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I’m currently available for new clients 

I work in Private Practice as a Psychotherapist, Counselling Lecturer, Clinical Supervisor and Therapeutic Coach and I offer online Sessions via Zoom only. 

Hello and welcome to Courage2Be. 

I'm an experienced Psychotherapist and Coach and I'm passionate about helping adults and parents build positive and confident relationships both within themselves and with others. 

I can support you with the changes needed to overcome these difficulties and restore balance, joy, resilience and a true sense of belonging... because life is for living with endless potential and possibilities right? It's not meant to be a continual storm of survival, or unhealthy coping strategies, continually treading water, and experiencing exhaustion, pain, sadness, loneliness and overwhelm. 

So, if....

You spend a lot of time worrying about what other people think of you, and it's hard to make decisions or figure out what you really want to do or say."

You continually feel that you're not measuring up or meeting expectations, and are left feeling like you let people down or your kids down because you're not good enough or a disappointment.

You spend so much energy pleasing everyone else that there is little time for you. You feel so frustrated when you don't get the same back but you feel selfish or guilty if you put yourself first.

You struggle to trust in relationships or jump in with both feet, and it's exhausting holding back, but it's also too scary to be open and fully yourself. 

You feel really uncomfortable in social, gatherings. You continually overthink the situation afterwards to check if you have embarrassed yourself. You also constantly compare yourself to others who seem to be having a really good time and wonder why you can't be more like that. 

You don't feel that your partner is sharing life's load fairly or you worry about their lack of relationship with the kids, or losing your relationship with them.

You are tired of feeling lonely in your relationship or you just don't seem to communicate well and you avoid conflict at all costs and now feel completely stuck and have no idea how to move forward.

Then, I would love to hear from you. 

Navigating the rollercoaster of life can be extremely difficult and challenging. Change is no easy task when we are faced with such big emotions, negative thoughts, and complete overwhelm.

Sometimes professional support is necessary to be able to see the wood for the trees. Whether you have experienced therapy or coaching before or you are new to the process, feeling safe enough to talk is key.

As well as working with adults, I've worked for many years in schools, and in clinical practice as a child and adolescent psychotherapist, and parenting coach, I have learned an awful lot about child development, what children need to thrive and the obstacles that parents also face to thrive.

Parenting is hard work and it takes guidance and practice to be able to develop those skills fully. We wouldn't expect to pick up a guitar for the first time and know how to play it no more than we could step into a theatre to perform live saving heart surgery, without the years of training and practice. So why should that be any different for parenting or learning how to become a better version of ourselves? Yet, at the same time, when in life are we actually ever taught these skills?

Therefore, updating the foundations of our self identity, the stories we tell ourselves and fully understanding the purpose and skills of the roles we take on in life are the key fundamentals to any successful relationship.  

Building a strong working foundation that enhances positive outcomes is something that I really care about. This is one relationship where it is and can be, all about you and what you need, without any judgment. It's okay to unpack your emotional suitcase here, to make sense together, about how you can move forward.

Fees

Free ~ 30-Minute Discovery Session [Phone or Zoom Consultation] followed by a discussion about the program and your investment if you are interested in making those life changing shifts.

If you would like to know more, then please email me to arrange a free 30 minute consultation. Here we can gain an overall understanding of the issues and if it feels appropriate, I can then offer a bespoke and structured 3 month programme that provides the guidance, knowledge and the roadmap you need, to help you create the changes you desire.

You will be asked to complete a questionnaire before your first session, so that in our first full session we can begin to get excited about the journey ahead, set your intentions and identifying your goals, whilst uncovering a lot about how you relate to yourself in general. It my intention that you leave every session feeling lighter with more clarity and confidence in yourself and your relationships.

The program consists of live weekly 60 minute sessions (12 in total) that are bespoke to meet your needs, along with tools, education and whatsapp support in between sessions to help keep you on track.

I have been there as a struggling single parent and as a codependent, self critical adult, so I have first hand knowledge and years of clinical experience and training to be able to offer you the guidance and roadmap you need to reach a place of balance, confidence, resilience and joy both in your relationships, your parenting and as a way of wholehearted living in general. 

If you are ready to ditch the trial and error parenting or adulting, or if and you want to build positive relationships with intention and clarity, and if you are looking for more balance, joy and resilience within yourself and your life then let's have a chat. :)

Currently I’m unavailable for new supervisees until  January 2024

I am in clinical practice working from home Monday to Thursday afternoons and evenings seeing private clients, supervisees and mentees. 

Please contact me to discuss current availability.

Hello and welcome,

I'm an Integrative Supervisor, Psychotherapist and CYP Psychotherapist. I'm told that one of my superpowers is in offering a calm, safe and grounding space to explore the work. I am drawn towards the Seven-Eyed Model and Cyclical model of Supervision. But perhaps most importantly, as a practitioner, I am informed by the clients and supervisees that I am fortunate enough to work with.

Below is further information that may help you in making an informed decision.

My Background

I have worked in education and care for the past 20 years. This has included roles in teaching, childminding and nannying. I have also specialised in Child Development [0-18 years] with the Psychology Degree I am currently undertaking along with experience as a Counselling Lecturer and Mentor, covering CPCAB criteria.

My Counselling Practice

Through my specialist counselling practice with children and young people, aged 6 years plus, I have worked in partnership with parents, schools, police and social workers and I have also sat on EHCP Reviews for children with Autism and ADHD.

I am used to working with many common issues including depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicide ideation, attachment, bullying school refusal, relationship or family difficulties, separation anxiety, autism including a PDA profile, ADHD, body dysmorphia and trauma. I also frequently navigate assessments and strategies with children, parents, families and teachers where appropriate. I, therefore, feel that I have a lot of experience to offer CYP Counsellors and Psychotherapists.

Whilst I enjoy working with children and young people, I also enjoy working with male, female and non-binary adult counselling clients. I have a keen interest in working with adults who find relationships with themselves and/or others difficult. I work person-centred, Transactional Analysis, systemic and CBT models along with creative ways of working.

It's a privilege to support counsellors with their client work and witness the growth and development that can come from this unique way of working together, both for the supervisee and their clients as well as myself. After all, there is always something to learn from each other, regardless of our role.

My Supervision Practice

The working relationship is really important to me. Therefore, creating an environment where you feel safe enough to explore all of your client work, especially the challenging aspects is key.

You will always be at the centre of the work and I believe it is important for a good supervisor to encourage your own way of working with clients. You know your clients best and what approach may or may not work for them. 

For me, Supervision is an exploratory practice and any experience or intervention that I feel may be useful based on what you are bringing to the session, will be offered as a point of exploration if you choose to. A power balance within our working relationship is respected and the dynamic would only change if there were safeguarding concerns that required immediate action. 

Whilst the ethical framework requires us to put our clients first, sometimes counsellors forget that they are also important within the working relationship. I, therefore, welcome exploration of where you are as a supervisee, either with clients, within your practice or development or within life in general. This in my mind can really help to support your growth and development and deepen our working alliance and the use of self within the work. 

I can offer face-to-face supervision from my home-based  Counselling/Supervision room in Houghton Le Spring, DH4 or via Zoom if preferred. 

Free initial 60-minute discovery session

£60 for 60 minutes

£75 for 90 minutes 

Free emergency 15-minute phone call if something urgent arises, so that you feel held and contained at all times within your work.

I offer a free 60-minute discovery session on Zoom or in Person for new potential supervisees. This gives us time to make an informed decision about working together and understand what you need from your supervision. 

Often this is achieved through discussions around the following.

• Reason for contact
• Introductions
• Getting to know each other
• Contracting
  
• Type of client work
• Experience
• Hopes for Supervision
  
• Your goals and needs from Supervision and personal development
• Understanding of roles within supervision
• Models of working within Supervision
• Managing expectations within Supervision
• Ethical Framework
• Answering any questions

The working relationship is really important to me. Therefore, creating an environment and a relationship where you feel safe enough to explore all of your client work, especially the challenging aspects is key. My hope within this first session is that get a feel of what working with me might be like and whether leaning into this will be possible. 

At the end of the session, there will be time for us to go away and reflect on how we feel about working together. It will be left to you to get back in contact if you decide that you would like to go ahead. If we agree to work together then a contract will be emailed to you to be completed online or posted for you to complete and return.

We can also agree on a suitable time to review Supervision to ensure that it is meeting your requirements.