A warm,
reflective space
for
you
Counselling
Online &
in-person sessions
I’m a NCPS Registered Counsellor and IFS trained therapist working online or in person.Our sessions can focus on whatever you want to bring: emotional stress, work or life crises, family/relationship issues, eco distress, loss of meaning and hope.The aim of our sessions is to allow you to slow down, quiet the overthinking and better understand your stressors, to find the way forward that works for you.My practice draws on current counselling research, with a humanistic approach. After a career teaching English at secondary school, I trained as a counsellor and then in IFS because I want to support people in understanding themselves better, developing new perspectives, and finding more sustainable ways of dealing with themselves, other people, and their own life issues.Together we can explore what's troubling you, at a pace and in a way that's right for you.
SessionsI offer online and in-person counselling sessions.Most sessions are 50 minutes long and cost £60. Reduced-fee sessions are available to help ensure that cost is not a barrier to accessing counselling.I offer a free introductory phone call to discuss what you're looking for and explore how I might help.
How I Can HelpMy experience includes:- Anxiety
- Depression
- Overwhelm
- Anger
- Parenting
- Adoption
- Major life changes
- Identity crises
- Faith and spirituality
- Relationship difficulties
- Loss and grief
- Pet loss
- Self-worth and self-criticism
- Trauma and attachment woundsMy work is informed by person-centred, relational, somatic and Internal Family Systems (IFS) approaches within a framework that works for the client.
A bit about me...I trained as a counsellor later in life, after raising a family, working as a secondary teacher and running a charity, among other things.I see human life as a spiritual journey — an invitation to explore the mystery of being alive and to live more fully in this present moment. While our past shapes us, it need not define us. Even the parts of ourselves we find most difficult can become a turning point, leading to greater understanding, self compassion and change. My own experience of counselling, Buddhism and psychology has deepened my belief in our capacity to grow, to become more accepting of ourselves and to experience life with wellbeing and wholeness.There are many types of therapy, but the relationship between client and therapist is fundamental. The experience of being heard, understood and accepted can allow something to shift, opening up possibilities for change that may previously have seemed out of reach.A word on my approach....I've trained in a range of humanistic approaches and draw on whatever seems most helpful for each individual. My work is grounded in the person-centred tradition, alongside Internal Family Systems (IFS) which offers a compassionate way of understanding the different and sometimes conflicting feelings or thoughts we experience.If you’ve ever experienced one part of you longing for closeness while another wants distance; one part of you wanting to move forward while another is frightened and pulls back, you already have a sense of what IFS means by our different 'parts'. Instead of viewing your anxiety, self-doubt, or perfectionism as flaws to fix or push away, IFS helps us meet these experiences with curiosity and care.
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Training and Professional DevelopmentI am registered with the NCPS Advanced Diploma in Counselling Level 4: integrative training with strong foundation in therapeutic relationship, ethics and reflective practice. Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1.I've taken many hundred of hours of continuing professional development across a wide range of areas including trauma and attachment wounds; body based, somatic routes to healing; creative approaches to therapy including writing, journaling, art and sand tray; inner child work; grief and loss; sexual trauma; meditation and neuroscience.There's always more to learn and I continue to explore approaches that deepen my practice and enrich my own life and can be of value to my clients.I also have a BA degree in English, a BA also in History & French and an MSc in Politics. I have a diploma in Dyslexia teaching.
Magritte: The Return
There is nothing more freeing than to realise: you are not the voice in your head.