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My current availability is during the day on a Friday, Monday and Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings. 

My private practice has always been the core of what I do and who I am as a therapist. Whatever has brought you to consider having counselling, I will offer you empathy and compassion. Non-judgement and will be by your side on your journey helping you to find your own way forward. I work in a Person-Centered way but over the years have developed a more integrative and humanistic tool kit which I can dip into to meet each clients individual needs.  

 I think it is always important to share a bit about my career history which I have developed alongside my private practice over the years. 

I have over 14 years’ experience working as a counsellor. While training, I have always been interested in understanding trauma and I wanted to help people recover and heal from having experienced trauma.

After qualifying I spent the first 10 years of my career working with children and adults that had experienced domestic abuse and sexual violence. Doing additional specialist training in trauma and then training as an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapist. This being the NICE guidelines recommended psychological therapy alongside CBT, for trauma and PTSD.

I have worked in various fields doing this work including private, public and charity sector as well as private practice.

After 10 years in this field, I wanted a change and worked specifically within mental health settings, again both community and private settings. This has given me a wide breadth of experience and working and helping people with a wide range of emotional difficulties as well as navigating life events and transitions. 

I will always offer you warmth and a place of emotional safety. 

The first session entails some information gathering so I can understand what has brought you to consider counselling and what you hope to achieve. Counselling is a deeply personal experience and it is important that you feel you can gel with me. This sessions gives you the opportunity to think about that. There is never the expectation from me that if we meet for an initial session you will automatically want to work with me. If at the end of the session you are happy to continue we will set some expectations with regards to session times, frequency and potential goals that work for you. There will be a client contract for you to complete and I will complete a generic risk assessment. 

I have flexibility but currently can offer a Friday during the day. Monday and Wednesday evenings and a Saturday morning. 

I have 14 years’ experience as a counsellor. While training, I have always been interested in understanding trauma and I wanted to help people recover and heal from having experienced trauma.

After qualifying I spent the first 10 years of my career working with children and adults that had experienced domestic abuse and sexual violence. Doing additional specialist training in trauma and then training as an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapist. This being the NICE guidelines recommended psychological therapy alongside CBT, for trauma and PTSD.

I have worked in various fields doing this work including private, public and charity sector as well as private practice.

After 10 years in this field, I wanted a change and worked specifically within mental health settings, again both community and private settings. This has given me a wide breadth of experience and working and helping people with a wide range of emotional difficulties as well as navigating life events and transitions. 

After 10 years of practice I started supervising and it is part of my work that I love! I have worked with trainees and experienced counsellors from various setting including community mental health setting, private practice and education provisions. 

I will offer you an emotionally safe space to feel comfortable to share and explore what is coming up for you in your practice. What is going well and what is not. I will offer suggestions based on my experience and knowledge and explore ways forward. I will also put a focus on your wellbeing as this work takes it's toll on us mentally and emotionally and we need to be as well as possible. We would not be human if we were not impacted by our work. It is important to come a supervisor you need can hold and contain the space where allowing gentle challenge so that you can continue to grow. 

First session will involve information gathering around your work and your needs in a supervisor. We will set boundaries and expectation from us both and sign a contract if you feel happy to begin working with me.