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My Working Hours

Monday- 10:00-20:00

Tuesdays- 10:00-16:00

Wednesdays - 10.00-20.00

Thursday- 10:00-16:00 - Supervision Only

Friday - CLOSED

Saturday- CLOSED

Sunday - CLOSED

PLEASE SEE MY WEBSITE (CONTACT PAGE) FOR MY CURRENT AVAILABILITY.

 鈥淭he curious paradox is that when I accept myself, just as I am, then I can change.鈥� - Carl Rogers. 

I offer a safe space where you can identify any learnt messages and separate them from who you really are: not who you have become, by trying to conform and please the world and others. Through a neuro-affirmative lens, I support you in recognising and celebrating your differences while understanding the effect of social expectations and judgements on how you view those differences. You are the expert on you, but you may have just lost your voice.

I am an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist. My core training was in the person-centred model, but since first qualifying, I have gained training and experience in other therapeutic methods, and I use psychoeducation, lived experience, and my natural strengths, such as cognitive understanding and pattern-finding, to help you gain new insights and awareness.

Counselling is about the relationship and feeling safe to explore our inner world and worries with someone who understands and without fear of judgment. So, it鈥檚 important to find a counsellor you feel comfortable with. 

Senior accredited with NCS - SCoPEd Colum C and ACTO member. 

Enhanced DBS since 2001.

My Counselling Qualifications include:

-PhD Student, research in Counselling and Psychotherapy

-Master of Arts (MA) in Counselling and Psychotherapy

-Bachelor of Science (BSc) First Class Honours Degree in Counselling

-Level 4 Advanced Diploma in Counselling Practice and Theory 

-Level 4 in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

-Level 2 & 3 in Counselling Skills and Practice

Online and face-to-face.

AuDHD.

Researcher: To understand the experiences of autistic counsellors: A United Kingdom phenomenological study

https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12839 - where our differences are reflected upon and applauded as strengths as counsellors, whether working with autistic or allistic clients. 

I have also had a parallel career over the last 22 years, supporting children and families, including management roles. 

I have over 100 specialist training certificates and have gained professional qualifications in every sector I have worked in, including:

-Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People

-Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Children in Schools

My specialisms, but not exclusive to, are:

Autism and the concurring differences

ADHD and the concurring differences

BPD/EUPD

Self-injury

Self-worth

Depression/Low mood

FEES

I try to keep sessions affordable while respecting my years of experience and level of training. To do this, I offer a sliding-scale fee of between 拢60 and 拢80 per session.

When we agree to work together, I will ask you to select a price you can afford (between 拢60 and 拢80), which we will agree on in your contract. This fee will not be questioned; I trust you to pay what you can.

I also have two 拢30 concession places for low-income households or students.

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I offer weekly and fortnightly sessions (depending on availability).

Reflecting and undoing internalised negative beliefs (ableism) can be long-term work. But I offer short-term sessions, too, or even one-off sessions. We will frequently review to ensure you are still benefiting from sessions.

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I offer a free 15-minute phone call, or an initial 30-minute session (拢30)

We will communicate via email and then by telephone (optional, as phone calls are not comfortable for everyone) to discuss your aims and how I work. We will also get a sense of whether we both feel a connection and if what I offer suits you or your child's needs. 

We will then decide and progress onto our first session.

I offer supervision on Thursdays only, either face-to-face or online. The time slots will be as follows:

       10 am

       12 noon

       2.30 pm鈥�

Face-to-face and online sessions available. 

I have over 18 years experience as a counsellor. I am currently a PhD student researching how counselling is experienced by those who are autistic. I am a published researcher into the experiences of autistic counsellors here in the UK https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12839. I have also self-published my pieces on being an AuDHD counsellor working in schools (here), and a reflexive piece on whether ADHD needs to be recognised in the counselling room (here).

I have an MA, BSc, and Level 4 Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy. In addition to being a counsellor, I have over 20 years of experience therapeutically working with children and young people within the care sector, including management and supervisory roles.  鈥�

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Even though I am autistic and have ADHD (combined) and work mostly with autistic and ADHD clients, due to my core training, I can, and do, support both neurodiverse and allistic clients/supervisees.

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LGBTQIA+ safe space and trans allied, 

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I am senior accredited with the NCPS, and I have applied for senior accreditation with the 网爆门 (awaiting feedback).鈥嬧�嬧��

I am person-centred at my core, with additional training in CBT, inner child and creative work, IFS, DBT and a lot of knowledge on autism and ADHD, and support of the co-occurring difficulties, e.g, disorganised eating, self-injury, OCD, anxiety, depression, burnout, non-existence fantasies, self-esteem, sexual assault and self-identity.

We will discuss what you are wanting from supervision, as well as how I work to ensure we are a good match.

This will be done through our supervisory contract. 

Fees - while I am completing my training hours, my fees are 拢30 per hour, or 拢45 per 90 minutes. Once completed, it will increase to represent my hourly rate