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I currently have availability and work flexible hours.

I am a qualified integrative therapeutic counsellor for adults, children and young people working for local charities and in private practice. I also have additional training in Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) for childhood trauma.

I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MÍø±¬ÃÅ) and work to their ethical framework and code of practice. I am fully insured, registered with the ICO and hold a current enhanced DBS.

My background is in education and family support with many years of experience as a mentor and coach. I also have a close alliance with the neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ communities.

I offer face to face counselling from my own therapy room attached to my house in Deal, Kent. It is a comfortable, quiet and private space overlooking the garden. There is free parking outside and a bus stop across the road. It is wheelchair accessible with no stairs. I also have a therapy dog in training called Daisy. She is a Cavapoo who can offer additional support if needed. In addition to face to face counselling, I also offer online therapy using Zoom or Teams and telephone counselling depending on your needs.  

We never know when we are going to be thrown life’s challenges and can sometimes feel stuck. Emotional pain can feel very overwhelming, and it takes courage to reach out for help for many different reasons. I know this through lived experience and learned first-hand how therapy can be life changing.

Whether you are looking for support and understanding with anxiety, depression, loss, bereavement, trauma, PTSD, relationships, identity/sexuality or other difficulties in your life, I will offer you a confidential, non-judgemental, safe and supportive space built on empathy, trust and unconditional positive regard. I work in an integrative way, meaning that I use different theoretical approaches to help you process unresolved emotions, challenge negative self-perceptions and develop healthier coping strategies, helping you to grow, heal and find your way again.

I believe that you are the expert of yourself and I will offer a deep commitment to you on your therapeutic journey to help you explore your worries, thoughts and feelings, working at your own pace. I will help you to gain a better understand of yourself in a more compassionate way and empower you to emerge stronger and more resilient.

I truly believe that the therapeutic relationship is key to therapy and offer an initial free 20-minute telephone call so that we can start getting to know each other. If we decide to proceed I  will then arrange an initial consultation with you. 

I will conduct an initial consultation/assessment during our first session together to gather information and further identify your needs. I do not charge for this as I feel it is an important part of the process of building the therapeutic relationship and to give you the opportunity  to make sure that I am the right counsellor for you.