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I have current availability for both evening and some daytime appointments and also offer home visits and online sessions if required. Please feel free to contact me to discuss.

I am a person centred therapist with nearly 20 years of experience working in mental health and substance misuse services and find I work with people in different ways depending on their individual needs and areas of difficulty.

I believe that being able to connect is they key to developing a therapeutic relationship and that if we can establish an honest and open connection we can work together to learn and grow or get through whatever difficulty it is people are facing.

I work with depression, anxiety, bereavement, separation, divorce, suicidal ideation and difficult life transitions, as well as many other issues.

I offer a free initial consultation to assess how we can work together and answer any question you might have so please feel free to contact me to discuss.

I offer an open honest warm space in which to explore issues and can hopefully work with most clients to explore their current difficulties and learn and grow from the experience. 

I tend to avoid giving advice or telling people what I think they should do as I believe that people have the capacity to solve their own problems if provided with the right support and a safe, confidential space in which to explore what's going on for them.

After the initial free consultation or discussion, the first session would primarily be used to give people a chance to talk, for me to gain an understanding of the current situation and agree our way of working together and some practicalities such as cancellation, timing and review periods.

I would generally explore previous experiences of accessing counselling or therapy and encourage people to begin to open up a little, at their own pace, about what's currently going on for them, their reasons for being there and aims or hopes for their sessions too.

It  can be quite daunting coming to a first session and often takes time for a level of trust to develop so I would always go at your pace and be led by what you would like to bring. I will not be pushing people to open up about anything. Please rest assured; you can go at your own pace.