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I currently have times available on a Monday and Friday. 

Messages will be responded to during 9am-5pm, from Monday-Friday. 

I believe that a genuine caring relationship is the key to change in therapy and I truly believe that counselling should be beneficial and empowering for the client. 

I work as an Integrative Counsellor, preferring Narrative and Person Centred therapy, as we tend to make sense of ourselves through the way that we describe our experiences through talking and creative expression.

I hold a Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology degree, counselling clients since 2003. Counselling has always been my career and vocation. 

My experience is with a diverse range of clients from many walks of life. So, my practice grew from experience and knowledge, and thrives through learning from my clients, hearing what really works for them.  

I have supported many clients through extremely difficult circumstances, major transitions, bereavement, sudden loss and trauma. I also teach counselling theory and practice in higher education. 

At present, I work with adults, couples and family pairs that want to work on their relationship. I offer trainee counsellors reduced rates and when possible people in difficult economic circumstances. 

I have managed counselling teams in response to national disasters such as wildfire and the Covid 19 pandemic, bereavement service, hospice and high schools. I have experience supporting government employees, teachers, nurses and firefighters through vicarious trauma. I have seen a variety of clients of all ages, from diverse backgrounds and abilities. 

I can offer you a safe and confidential place to explore deep and meaningful issues. I employ reflective, creative methods, to support trust in yourself, perspective and well-being. I also offer practical approaches for acute stress and trauma responses based on my training and experience in working with clients that have experienced significant trauma and loss. 

I am registered with the Íø±¬ÃÅ, ICO and hold public liability insurance for face to face and remote working. 

Counselling offers a confidential, therapeutic relationship to bring about the change and personal growth that you choose. 

A process of change that you want for yourself, and with that the ripple effect may be felt in other areas of your life.

The therapeutic relationship usually offers you significant relief and well being. Sometimes, the life stories that we work with may feel unsettling and affect your usual way of being. 

Through counselling you may realise that you want to change the way that you are, and some relationships with others. Initially, the realisation may be unsettling, so counselling gives you the space and time to process what feels right for you in a trusting,  non judgemental relationship. 

In a nutshell, it is important to know that counselling is not a quick fix that will remove discomfort immediately, but it can be a relief to find someone who understands what you are going through and truly wants to be a support through that difficult time. 

Sessions are currently offered remotely, online, once we have scheduled an appointment. 

An initial free 20 mins consultation call is recommended so that we can assess if I am the right counsellor for you. 

I understand that for most people it is not easy to seek counselling, so I am very sensitive to how you may feel at our first meeting. 

The first session is important to establishing a safe and professional way of working together.  If this is the first time that you are speaking to a counsellor you may not know what to expect from counselling. I, therefore, tend to ask clients to perhaps commit a bit more than 1 hour to our first session, so that we can fully explore your reasons for seeking counselling, as well as the terms of our working relationship together. 

I also recommend an initial consultation call of 20 minutes by telephone which is scheduled by appointment. 

I offer supervision sessions online, arranged by appointment in advance, on Mondays and Fridays between 8:00am and 8:00pm. 

My availability for communication via text, email or WhatsApp is from Monday to Friday during office hours. 

I tend to take time off during the half term, and school holidays. I do work through most of the Summer holidays. I will give you advance notice of any plans to take time off. 

I am centred on you, the counsellor, as key to therapeutic change and believe that a genuine connection enhances self awareness and possibilities.

In supervision, as equal colleagues, we would explore the work undertaken in your practice, to promote your effectiveness, self care and learning.

At the core of our work together I aim to promote your unique way of being and offering to your clients, whilst also exploring what else can be beneficial to enhance your practice.

I privilege inclusive practice and awareness of unconscious bias using a developmental approach; and I find the Seven Eyed model very helpful to enhancing critical reflexivity. 

I can work from trainee level (training levels 4-7) to senior practitioner level, with counselling practitioners working with young people and adults. 

I am experienced in a range of modalities including attachment, humanistic, narrative and systemic approaches and I value the Íø±¬ÃÅ ethical standards for the professionalism that they instil in our work with clients. I believe that supervision supports effective"dilemmability" and integration of a unique and coherent framework. 

I have a trauma informed approach with extensive experience working with children, young people and adults in individual, couple, family and group therapy settings. 

I am a client centred therapist, and supervisor, with 20 years counselling experience, crafting a coherent integrative framework of theory and practice. I take what I have learned from my clients into the heart of my practice.

I am diligent in my personal and professional integration so that I sustain and celebrate being a counsellor in the challenging landscape of practice.

My experience includes offering supervision, for individuals and groups, for a range of mental health practitioners and counsellors. I have managed counselling projects and services in a variety of community contexts offering a rich experience of counselling approaches and situations. 

I have been training counsellors since 2020 which offers me a rich perspective of supervision needs across a range of Placements and practioner training levels. 

I currently have a private practice, and Lecture on foundation and post graduate level counselling courses, including the CPCAB TCSU Level 6 Supervision course. I also facilitate clinical psychology students' reflective practice sessions.

My supervision offering assists practitioners to gain an insider to outsider witness perspective of their work with clients finding opportunities for movement and growth. 

I have an MA Soc. Science degree in Counselling Psychology, a BA Honours degree in Psychology and BA degree. In education I have a PGCE. I am completing an Advanced Diploma in Person Centred Supervision with Janet Tolan. 

I offer a free consultation call of 20 minutes to offer an opportunity for us to assess if we can work together. 

In our first session I would like to get to know you and your scope of practice. 

I would be curious about your personal reasons for undertaking the work that you do and personal impact.

Equally I offer you an opportunity to ask me about my practice, qualifications, experience; aswell as my personal reasons for being a counsellor and supervisor. 

I would be really keen to know what it is that you want from me as a supervisor and develop a working  agreement around these expectations.