About me
Hello, I'm Virginia (known as Polly)
I’m a warm open person who others find easy to talk to, it has always felt very natural to me to listen in a helpful way.
I’m very good at helping others to explore their difficult emotions and situations in a more gentle way using a variety of techniques and methods creatively.
I offer one to one, in person, online and telephone counselling and walk and talk therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’m trained in a number of therapeutic modalities such as Gestalt, Person I work with a range of therapeutic approaches, including Gestalt, Person‑Centred Therapy, and Transactional Analysis, allowing me to tailor our work to what best supports you as an individual.
My practice is also grounded in holistic training in Body Dynamics and energy‑based work, recognising the deep connection between mind, body, and emotional wellbeing.
Alongside this, I bring many years of experience with GA and specialist training with GamCare, enabling me to support people living with active addiction or those affected by a history of gambling.
I am also a fully qualified Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (PBSP) therapist. PBSP is a mind–body psychotherapy that focuses on releasing trauma held in the body and creating new neural pathways, helping us move beyond old patterns of thinking and behaving that may no longer serve us.
I am an accredited member of the BACP and a member of the FHT, committed to working ethically, safely, and with genuine care.
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
Fees
£75.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Concession Spaces are available please do ask.
