As a fully qualified and experienced Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, I aim to understand you as a person.
Everything we talk about is confidential and my approach is non-judgmental, honest, empathic and warm.
I’d like you to be as comfortable as possible for us to talk openly and honestly and work towards building a trusting relationship. Within this you can start to find some clarity and understanding to bring about any changes which you wish to make in your life.
There might even be some laughter along the way.
My aim in therapy is to provide a regular and consistent space for us to meet, either in person or online to talk through and think together about whatever might be causing you difficulty.
We work together as a team, rather than therapy being something which is “done to you”. You are in charge of the process and can choose what we talk about and when.
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it”
I have always worked with people dealing with difficult emotions and traumatic situations. Prior to training and qualifying as a Counsellor, I worked for many years in family law.
This involved working with people who were going through domestic violence, divorce, separation and disputes relating to their children such as contact and residence arrangements.
Although I enjoyed this work, I began to feel frustrated at the limits on the ways I could help and work with my clients and decided to retrain to be able to support them in a different way with the emotional impact of their circumstances.
I am fully qualified and insured. I am an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and abide by their codes of ethics.
I am also qualified as an online therapist.
Since qualifying, I have continued to expand my knowledge and expertise with additional training including, amongst other things, working with the body, trauma, infant loss, infertility, abuse, mindfulness and clinical supervision.
“Who were you before the world told you who to be?”
