About me
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, relationships feeling difficult, but not sure why or what to do? I have experience supporting individuals facing similar challenges.
I specialise in helping with anxiety, feeling stuck, menopause, relationship challenges, low self-esteem, and communication difficulties. I am experienced in working with neurodiverse and highly sensitive people.
My thoughtful and compassionate approach provides a safe environment, to explore your thoughts, feelings, what may be difficult to articulate. Together we look at what may feel complex and difficult, how unconscious feelings may appear as physical, emotional symptoms, or actions and habits in your daily life and where they may be linked in the past.
Clients who have worked with me have said they have improved emotional regulation, an increased sense of hope, and greater self-awareness, which has led to personal insights. They have benefited from an improvement in navigating and understanding their relationships.
You are welcome to email me to arrange a call or ask questions, I respond within 24 hours. We will usually have one or two initial meetings where you can let me know what is happening for you now, and I can let you know how I can support you.
If we decide to continue sessions, we will have weekly 50 minute sessions that will be at the same time each week, and we can talk about the number of sessions together at the start or we can leave it open, and you can have as many sessions as you require.
I work from a central location in Frome, Somerset.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a Psychodynamic Counsellor registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council - BPC, and the BACP. I work with a diverse range of adults from varied social and cultural backgrounds, helping with a wide range of issues. I have 18 years of experience providing emotional and empathic support for people moving forward with their lives.
Qualifications:
Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling - BPC and BACP accredited (I adhere to their professional standards, confidentiality, and ethics) with Foundation Certificate in Psychodynamic counselling - 4 years
Introduction and advanced counselling skills with Relate
Experience:
Counsellor for a charity in Frome providing open-ended psychodynamic therapy
Clinical assessments for Wessex Counselling and Psychotherapy
Volunteer at drug and alcohol drop-in support service
Wellbeing support at festivals
Reiki master/ practitioner with experience working with anxiety, depression and long-term health conditions and chemotherapy side-effects
Additional experience
Trauma informed practice
Neurodiversity and relationships
Compassion focused therapy
Complex trauma and relationships
Somatic awareness counselling
Additional qualifications:
BA (Hons) English
Reiki Master/ teacher Usui and Tibetan systems
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.
The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
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Fees
£55.00 - £65.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I can provide a free initial 15 minute phone call.
Initial session - £50 (50 minutes) paid in advance
Ongoing sessions - £55 to £65 depending on circumstances (50 minutes)
Reduced cost sessions from £35
I do have a limited number of lower cost places for 18 - 24 years, over 65s and people with low income. These sessions will be from £35, please enquire about availability.
When I work
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Further information
I have regular supervision and have professional insurance in keeping with the requirements for my professional registration with the BPC and BACP.
