £90 per 1 1/2 hours
My fees for Counselling are £60 to £90.00 per session - Sessions are 50 mins
Couples £70 per session - Sessions are 50 mins
Free 30 minute Introductory telephone session
My fees for Supervision are £60.00 per hour - £90.00 per 1hr 30 mins
Student rate negotiable
Free 30 minute Introductory session
Further information
Telephone and online counselling is available alongside evening and weekend appointments.
I am an accredited member of the BACP. Registered MBACP (Accred)
