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I work mostly evenings at present Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday i have availability. I have been qualified for a number of years now with that comes experience of dealing with different issues.

Hi I am a childrens and young persons counsellor. I work integratively working with different modalities of counselling to suit the clients needs. My qualifications foundation degree in childrens and young people's counselling. Plus BSC (hons) in childrens and young persons counselling also a level 2 and level 3 in adults counselling. 

I am empathic and I feel I am easy to talk to, I love working with young clients and young people. To help them grow and build confidence in there own abilities.

Helping the young clients to feel at ease with their counsellor. 

I offer a free 20 minutes phone consultation before we start the counselling. 

My practice is very child orientated using creative mediums, play, lego therapy. To help the young person or child express themselves and what is happening for them at the present time.

Looking at feelings and emotions, looking at ways to express this and work out strategies to help them deal with big emotions they are having. Which can lead to anxiety, depression or low mood being able to express these feelings usually helps to understand what is going on for the young client. I work also with self harm and low self esteem,  I worked as a counsellor in a SEN school 3 years so I am use working with additional needs. Also doing extra training into autism and Adhd, extra training is ongoing.

I work with children as young as 7 years old to adults up to the age of 25 years old.

I work with grief and trauma with young clients working for a local charity. We look at feelings and emotions brought about by grief and loss, using play and creative activities. Hoping the child and young person can express their emotions about grief and loss plus other feelings as well.

I do not have a waiting room but ask with clients under 10 years of age guardians wait on the drive in their car while the session takes place.

I work from home in a summer house in the garden which is all very child friendly. 

The first session includes a written short assessment, looking at the counselling contract and safeguarding. 

The first session is used for the young person to feel comfortable with me and me learning about them as well and what is going on for them.We look at wether feel we can work together in the counselling relationship. 

We usually do a assessment at the first session and then again at the sixth session, to see how things are going with the counselling, also to see if we carry on sessions or finish the counselling. 

Frequency is up to the parent or guardian, most people seem to do fortnightly but that is up to you, fortnightly or weekly is your choice.

Sessions usually last anything from 45 minutes up to 60 minutes.