I work online, outside and in person and undertake regular additional training in order to support my practice and client work.
I am also a qualified Clinical Supervisor offering supervision to other counsellors and trainees.
I work with the students at a Russell Group university offering therapeutic support when I am not working in my private practice.
For those who are looking to process trauma or difficult memories EMDR therapy is proven to be very effective. If you would like to know more about EMDR more information can be found here.
I have lived in many different places both in the UK and worldwide which has added to my interest in people, their experiences and their reactions. I had a varied career prior to working in counselling including working in commercial and entertainment environments in different geographical locations. Since qualifying in counselling in 2010 I have worked as a counsellor in many settings including a hospice; a charity working with people in vulnerable housing; GP surgeries; a university and with survivors of childhood sexual abuse. I continue to work at a University with the students there which I find a healthy counterweight to my private practice. I have found that people often defy definition and that sometimes one trigger leads to a need to focus on issues which have not been considered for many years.
My core counselling training was in Psychodynamic therapy with a humanistic perspective meaning that I approach each person with a compassionate curiosity about how they work and how they have developed into the person that they are.
I aim to listen to your story and begin to understand your perspective through your narrative. Being heard by someone who has no agenda can offer you the opportunity to explore your story from all angles and start to offer yourself the kindness and compassion which you may find easy to offer to others but deny to yourself. We often avoid emotion and its impact it can have on our bodies and relationships; therapy can be a painful process and it can be interesting to be curious as to why now is the right time for therapy for you and what you are hoping to achieve. This may be something which we spend some time exploring together as the answer may not be clear for you initially – the important thing can be that first step when you first pick up the telephone or send an exploratory email.
I look forward to hearing from you.
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