MA, MNCSAccred, PsychCounDip, Post Grad Cert Clinical Supervision

I offer affordable consultations for those who wish to:

• Explore and resolve their feelings, thoughts, and behaviours
• Understand the effect of past experience
• Identify areas for development
• Gain greater insight and understanding in to themselves and the world
• Set and work toward personal goals

Counselling

I practise using a Person Centred Approach and a blend of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Positive Psychology, and Mindfulness. My Masters degree training and work experience enables me to practise as an integrative counsellor, utilising a range of therapeutic approaches depending on your needs and goals. I specialise in working with those experiencing addiction - both substance and process, disordered eating, and trauma.

Supervision

A positive, creative, reinforcing supervision style, We can collaboratively work toward growth and development, valuing openness, individuality, and learning.

I work using a Person Centred Approach often drawing on a blend of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Positive Psychology, inner child work and Mindfulness. My Masters degree training and work experience enables me to practice as a integrative counsellor utilising a range of therapeutic approaches depending on your needs and goals. This means that together we will explore your understanding and concerns, I will use a range of counselling skills through this process as we collaboratively explore and practice effective strategies that will help you to reach your therapeutic goals. I specialise in working with those experiencing borderline personality disorder – also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder, addiction – both substance and process, disordered eating, and trauma.

I offer consultations for individuals who want to explore, and improve their ability to manage emotion effectively, wish to enhance their relationship skills, and develop healthy and effective coping mechanisms whilst letting go of thinking/behaviour patterns that are having a detrimental effect in their lives.

Training, qualifications & experience

• Masters degree in Women’s Studies – Eating Disorders and Addictions.

• Psychotherapeutic Counselling Diploma.

• Advanced postgrad cert Clinical Supervision

• I am always engaged in professional development, I love staying up to date with current research and thinking in the field.

• As well as working privately I manage the Circles South East survivor focused Counselling Service where I am the Counselling Lead and offer management and supervision for the counselling team of 20 counsellors working with those impacted by sexual harm, we take referrals from GPs, Probation, Social Services, Iapt, and self referrals. I also provide internal and external training on topics like Pre-Trial Training, and Managing Vicarious Trauma.

• I write resources on the topics of psychology, positive psychology, mental health, addictions, and addictions recovery for various different resources like The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.

• For the last 20 years I have worked in various helping roles with a wide section of the community for drug and alcohol services, homelessness services, and mental health services, in both the public and private sectors.

• Please see my page on The National Counselling Society website.

Prices

Avg Cost (per session): £45– £60

Sliding Scale: Yes

Accepted Payment Methods: Bank transfer, Cash, Paypal