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I offer face to face, online and telephone counselling sessions and do have availability to take on new clients. I offer sessions:

• Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday early evenings.
• Wednesday afternoons.
• Friday mornings

Feeling lost or stuck and don’t know where to turn? Struggling to come to terms with a loss or something that’s happened or upset you? Feeling low, unhappy or full of fear and anxiety? Struggling to deal with challenging thoughts and difficult emotions? Want to make sense of your feelings and what you are experiencing in your life?

Talking to a counsellor in confidence can help work through bottled up feelings and emotions that are affecting your overall wellbeing. Sessions offer the time and space for you to explore and understand more about your emotions, feelings and experience.

You know yourself better than anyone, so I’m not here to advise or tell you what to do. Neither am I here to pass judgement. Instead, I seek to create a confidential, nurturing space where you feel at ease and able to reflect on your life, talk things through, make some sense and find a way forward. You do most of the talking and exploring, whilst I listen and show you the power of being truly heard, offering you the support you need along the way.  

The way that I work is rooted in a belief that creating a warm, trusting environment by building rapport and building a professional relationships, enables people to open up - whether that be in a counselling session, a coaching conversation or a meeting in the workplace. 

I work in a person-centred way, both when I am counselling and coaching people. I also draw on different modalities and tools to meet the needs of my clients - such as creative work, CBT and mindfulness. As a coach, I’m flexible in my approach to working with people and in the workplace. 

I’m an experienced, Íø±¬ÃÅ registered counsellor and a professional coach, and I work with adults and young people aged 16 and over. 

I work face-to-face from my therapy room in Huddersfield, which is a short drive from the M62, so easily accessible to people travelling from surrounding areas like Brighouse, Halifax, Bradford and Leeds.

I also offer online and telephone counselling and coaching to clients UK-wide, as well as working onsite with employers to support workplace wellbeing. 

I am committed to ongoing professional development, and some relevant qualifications and professional memberships include:

• Registered Member of British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (Íø±¬ÃÅ) - 376106.
• Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
• General Certificate in Online Therapy.
• Level 5 ILM Coach and Mentor.
• Certificate in Mindfulness for Counselling Professionals.
• Transactional Analysis (TA101) Certificate.
• CBT Certificate.
• Gestalt Theory and Practice.
• Angelic Reiki Master Training. 

Since setting up my own private practice in 2018, I have supported hundreds of adults and young people over the age of 16 years with a wide range of presenting conditions. Aside from private practice, during this time I have:

• Supported adult clients in the workplace facing different professional and personal challenges through a local employee assistance programme.
• Worked as an Associate Counsellor for a national charity which provides free counselling services and support for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling.
• Worked in a GP practice offering counselling services to referred patients. 
• Worked with a cancer support charity, offering counselling to people affected by a cancer diagnosis - patients, family members, carers and the bereaved. 
• Been employed as a part-time counsellor at a local Sixth Form College, where I am also Mental Health Lead at the college. 

The emotions and feelings you're experiencing are private and the idea of sharing these may leave you feeling vulnerable and exposed, so it’s important for you to take your time in choosing the right counsellor to support you. 

I offer an initial 30 appointment free of charge where you can both find out more, you can ask any questions and see if you feel a connection and at ease talking to me - before booking sessions.