About me
Hello.
Sometimes you come to a point in life where you feel something needs to change. Perhaps you are experiencing anxiety, stress, overwhelm or distress. Maybe you have unresolved issues from the past; possibly you are having difficulty dealing with more recent events. Perhaps overwhelming or buried feelings are getting in the way of you living your life as you would like. It could be that you have noticed unhelpful patterns or thoughts. Alternatively, you may feel just stuck or have a sense that on the surface life appears fine but something is missing. Together we will create a space that is confidential, allowing you to bring whatever needs bringing, without being judged.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an experienced counsellor, a qualified supervisor and I am also a counselling tutor. I have worked for a domestic abuse organisation and also for Anxiety UK.
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
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My counselling fees are £55 for an hour session and I also have a few low income spaces. For student counsellors I have some spaces at a lower rate.
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Further information
Boys Don’t Cry - If you have lived with the pressure to ‘just get on with it’ or ‘man up’ you may notice this has been unhelpful and now feel ready to explore and understand your feelings and actions in a safe and non-judgemental space.
Creative Therapy - Sometimes it is difficult to express ourselves in words and this is where creative methods can be helpful - no artistic talent is required but if you are interested in trying it, you will be very welcome.
Walk and Talk - if the idea of sitting and talking sounds tricky, I offer Walk and Talk where we take a 50 minute walk. Sometimes it’s easier to explore things when we are alongside someone and not face-to-face. Plus there are the benefits of fresh air, exercise and being in nature!
The first step - I know that for some people, reaching out is incredibly hard and so I invite you to an initial free 20min call - here you can ask questions and see if you feel I am someone you can talk to. There is no pressure as it is important that we both feel we are a good fit.
