Training and Qualifications
- I am a qualified psychotherapist and counsellor having attained an MSc and two diplomas in Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling at the Metanoia Institute in London.
- I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and also the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
- I am also a member of the British Association of the Person-Centred Approach (BAPCA) and the World Association for Person-Centred and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counselling (WAPCEPC).
- I am a qualified supervisor working with both individual therapists and groups.
- I am trained to work with couples, having gained an Advanced Post Diploma Certificate in Person-Centred Couples work and have training in and experience of working with consensual non-monogamy (CNM).
- I have a Certificate in Affect Regulation and Neuroscience and have attended training courses on ‘Working at the Difficult Edge’ which has provided me with practical knowledge of working with contact-impaired clients (pre-therapy), autistic process, dementia clients, psychiatric settings for therapy, as well as adolescent and teenage clients.
- I abide by the BACP’s Ethical Framework, the NCPS Code of Conduct and the UKCP’s Ethical Principles and Code of Professional Conduct.
Experience
I have been a practising therapist with individuals and couples for over 12 years and have worked in a variety of settings.
I worked for 3 years at a Day Hospice dealing with complex bereavement issues for people both with life threatening illness as well as traumatic and premature death of a loved one. I have also worked in a generalist counselling service in West London meeting clients with a broad range of issues and challenges.
I design and deliver workshops for other therapists on topics of common interest. Some examples of areas of interest would be anxiety, depression, anger and relationships.
Whilst I have specific interest in these areas, I do not specialise in them as I believe that every client is unique and that it is the quality of the relationship that is at the heart of successful therapy.
I also provide supervision both groups and individuals.
The range of issues that I have had experience of includes
- Relationship difficulties (including family problems)
- Anxiety and/or panic attacks
- Addiction
- Anger
- Abuse
- Depression
- Stress (work/exam/personal)
- Bereavement (and other forms of loss)
- Redundancy
- Trauma
- Personal and/or career development
- Low self-esteem/confidence
- Suicidal thoughts
- Desire for self-awareness
