About me
I offer counselling services in a peaceful, relaxed and safe environment. Here you can explore your issues and find resolutions with my help. I am based in a rural setting in Sidlesham just four miles from Chichester.
The added benefit of coming to see me is that there are no parking fees or commuting complications and you will feel immediately at ease and away from your everyday stresses.
You're in safe hands. I have over fifteen years experience of Counselling in the NHS and other agencies, helping people like you with a range of issues and circumstances. I will help you get to the heart of your problem quickly so we can explore ways to get you back in charge of your life and making decisions that are right for you. I am an accredited member of BACP, which means I am acknowledged as well trained, safe and extremely experienced.
I offer a free 30 minute assessment appointment which enables you to come along and decide if I can help you get back on track. The counselling relationship is really important in enabling recovery and I want you to be sure that we can work effectively together.
My website gives more information on how I work and my philosophy.
Couples Therapist
I trained with the Tavistock Centre for Relationships and work with couples who are struggling with their communication, have had relational difficulties or are finding they are struggling but cannot really identify why. I find having someone as a support in the counselling space for a couple can really help them explore their difficulties.
Student Counsellors
My training is Humanistic. I am experienced in offering therapy to student Counsellors. I understand the stresses placed on you and can help you navigate your way through the variety of expectations placed on you. I offer extended hours to fit in with the balancing act of the course requirements, supervision and a placement.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling
- Certificate in Interpersonal Therapy for IAPT
- Certificate in Couples Therapy for Depression
- Certificate in Supervision
- Certificate in Couples Therapy for Depression Supervision
- Registered accredited member of BACP for 15 years
- BA (Hons) in English Literature
- PGCE in Secondary Education
Training
Couples/relationship Counselling Training with The Tavistock Institute for Relationships
Certificate in Supervision
Certificate in Couples Counselling Supervision
CBT Bootcamp with Christine Padesky
Brief Intervention Therapy
Trauma in the Counselling Room
Working with the Vulnerable
Abusive Relationships
Working with Anger
Narcissism in Families
Solution Focussed Therapy
Working with the whole body (and mind)
Overcoming Emotional Eating
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Counselling can be tailored to short term, more solution focussed sessions with perhaps one issue to resolve. Or open ended, more long term sessions where there are many issues to untangle and consider. We will review our sessions regularly and ensure that you are getting what you need to get well.
I offer a free thirty minute assessment appointment.
Thereafter a 50 minute session costs £45.00 for individual counselling.
Couples costs £60.00 for a 60 minute session.
Student Counsellor rate £40.00
Any cancelled sessions will encounter a 50% charge if 24 hours notice not given. Missed sessions will be charged at full price.
Payment can be made by cash or bank transfer.
When I work
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At the moment I have availability on Tuesday evenings and Thursday 12-7.
