This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hello, I’m Vikki, an accredited Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor with over 30 years of experience. I can support you in challenging old, unhelpful patterns and beliefs, and learning new ways to live your life in a more fulfilling way. Thank you for checking my profile.
I am a qualified Integrative and Transactional Analysis Psychotherapist and counsellor, a HCPC registered Arts Therapist – Dramatherapist and also a qualified mental health nurse, (NMC registered). This has provided me with a breadth and depth of experience in mental health and emotional wellbeing settings over my career, I am able to draw from these to tailor them to your individual needs. I continually update my skills and knowledge and undertake training opportunities to support you more effectively. I am creative in approach so am able to offer a variety of methods - such as dramatherapy - when there is something you prefer not to or are unable to articulate.
If you are reading this you or a loved one may be experiencing difficult emotions or a challenging phase of your life, as we all do periodically. Having the courage to open up and talk about yourself and your difficulties can be challenging, but seeking support through therapy can help you; both to learn more about yourself and how you interact with the world and to enable you to gain more understanding of your experiences. Having had personal therapy myself during my psychotherapy training, I understand both the challenge and the reward of this.
I am an experienced therapist offering a confidential and safe space where I will work with you to discover more about yourself and the areas in your life you are finding difficult. I appreciate it can be difficult to talk about your emotions, thoughts and experiences with someone new, however, I am non-judgemental, supportive and wish to provide a safe place for you to explore and share your experiences, relationships, thoughts and feelings. Together we can explore those you may wish to bring out of the shadows, reframe and challenge; and equally, those that require recognition and celebration that nurture your growth and positively affirm your unique personality, emotional health and resilience. Therapy aims to increase awareness of how these may impact you and your life, with the goal of maximising your emotional wellbeing and mental health. The experience can be difficult and emotional but can also be joyful and at times even humorous.
I offer an initial free no obligation 20 minute telephone consultation to discuss your requirements and therapy options, as the quality of the therapeutic relationship is key to feeling safe, supported and connected. I look forward to working with you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Professional Bodies
- H.C.P.C. PIN Number AS.1829
- N.M.C. PIN Number 92I3612E
Professional and Postgraduate Education
- Diploma in Integrative and Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy.
- Diploma in Integrative and Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling. 2023
These qualifications were obtained whilst attending The Ellesmere Counselling and Psychotherapy Training and Therapy Centre, Holderness Road, Hull.
- BSc Hons - Acute Mental Health Care (First Class) Hons. 2008
This qualification was obtained whilst attending The University of Hull, Cottingham Rd, Hull. 2006 – 2008.
- Psychotherapist - Postgraduate Diploma in Dramatherapy, (Distinction). 1999
These qualifications were obtained whilst attending The University College of Ripon and York St. John (York Campus), Lord Majors Walk, York. 1997 - 1999
- Higher Diploma in Nursing (Mental Health) 1996
This qualification was obtained whilst attending The Humberside College of Health, University of Hull, East Riding Campus, Willerby Road, Cottingham, Hull.1992 - 1996.
I am a registered Integrative Psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience in mental health.
I have enjoyed a diverse career in health care since 1988, qualifying as a Registered Mental Health Nurse (1996) and a Registered Psychotherapist (Arts Therapist - Drama Therapist) in 1999. BSc in Acute Mental Health Care in 2010 and Diploma in Integrative and Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy in 2023.
During this time, I have enjoyed a breadth of experience in a broad variety of mental health and therapeutic settings. I have worked predominantly in the NHS in a variety of specialist services including Crisis Resolution, Home Treatment, Addictions, Personality Disorders, Eating Disorders, Long term conditions, Perinatal, Inpatient Mother and Baby and Older People’s memory and crisis services. Working with Clients and their carers. I also spent a year working and travelling in Australia where I was employed as a Registered Psychotherapist and Mental Health Nurse.
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.
The HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£60 per hour session
£50 concessions (trainee counsellors)
I offer an initial free no obligation 20 minute telephone consultation to discuss your requirements and therapy options.
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