About
I am a Senior Accredited member of the NCPS and with over 15 years’ experience working with counselling clients, a background in Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System before that, and I training to be a supervisor in 2017. I am passionate about how transformative and meaningful therapy can be – not just for clients but for their loved ones and therapist too.
I have dedicated my career to helping people and believe that when people know themselves more fully, they feel better. I also intentionally trained as an Integral Therapist (which is different to integrative) as I believe that not one type of therapy is right for every client and use different techniques as best fits that client in that moment.
Outside of therapy, I wear many hats … mum to one; step mum to two; married to my second (and so far, favourite) husband; neurodivergent human; friend; dog owner; baker; creative (AKA starts many things, gets distracted, wanders off …); feminist; ally; social justice seeker. I also like to think I’m pretty funny, but that may be debatable! You might find me pottering in the garden; walking the dog while listening to podcasts or audio books; smudging my office; contemplating my to do list; or singing appallingly to some class 90s tunes. (We all have our gifts, unfortunately, musicality is not mine. But being good at things we love is thankfully not a requirement of joy!)
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Therapeutic Counselling (First)
HE Dip Integral Therapeutic Counselling (Distinction)
Specialist Diploma in Neurodiversity Informed Psychotherapy
Diploma in Clinical Supervision
Certified Cyber Therapist
Certificate in Clinical Supervision
Certificate in Creative Therapy
Certificate in Couple Counselling
Wellbeing & Mindfulness Coach Training
Currently In Training for:
EMDR Standard Training (Neurodiversity-Informed)
Areas of further training include
ADHD
Anti-Oppressive Practice
Anti-Oppressive Supervision
Attachment Theory
Autism
Childhood Sexual Abuse
Child Protection & Safeguarding
Children & Adolescents
Creative Journaling
Creative Supervision
Dissociation
Eating Disorders
EFT Practitioner Training
EMDR (Introduction)
Experiences of ND Therapists
Group Therapy
Group Supervision
Infant Loss
Internal Family Systems for Autistic People
Mental Capacity Act
Mental Health
Mindfulness
Mindfulness Groups
Neurodivergence
Online Supervision
Online Therapy
Polyvagal Theory
Receptive Imagery
Rewind Training
Safeguarding Training
Self-Harm and Self Injury
Somatic Experiencing
Stabilisation & Grounding
Suicide Prevention
Therapy Groups
Transactional Analysis Therapy
Trauma