About me
Welcome. If you’re reading this, you may be considering counselling for the first time, or perhaps returning to therapy after some time away. Whatever has brought you here, I understand that taking the first steps towards seeking support can feel daunting, and it is completely natural to feel unsure about where to begin. By simply being here and exploring your options, you have already taken a meaningful and courageous step forward.
I offer a calm, supportive, and non-judgemental space where you can talk openly and begin to make sense of what you are experiencing. Whether your facing depression, anxiety, bereavement, life changes, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, or something harder to put into words, I am here to support you. I bring experience from both the charity sector and NHS, which has given me the opportunity to support people from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of needs.
I work in an integrative way, meaning I am trained in, and use, a combination of therapeutic approaches to best meet you needs. I believe that the relationships we form throughout our lives, both with others and the world around us, shape who we are. The experiences we carry, whether nurturing or painful, can influence how we see ourselves, how we grow, and how we move through the world. Understanding these patterns can help us reconnect with our inner resilience and sense of choice.
In our work together, my aim is to offer a space where you feel understood, supported, and able to explore your thoughts and feelings at your own pace. I will walk alongside you as you reflect on your experiences, develop deeper self-awareness, and build confidence to live in a way that feels more grounded, authentic, and fulfilling.
So, if you’re looking for a warm, supportive environment to begin your therapeutic journey, I’m here to support you on your journey.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
Integrative Counselling - BSc (Hons) - Middlesex University. UKCP accredited.
Person Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (CfD) - NHS talking therapies - Metanoia Institute.
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) - NHS talking therapies. - University of Essex.
Recent CPD/ training:
- Emotion-focused therapy: The Transforming Power of Affect.
- Enhancing Psychological Therapy Outcomes for Emerging Adults.
- Essential Sensorimotor Skills and resources for healing shame.
- Parts, ego states and fragmented selves in shame and self-loathing.
- Shame - The meaning of shame in the treatment of trauma.
- Trauma and the role of shame.
I bring experience from both the charity sector and NHS, which has given me the opportunity to support people from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of needs. I have previously volunteered at St Elizabeth Hospice offering bereavement counselling and broad experience of working as a therapist within the NHS talking therapies service including counselling and CBT modalities.
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
50 minute session is £50
Sessions can be online or by telephone.
Concessions offered for those on low income, keyworkers, and students. This is something that we are welcome to discuss during our initial discussion/assessment.
When I work
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