About me
How The Light Gets In is a counselling and therapy service for Adults located in Leeds City Centre.
Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, going through a tough time, or simply in need of space to reflect, I can help.
Maybe you’re worried that there’s ‘something wrong’ with you and feel like everyone else has it all sorted? Maybe you feel like your problems aren’t ‘bad enough’? Don’t let this fear hold you back from seeking help.
I am experienced in supporting adults of all ages with various issues related to their mental health in educational, third sector, and NHS settings. I offer a calm, safe, supportive space to explore whatever you're facing, from anxiety, low mood, grief, relationship issues, trauma, or simply feeling stuck.
I am a humanistic person-centred integrative therapist. This means I draw on a range of approaches to find what works best for you. I can tell you more about this as we work together if you’re interested. But what is key to therapy is the relationship you and I form. So, it’s important that I’m the right therapist for you and you feel comfortable with me. To find out, you can book a free 20-minute chat with me and we’ll take it from there.
I value inclusivity and social justice is at the heart of my practice. I understand that not everyone experiences the world the same way because of social and political inequalities. My previous experience in Equality, Diversity & Inclusion training and research informs my work.
I am a LGBTQIA-affirming and neurodivergent-affirming therapist.
All of this means that I accept you as you are and work to support your lived experience, however I can.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have completed training in Psychotherapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy with the Northern Guild in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
I have supported adults of all ages with various issues including: anxiety and depression; grief and loss; relationship breakdown and divorce; sex and sexuality, gender identity, neurodivergence, chronic illness; life transitions (including perimenopause and menopause; retirement); trauma (including sexual violence); fertility, IVF and difficulties with conception.
I previously worked in Higher Education for 15 years and witnessed a growing need for mental health support. I found my interests in psychotherapy and counselling led me to pursue professional training in this field. My life circumstances have enabled me to find out the benefits of therapy first-hand, and I wanted to offer this to others.
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 National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
LGBTQIA+ families & parenting
Therapies offered
Fees
From £70.00
Further information
I am registered with the following professional bodies: British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS).
My premises are easily accessible by public transport and parking is available nearby. There is a lift and a reception area open during office hours.
