Services

Since qualifying as a counsellor, I have worked for ten years within organisations and charities supporting young people, adults and young adults with their emotional health and well-being. I have worked for several years as a counsellor in further education colleges and a school counsellor in secondary schools. I was the LGBT+ counsellor for a charity in Bath, a counsellor supporting adults and young people for an specialist eating disorder charity and a counsellor for The Family Counselling Trust, a charity working with children, young people and families. I now have a full time private practice in Bath. My work has enabled me to support many people of all ages from diverse social backgrounds, different cultures and ethnicities and working with varying genders and sexualities. My previous career has been consistent and diverse in working alongside young people and young adults and adults. As a manager responsible for the co-ordination of youth work services throughout areas of Somerset, within the education system and charities supporting homeless young adults and people with eating disorders.

I believe that both the body and mind need to be present for healing to occur. I am compassionate about supporting people to find ways to get back in touch with themselves, wherever they may find themselves; enabling them to find connections to their inner authenticity and wisdom so that they can feel less identified with their traumatic stories, patterns and conditions and become more present to their true sense of themselves.

Each therapeutic relationship is unique. My approach is creative and holistic allowing a depth that promotes intentional, and conscious healing. My aim is to create a space in which you feel able to reconnect to your deeper sense of self in the present and feel less identified with patterns and disconnection that are no longer working for you. What motivates my work is that I see the potential in every client and honour the wisdom of your own inner healer. My wish is to create opportunities for you to follow your process as it unfolds and to make the changes that you want and need in your present life.

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Diploma in Core-Process Psychotherapy - Karuna Institute (in progress)

• Diploma in Relational Mindfulness - Karuna Institute

• MA in Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice 1^st Class

• PGCE in Psychology of Education

• Counselling Children & Young People Level 5

• Certificate in Counselling Children - Place2Be

• Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling - CPCAB

• DipHE in Informal & Community Education

• BA (Hons) Social Science (Psychology)

Training

• The significance of Polyvagal Theory for Touch and Somatic Therapists with Dr Stephen Porges - CTET

• Working with Domestic Abuse in CYP & Families - BACP

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - (ASIST) LivingWorks

• Enhanced CBT-E Certificate Eating Disorders - NHS

• Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy for Eating Disorders - NHS

• Eating Disorders for Professionals - SWEDA

• Somatic Trauma Therapy Training – Post Graduate Training with Babette Rothschild

• Anxiety & Depression - The Polyvagal Theory and the Body Dialogue

• Compassion Focused Therapy Training - NHS

• Introduction to Hakomi Mindfulness Centred Somatic Psychotherapy

• Working Alongside Trans, Gender Diverse & Questioning People - Gendered Intelligence

• Introduction to Embodied Relational Psychotherapy (ERT)

Membership of Professional Body

I maintain a safe, confidential and ethical practice adhering to the UKCP & BACP Ethical Framework guidelines.

I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)

I am a Trainee Psychotherapeutic Counsellor Member of UKCP

Where I work

I live and work in central Bath and my private practice is conveniently located in a peaceful area in central Bath a few minutes walk from the centre. Parking is available for clients at no charge.

How I work

I offer longer term core-process psychotherapy which is open ended depending on the client’s needs enquiring into human experience at different levels and, if appropriate, working somatically, creatively, imaginatively, and expressively.

I offer face to face and online Trainee Core-Process Psychotherapeutic Counselling

Fees

1 Hour Core-Process Trainee Psychotherapeutic Counselling Session - £55

I offer a free of charge 30 minute initial consultation to discuss your needs

Sessions can be paid for via cash or BACS