My experience

Since 2003 I have been working with people struggling with:

• low mood or depression
• anxiety
• eating problems & addictions
• self-harming behaviour
• stress & trauma
• difficult relationships
• loss
• issues around sexuality
• their sense of identity
• confidence & self-esteem

In short, people seeking to understand why they think, feel or behave as they do.

I have counselled men and women aged from 17 to 70. We work together towards the goals you want.

My training

I have a Diploma in counselling and a Certificate in counselling skills. I am in advanced training for an MSc in psychotherapy with Metanois Institute & Middlesex University; which means I continue to study and develop my skills and understanding.

My training has been mostly in Transactional Analysis (TA).

I also have completed the first level of training in the use of EMDR, I have a Certificate in Counselling Supervision from Southampton University, and I have skills and experience as a trainer.

I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and bound by their guidelines on ethical behaviour. The BACP is the largest organisation overseeing counsellors in the United Kingdom. Being accredited means I have been individually assessed by the BACP as meeting their standard for a competent, ethical and independent practitioner.

I am also a member of the Institute of Transactional Analysis (ITA), which is the governing organisation for practitioners of TA in the United Kingdom.

My beliefs

I believe that we all aspire to fulfilling lives, but sometimes experience and circumstances have left us struggling. We may have distorted views about ourselves, other people and the world. We may behave, think or feel in ways that don't match up to the lives we desire.

Through counselling or psychotherapy we may be helped to change to a more authentic way of living.