About me
My first career was in education management and human resources. In my thirties I began training as a counsellor, and I have been working as a counsellor and psychotherapist for the past nineteen years.
I am BACP Accredited, which means I have achieved a substantial level of training and experience that has been approved by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (not every BACP member is accredited: go to http://www.bacp.co.uk/ for more information).
I have an MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy and am registered as a Psychotherapist with the UKCP (see useful links). I am also a Clinical Supervisor, working with counsellors and psychotherapists.
My experience
I have considerable experience of working with a range of issues, including:
• anxiety
• abuse
• anger management
• addictions
• bereavement
• binge-eating disorder
• bulimia nervosa
• bullying
• depression
• domestic abuse
• emotional abuse
• family issues
• feeling sad
• high sensitivity
• infertility
• low self-esteem
• post-natal depression
• pregnancy and birth
• redundancy
• relationship difficulties
• self-harm
• stress
• trauma
• work-related stress
I have worked in private practice for nineteen years. I have also worked in various organisations including a GP surgery, a Sixth Form College, a number of Employee Assistance Programmes, and a Project for Young Carers. I currently work with a local hospice and a voluntary organisation.
Qualifications
Certificate in Counselling Skills (2001)
Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling (2002)
Diploma in Counselling (2006)
BACP Accredited Counsellor (2010)
MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy (2019)
UKCP Registered Psychotherapist (2019)
Certificate in Supervision (2022)
Diploma in Supervision (2023)
Additional workshops attended
I have attended numerous workshops on a wide range of topics, including bereavement; shame; complex trauma, dissociation and PTSD; living with bipolar disorder; domestic abuse; eating disorders; vicarious trauma; drug and alcohol addiction; sudden and unexpected loss; running therapeutic groups; autism and mental health; polvyagal theory and trauma; creativity; and living with psychosis.
Professional memberships
MBACP (Accred.) – Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Full Clinical Member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy