Experience
I have a real passion for working with people. I believe that people have the resources within themselves to overcome even the most traumatic and challenging experiences to grow, develop and move forward.I have many years experience working with individuals and within group settings. I have worked as a careers guidance counsellor, weight management consultant and legal advisor. All of these experiences have brought me into contact with a wide and diverse range of people and have contributed to my learning and growing, both as a person and therapist.
My counselling training was at Nottingham University and my working experience as a counsellor has been at Nottingham Women’s Counselling Service, Notts County Council’s Young Peoples Counselling & Mediation Team, Nottingham Rape Crisis and I now undertake private work.
I love working with people and the biggest satisfaction I get from my work as a counsellor is when people tell me how helpful it has been. I see what I do as being collaboration between us – I am not the expert on you, you are! This quote says it more eloquently than I could…
“Do not walk behind me, I may not lead. Do not walk in front of me, I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
How I work
I work in a person-centred way, however, I have also studied gestalt and solution focused therapies and bring elements of that to my work with people as appropriate. I have worked with people in both short-term and long-term work and am happy to tailor the therapy offered to what is appropriate for you in your circumstances. For example I can offer a fixed length therapy course of six or ten sessions – which means you know in advance what the costs will be.I am an accredited member of BACP and work within their Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy. This helps to ensure I work to a professional and ethical standard. To view the Ethical Framework click here.
Professional Qualifications
BACP Accredited Counsellor & PsychotherapistBA (Hons) in Humanistic Counselling Practice (University of Nottingham)
Post-graduate Certificate in Trauma Studies (University of Nottingham)
Diploma in Humanistic Counselling Practice (University of Nottingham)
Certificate in Workplace Mediation (ACAS)
Currently undertaking BACP endorsed Certificate in Person-Centred Supervision