About me

• As your counsellor I'm an experienced, fully qualified and warm therapist. I offer long and short term, one to one, counselling and psychotherapy.

My approach is person centred, I will respect your unique experience of life and between us we can explore your issues that are too difficult to manage alone, I will support you by listening empathically and being reflective of your experience to help you in expanding your awareness so that you can work through feelings that overwhelm and confuse you.  My aim is to provide you with a safe and supportive space where your concerns can be explored in a sensitive, thoughtful and imaginative way.

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My ethnic origin is white British however my immediate family are dual heritage, I am interested in intercultural life and the way in which participatory arts facilitate understanding of different cultures, I love drumming, dancing and singing and I am passionate about post traumatic growth.  As a client myself I found my way through challenging life difficulties which led to greater self-awareness and understanding.

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I have experience of working with people, privately, for EAS, in the voluntary sector, NHS and student counselling service.

I have experience in working with

• Specialist experience in working with Childhood Sexual Abuse

• Trauma

• Relationship difficulty/ breakdown

• Stress/ Work place stress.

• Depression

• Anxiety/panic attacks

• Sexual, emotional and physical abuse

• Confusion, despair, loneliness and pointlessness

• Low self-esteem

~ I am a Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

~ I have Professional Indemnity Insurance

~ I am fully committed to Continued Professional Development (CPD) and have regular Supervision.

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Training, qualifications & experience

Training & Qualifications

Post Graduate Diploma in Person Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy. 
Professional Association - Registered Member of BACP

Counselling Experience

NHS IAPT,

Specialist experience of working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse, SAIL, Chesterfield.

Sheffield Hallam University Student Counselling Service

Private Practice

In addition to my professional training I have undertaken training in areas that I am interested in as part of my Continued Professional Development.

Relational Trauma, PODS Bristol, February 2016
Creative Practice, Lifebeat, Bristol Januray 2016
Singing Over the Bones, Facilitator Training & Dream Analysis, utilising Women Who Run With The Wolves: Myths and Stories of The Wild Woman Archetype. Colorado USA, Dr Clarissa Pinkola Estes PhD. July 2015
Understanding Addiction, Future Learn, April 2015
Boundaries and Boundlessness, Nick Totton, October 2014
Encounter Group Going Global, Peggie Natiello, Carol Wolter-Gustafson & Colin Lago, Sept 2013
Counselling for Depression, Prof Robert Elliot & Lorna Carrick, Nov 2013.
Sexualised Trauma, Zoe Lodrick, Sept 2013
New Ideas About the Body & Eating Disorders - Susie Orbach, April 2013
Working with Anxiety Conference. Onlinevents, April 2013.
Working Therapeutically with Children & Young People. BACP Sept 2012
What Can we Learn From Failure. Prof Colin Feltham,  Dec 2011
Domestic Abuse Awareness & Multi Agency Working, June 2010
Encountering the Tyranny of Niceness, July 2009
Changing Times, Maureen O’Hara Phd.  2008.
Trauma & Neuroscience - Louise Embleton-Tudor,  April 2007
Creativity in the Person Centred Approach - Natalie Rogers & Tess Sturrock Sept 2004