I am a qualified counsellor in person centered therapy with a specialist qualification in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), an evidence based approach recommended by, amongst others, the NHS for a variety of mental health conditions.

I provide online counselling, including working as an outreach counsellor in the homeless sector, with a particular emphasis on effective short-term therapy.

I use a person centered and non-judgemental approach to create a therapeutic alliance (i.e. to work together with my clients as equal partners) to find ways to understand and deal with past experiences and present difficulties within a professional and ethical framework.

How does counselling help people suffering from grief?
Counselling helps people suffering from grief to process the loss at their own pace, to address anxiety, depression and emotional pain and to support readjusting to their loss.

How does counselling help people suffering from stress, anxiety and depression?
Counselling helps people suffering from stress, anxiety and depression to explore the cause of their feelings, to understand them and to consider ways of coping with difficult situations.

How does counselling help people suffering from internet addiction?
Internet addiction can cover a wide variety of internet uses including social networking sites, shopping, gambling and pornography.

Internet addiction can be described as a behavioural addiction that doesn’t involve the use of substances in order to feel desired side effects. If you have an internet addiction, the desire to go online may take priority over other aspects of your life and lead to the urge to spend increasingly longer periods online.

Counselling helps people to consider their reasons for feeling a need for internet connection and allow them to explore other ways of feeling connected, without digital stimulation. Exploring feelings within a private and confidential setting can be a useful way of working through behavioural addictions.

About Me

As a registered nurse (RGN) I have used counselling skills throughout my clinical career supporting people with various health and life related crises including acute and chronic illness and bereavement.

I also have a Diploma in Counselling which provides me with the background knowledge to support the practical application of those counselling skills and as such I am an accredited member of the Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists (ACCHP) and Accrediting Board of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (ABCAP).

Qualifications

RGN (Registered Nurse)
Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling
Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Mental Health First Aider

Professional Bodies

SNRACCPH - Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists
ABCAP – Accrediting Board of Counsellors and Psychotherapists