About me
Perhaps you're managing on the outside, but inside you're feeling anxious, overwhelmed, exhausted or stuck. Maybe you're struggling with your confidence, your relationships or simply trying to make sense of what's happening for you.
I'm a qualified counsellor offering a warm, down-to-earth and confidential space where you can talk openly without feeling judged. You don't need to know exactly what's wrong or have everything worked out before you come. We can start where you are and work things out together.
I work with adults and young people experiencing anxiety, stress, overwhelm, low self-esteem, trauma and difficult life experiences. I also work with couples who may be struggling with communication, conflict or feeling disconnected.
My approach is collaborative and tailored to you. I draw on different therapeutic approaches, including Gestalt and CBT, but I don't believe in fitting people into a particular box. I'm interested in understanding you as an individual and helping you find ways forward that feel right for you.
I have a particular interest in neurodiversity and supporting autistic and ADHD clients. I completed additional training in autism and ADHD in 2021. As someone with ADHD myself and as a parent in a neurodivergent family, I also have personal insight into some of the challenges neurodivergent people and their families can experience. You don't need to be neurodivergent to work with me.
Couples counselling
Relationships can become difficult even when two people care deeply about each other. Perhaps you're having the same arguments, struggling to communicate, feeling unheard or increasingly disconnected. Couples counselling can give you space to slow things down, understand the patterns you're caught in and find more constructive ways of relating to each other.
Where neurodiversity is part of a relationship, we can also explore how differences in communication, emotional regulation and processing may be affecting the relationship.
Young people
I work with young people aged 14+ who may be experiencing anxiety, low confidence, emotional difficulties, relationship problems, school pressures or the challenges of being neurodivergent. I aim to offer a space where they can feel heard and understood without feeling judged or pressured.
Taking the first step
You don't have to know exactly what you need from counselling. I offer a free 20-minute telephone consultation where you can tell me a little about what's going on, ask questions and get a feel for whether I might be the right counsellor for you. There's no pressure to continue.
Training, qualifications & experience
I offer counselling for adults, couples, and children (14+ years) from my counselling room in Bournemouth.
My qualifications include:
- DipHE Humanistic Gestalt Counselling, University of Portsmouth
- Autism Ambassador for Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Counselling Children and Adolescents Level 4, The Open College
- Safeguarding Children Level 3
- Advanced DBS checked
- Registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Registered member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
- Doing Couples Counselling The KvLS Method
- Level 6 CPCAP Clinical Supervision
As a member of the BACP I follow their Ethical Framework for the Counselling professions.
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Individual therapy: £60 per 50min session
Couples therapy: £85 per 50min session.
I offer a free 20 minute telephone consultation. I feel it's very important to ensure the relationship feels right for both the client and the counsellor.
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