About Me
I am an experienced qualified counsellor, with a friendly, empathetic nature. I like to work relationally with each client, getting to know them and their unique needs.
I use an integrative counselling approach, which means I can tailor sessions according to each individual, drawing on different counselling modalities to make therapy as effective as possible.
I enjoy a collaborative approach, aiming to establish rapport and trust. Sharing personal information can leave clients feeling vulnerable. Therefore, an honest and supportive environment is important.
As a Christian, I happily work with people of all faiths or none, exploring areas of spirituality if desired.
Counselling Modalities
- Person-Centred Counselling - Clients decide what to talk about. I seek to follow their pacing and needs.
- Gestalt Counselling - Although sessions may start with something from the client's current situation, I recognise their past may be influencing this.
- Internal Family Systems Therapy - Sometimes thinking of a client a bit like a family helps - i.e. there are lots of different internal members, each with different thoughts and feelings, possibly in conflict. When each 'part' of the internal family is heard, respected and understood, it may be possible to find a resolution.
- Attachment Theory - Understanding a client's relational style (formed in childhood) may begin to help resolve current relationship difficulties.
- Psychoeducation - Our bodies/brains are complex: Understanding the autonomic nervous system can be transformative - clients can learn to regulate their emotions and reflect on situations more accurately.
Qualifications & Membership
I have a B.A. (Hons) in Counselling.
Attained from Waverley Abbey College, Farnham.
I also achieved my Counselling Diploma at Waverley.
I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and adhere to their ethical framework. I am also a member of The Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC).
Although I counsel clients for any number of reasons, I have particular experience in helping clients who have experienced interpersonal trauma/abuse, relational difficulties and loss/bereavement.