BACP Accredited Psychodynamic and Person-Centred Counsellor/ Psychotherapist. Supervisor
Experienced Substance Abuse and Addictions Worker
Infertility and Miscarriage Support
OCN Accredited Parent Group Facilitator
You can contact me by email or telephone to arrange a 75 minute initial appointment. This provides an opportunity to talk through the issues you are experiencing. If we both agree t
hat counselling would be helpful for you, sessions lasting 50 minutes would normally be arranged once, or sometimes twice weekly, depending on the nature of the issue. Based in Essendon but virtual only during the pandemic. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Areas I deal with include:
Abortion
Abuse
Addiction(s)
Affairs and Betrayal
Alcohol Dependence
Anger Management
Anorexia
Anxiety
Bereavement
Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
Bulimia
Bullying
Career Counselling
Child Related Issues
Couples Counselling
Debt Management
Depression
Drug Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Fertility Issues
Gambling
Low Self-Confidence
Low Self-Esteem
Miscarriage
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic Attacks
Phobias
Physical Abuse
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Postnatal Depression
Relationship Issues
Separation and Divorce
Sexual Abuse
Sexuality
Smoking
Stress
Time Management
Trauma
Work Related Issues
Fees
Session fees start at £70 for an individual 50 minute session and £105 for an initial consultation. Reductions are sometimes available for people on low income. Prices for couples and families available on request. I run an agency where each of the other counsellors also offer reduced fee in certain circumstances. I also provide supervision to Counsellors and Trainees. Online, email or telephone counselling available. I contract with individuals, couples and families, both short or long term, working with issues that include; anxiety and stress, physical and sexual abuse, bereavement, drug and alcohol misuse and addiction, eating disorders, effects of su***de, r**e, and trauma. I have particular interests in mental health and nutrition. I work with the client’s historical background in mind, believing that past events and relationships have a major influence on who my client is today and how they react and respond to others. I use interpretations to help my client make links between their internal and external world; internal being their relationship between parts of their psyche, and external being their relationships with others. Hopefully this will enable them to see the discrepancies between the two and assist them to become aware of and embrace both their ‘dark’ and ‘light’ side. I consider that change is rooted in the relationship between the client and me, and consequently that’s where the healing starts. I consider that how the client responds to me is indicative of how they respond to others. I see therapy as a gradually unfolding, ever-changing process, where my empathic, non-judgemental, authentic attitude empowers my clients to trust in it. These conditions help me get closer to their feelings and assumptive world, making it easier for them to work towards autonomy and ‘realness’. Authenticity is especially important to me. Clients pick up on things about therapists, and not only through the transference. I have difficulty believing a client-therapist relationship can be real if I am too opaque yet take great care that any transparency is appropriate and ther**eutically beneficial.
