About me and my therapy practice

I provide Counselling and Psychotherapy to individual adults (18+).  I have worked with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, stress, eating disorders, self-harm, addiction, bereavement, relationship difficulties, identity, sexuality, low self-esteem, abuse, trauma and traumatic early life experiences.

I offer a confidential and non-judgmental space for you to reflect on your current circumstances and what has shaped you and made you the person you are today.  We would work together to discover the less conscious aspects of your thoughts, feelings and emotions, so that you can come to understand yourself more fully.  This can develop your capacity to understand yourself better and make choices to bring about positive change.

Whilst I won’t offer direct advice or judge, I will help you to gain greater understanding and help make sense of what is happening.

It may be a specific problem that has brought you to counselling or it may be a general feeling of being low or of something not being quite right.  Either way, we can think together about what is best for you at this time. 

Qualifications

• Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.  This is Integrative, meaning that I can utilise different approaches, although my ways of working are predominantly psychodynamic and relational.  I don’t believe ‘one size fits all’ as every person is unique and can tailor my approach to your individual needs. 
• I am a registered and accredited member of the BACP which means I have achieved a high standard of training, experience, ethical practice, and ongoing professional development.  I adhere to their ethical framework.
• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level II: Complex Trauma (CCTP-II)
• I have several years of experience as a counsellor in a local charity and in my own private practice. 

What I can help with

Abuse (sexual physical, emotional), Addictions and dependency, Anger management, Anxiety and panic, Health anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Eating disorders, Illness, Identity, Loss, Obsessions, Relationship difficulties, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, , Trauma and childhood trauma, Work related issues.

Practice description

My counselling room is in Woodley, Reading.  It is close to bus routes and has off-road parking.  It is a quiet, self-contained space in the garden.

If you would like to find out more about counselling and whether it is for you, please do get in touch and we can arrange an initial session.

Your first session

Sessions are usually 50 minutes long although the first session may take up to an hour.  This is an opportunity for you to ask questions and get a feel for how we would work together and whether this is right for you at this time.

It may be that a few sessions would be helpful, or you may want a longer term, open-ended agreement and we can discuss what feels right for you in this session.

If we proceed with ongoing sessions, these would usually take place weekly.  Occasionally more frequent sessions may be agreed.

Types of therapy

Integrative, Psychodynamic, Relational.

Who I work with

Adults, Older adults, Young people, Students, Student Counsellors.

How I deliver therapy

Face to face both long and short term, Online therapy (subject to assessment).