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I currently have availability offering online therapy Monday to Friday afternoon/evenings. Face to face can be provided on Mondays, Tuesday evenings, Thursday evenings and Fridays. There's the option of these taking place in Cookridge or Farsley. Sometimes there is a short wait before I can book you in so please bear in mind that if you would like an appointment as soon as possible to make contact and let me know your availability. 

I am Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Accredited with 13 years experience as a Counsellor. I understand how difficult it can feel to find the right therapist for you so I offer a free 30 minute initial meet. 

There are times when life feels challenging. You might feel very stuck, stressed, overwhelmed, dissatisfied or maybe a sense of just going through the motions. 

I am passionate about providing an honest, compassionate therapeutic relationship that allows you the room to grow emotionally and psychologically. The aim being this enables you to ultimately sustain a better sense of wellbeing.

My approach is Integrative which means I offer therapy to suit what is best for you and your difficulties, always in collaboration with you. I draw upon the following modalities:

Person Centred Therapy

Relational Therapy (Including TA and Ego state work)

Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)

Psychodynamic

Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT, aka tapping)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Psycho-education provided on various issues.

My qualifications/training are as follows:

MSc Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy (MÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¾«×¼×ÊÁÏ Accredited)

BSc -Psychology

Place2Be-Certificate in Counselling Children

Diploma Psychotherapeutics

I have 12 years experience as a Counsellor working within a wide range of services including:

Specialist Sexual Violence Support Services (SSVSS)

Young People's Mental Health and Counselling Services (age 11-25)

Further Education Providers

Drug and Alcohol services

Hospice Services (life limiting illnesses and palliative care)

Employee Assistance Programmes

Private Practice

I offer an approachable, professional 1-1 service to adults and young people (16-25). Short term (6 sessions minimum) and longer term 1-1 Counselling are available and we can review how sessions are going as we go along. Sessions last one hour and are offered weekly or fortnightly costing £60 per session.

In counselling with me you may:

Develop self awareness of patterns that hold you back

Increase insight into how/why these developed

Change unhelpful patterns that are hindering 

Experience reduced feelings of shame

Improve your resilience to cope with difficult thoughts and feelings

Find healthy ways to express your emotions

Improve trust in yourself

Honour your intuition

Develop healthy boundaries in relationships

Develop increased compassion with self and others

Further your understanding of thoughts, feelings and behaviours

Express difficult and unresolved feelings

Let go of unhelpful beliefs that impact important areas of your life

Consider alternative choices and perspectives

Find ways of being that feel more meaningful and empowering

I do offer a free 30 minute  phone call or zoom session so you can get an idea on how the counselling relationship feels with me before deciding to go ahead with sessions.  

In your first full session you can share your story in a non-judgmental space and explore your expectations and hopes of therapy. I will then ask you further questions to get a full understanding of you and your life. Once we have prioritised what you are hoping to address in therapy together, I will discuss the ways in which I can help you to achieve this.