About me
I've been in private practice since 2014, and have worked with over 1000 clients - individuals, couples and families - offering a general counselling and psychotherapy service, specialising in Trauma Therapy, EFT/EMDR, Relationship Counselling, ADHD/ASD and counselling young people (11+). Flexible appointment times and no cancellation fees.
Free 30 minute Introduction Session. Subsequent sessions £60-£75 (reduced session rates for block bookings)
Find out more at www.looking-glasscounselling.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a Registered Member of the BACP, with a First Class BA Honours Degree in Philosophy, a Certificate of Higher Education in Psychology and an Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. I am also a Certified Trauma Therapist, with additional training in EMDR, EFT, CBT, IFS, Psychodynamic Counselling and Schema Therapy.
I came into counselling from a teaching background and my first counselling role, beginning in 2010, was for the top FE college in Lincolnshire, working with at risk children in school, college and home settings. I spent a year as a counsellor for the Northamptonshire Youth Advisory Service, where I gained further experience of working with young people, and worked for two years as a Counsellor at Mind, the mental health charity, working with adults. I relocated from the East Midlands to Llandudno in the summer of 2013, and started my Private Practice, Looking-Glass Counselling, in February 2014.
Between 2016 and 2020, I also worked part-time as a Schools Counsellor at High Schools in the Wirral, and am one of a rare breed of private counsellors who work with Young People (aged 11+), so that parents who don't want their child to sit on a waiting list can get help when it's needed right away.
I have worked with over 1000 clients with issues ranging from Anxiety and Depression to OCD, PTSD and Complex Trauma. I particularly enjoy working with Couples and clients with ADHD and Autism.
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
- Couples Counselling: Improve Communication – Learn to express needs, listen actively, and resolve conflicts more effectively. Rebuild trust after infidelity, dishonesty, or other breaches of trust. Strengthen emotional connection and navigate life transitions and major changes like parenthood, job loss, relocation or bereavement. Manage recurring conflicts and break negative patterns of arguing or avoidance. Learn how best to support each other through personal or shared traumatic experiences. Couples counseling provides a neutral space to work through challenges with professional guidance, helping partners build a stronger, more fulfilling relationship. And if you're considering separation or divorce, I can help you explore whether to stay together and how to do so in a healthier way, or how to navigate separation respectfully.
- PTSD: Can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, heightened anxiety, emotional numbness, and avoidance of reminders of the trauma. It can interfere with daily life and relationships. EMDR/EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) are widely used approaches with proven success, for example, by the US military for the treatment of veterans with symptoms of PTSD.
- CPTSD: Arises from prolonged or repeated trauma, often occurring in childhood or within abusive relationships. Symptoms include difficulties with emotional regulation, negative self-perception, and struggles in relationships. Often linked to long-term abuse, neglect, or captivity, where the person had little control over their situation. Treatment typically involves trauma-focused therapy, emotional regulation skills, and developing a sense of safety and self-compassion.
- Fertility: Before you spend thousands of pounds on fertility treatments, make sure you have eliminated any and all emotional or psychological blocks, which could be what's preventing you from becoming pregnant naturally.
- Weight Loss: Uncover and eliminate the psychological and emotional reasons why you struggle to lose those unwanted pounds.
- Pain management: Using Advanced EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), often described as "acupuncture without the needles", I've helped many clients find relief from acute and chronic pain, including migraines, arthritis, back pain and pain caused by injury.
- Phobias: Treatment to effectively overcome the fears and phobias that get in the way of you living your life to the full, whether that be fear of flying, fear of spiders or even fear of giving birth.
To find out more, book your free 30 minute Introduction Session now at www.looking-glasscounselling.co.uk/avilability
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
FREE 30 minute Introduction Session
£60 - 1 hour session
£75 - 1½ hour session
Reduced session rates for block bookings (when paid in advance):
- £20 off 4 sessions
- £40 off 6 sessions
- £60 off 8 sessions
£60 Email Counselling - (£15 off when you book six sessions)
To find out more about fees and payment options, please go to www.looking-glasscounselling.co.uk/fees.
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Call or text me on 07846484760 and I'll do my best to fit you in at a time that suits.
Further information
I am fully covered by all the relevant professional and public liability insurances, I am registered with the Information Commissioner's Office, as required by the Data Protection Act 1988 (go to www.ico.org.uk) and I have a current DBS Certificate. In accordance with the BACP Code of Conduct and Ethical Framework, I attend monthly supervision with a BACP accredited clinical supervisor.
