About me
Seeking therapy can stir up many feelings. For some people it might feel unsettling or even frightening; for others it comes as a relief, a sense that something might finally shift. You might feel several things at once.
However you find yourself arriving, my intention is to offer a warm, empathic and confidential space where you can bring whatever is on your mind.
What matters most to me is that we build a relationship that feels safe enough for us to explore your world together, at a pace that feels right for you.
My Approach
I am an integrative counsellor, which means I draw from several therapeutic traditions.
I’m particularly interested in how early experiences shape how we learnt to survive, relate, and protect ourselves. These strategies may once have been essential, but sometimes they continue long after they’re useful. Therapy can help us understand these old patterns and make room for new ones.
I pay attention to what happens in the body, knowing that each person’s physical experience is entirely individual. Sensations, tension, numbness and breath often tell a story alongside words.
I’m also curious about dreams and the unconscious. Using imagery, music, movement, or nature can be very helpful. There is no single “right” way to work - together we find what resonates for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am fully qualified and hold a Diploma in Integrative Counselling from the Minster Centre.
I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and follow its code of ethics.
Additional trainings include:
- Death & Bereavement
- Working with Erotic & Sexual Charge
- The work of Carl J. Jung
- Skills for Trauma
- Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Transference & Counter-Transference
- Family & Belonging
- Time-Limited Therapy (or short-term therapy)
- Integrative Formulation (Diagnosis & Treatment)
- Severe Presentations
- Introduction to CBT Skills
- Research Methods & Ethics
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
£55.00 per session
Additional information
Through Five Valleys Counselling Practice, I offer a one hour consultation free of charge. Please see here for more information: https://fivevalleyscounselling.co.uk/Counselling
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Further information
I am currently only offering sessions through Five Valleys Counselling Practice in central Stroud. Please contact them to book a free initial session with me: https://fivevalleyscounselling.co.uk/Home
