About me
I am an experienced, compassionate counsellor working with adults who have a range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, low self esteem and relationship problems. I have a special interest in working with people who are experiencing stress and burnout.
How can counselling help?
Perhaps you are searching for a counsellor because you're in a crisis or perhaps you’ve been struggling alone for some time. Or maybe you are tired, stuck or feeling disconnected and you don’t know why.
These feelings can be overwhelming and can suck the joy out of life, affecting sleep, work and how we relate to others. Therapy offers you a space where you don’t have to hold it all together. I will listen with care and without judgement to understand and help you to make sense of what’s happening. Together, we will find a different way forward.
My approach
My approach is predominantly psychodynamic. This means that you will be supported to explore your thoughts, difficult feelings and challenges while being curious about how your past may be influencing your present. Making links between past and present can help us understand why certain patterns, thoughts or feelings keep returning. This can lead to greater clarity and stronger self-understanding which creates the opportunity for greater choice and change.
How I work
I offer a free initial telephone or online consultation, giving you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have and to think about whether therapy with me feels like the right fit. If you would like to proceed, we can arrange an initial session.
I offer both open-ended and short-term therapy. Open-ended therapy allows us to work together for as long as feels helpful, with the length of therapy shaped by your needs and what you would like to explore. If you have one or two specific areas you would like to focus on, short-term therapy may also be an option.
Sessions are 50 minutes and take place weekly at the same day and time each week. I work from a private therapy room in Markyate, AL3 where there is free parking. I also offer online therapy to clients across the UK.
If you feel that therapy may be helpful, please feel free to get in touch with any questions or to arrange an initial consultation.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP). I also hold the following qualifications:
- Advanced Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling
- Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling
- BSc Psychology
- MSc Management
Like many counsellors, I have come to psychotherapy as a second career. Having worked for many years in large global businesses and more recently in leadership consulting, I understand how to support clients who are navigating intense careers alongside personal challenges.
I transitioned to the counselling profession to support people through their most difficult moments. Seeing someone discover themselves, gain confidence, find calm or simply breathe more easily is what motivates me in my practice.
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
I have a particular interest in working with people experiencing burnout, stress and other workplace difficulties.
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Further information
Please note that I do not currently have availability in London. I welcome online clients and also work in person from Markyate, Hertfordshire serving Harpenden, St Albans, Berkhamsted, Dunstable and Luton.
