About me
Life can be quite challenging at times with things becoming overwhelming and sometimes we just need a little help and support. This is when counselling is beneficial in being enabling you to feel more empowered to take back control of your life and welling.
I offer a chance to reflect on the difficulties you are experiencing in a safe and confidential environment without expectation or pressure. I will support you sensitively and expertly and provide you with a space where you can talk openly without judgement and express your thoughts and feelings freely in confidence.
As an integrative counsellor I draw on several counselling approaches to tailor therapy to your individual needs and goals. I work with you to understand your unique experiences and help you process, explore and make sense your situation in a way that leads to fresh perspectives and a new understanding of yourself. I will encourage you to gain autonomy, recognise choice and identify positive changes you feel able to make
I am able to provide sessions dependent on your preferred frequency, this can include weekly, fortnightly or one off sessions therefore providing flexibility. Our sessions are not limited to a set number of sessions, you can have as many sessions as you feel you need to.
Training, qualifications & experience
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic counselling
- CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People
- Online and Telephone counselling course via The Counselling Tutor
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling studies
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling skills
- CPCAB Introduction to Counselling studies
- Grief coach for Pet Loss
- CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems
- CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism
- Safeguarding Training
- Prevent Training
- Suicide Awareness training
- Working with sexual abuse
- Working with suicide and self harm
- Various CPD workshops and events
I frequently undertake personal and professional development courses to enhance my knowledge and skills enabling me to maintain a high level of professionalism within my work, both in my private practice as well as my work within a Northamptonshire children and young person counselling service.
These courses contribute to my continuous growth and enable me to stay up to date with my fields latest practices and standards.
My experience includes working with a range of issues such as feelings of stress and anxiety, life transitions, life changing events, depression, low self-esteem, chronic health conditions, unresolved issues from the past, bereavement (including pet bereavement), anger, sexual and gender identify plus many more.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individual counselling sessions (60 Minutes) - £50
Extended counselling sessions (90 Minutes) - £65
I often have availability to offer concessional counselling sessions for student counsellors as part of their training and personal development. Concessions available for Student Counsellors
Further information
My office is located in main commercial area of Station Road in Desborough.
There is a car park located behind the building however free parking is available in the nearby Co-op car park.
