How I Work & Qualifications

I offer a Person-centred approach which works in understanding you are an expert on yourself, given time and the right conditions enables us to reflect on 'you' and we can travel together to find a way through.

"I’m dedicated to listening to you and your life as it is for you, validating your experiences & being with you so you’re not alone, working together & enabling you to move forward."

I am trained in integrative skills which means I have a knowledge of many different approaches from Person Centred, CBT, Gestalt, Psychodynamic, Transactional Analysis and Mindfulness techniques using these skills I aim to support you on an individual basis to find a way through, a way that works for you and your life going forward.

Working together we will build a relationship of respect and trust so you feel safe to share your experiences with someone that values that experience, supporting you to make your own choices.

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Confidential Safe Space

Sessions are aimed to offer a confidential safe space where I hope to help you feel comfortable to talk freely without judgement, feeling empathy and understanding, being truly heard and accepted for being you, without offering advice or opinions, within this space we can freely explore a way forward, I am here to listen to you.

All information including confidentiality is discussed in more detail at the beginning of our first session as part of our working agreement.

Qualifications

Qualification Levels 2-4 are the essential qualifications needed to be able to offer counselling to clients in a safe and ethical manner and are required to gain registration with an ethical body, in my case I’m an Accredited Member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.

ABC Level 2 Award in Counselling Concepts

ABC Level 3 Certificate in Counselling skills

ABC Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

ABC Level 5 Certificate working with children and young people

Continued Professional Development

We live in a world that is moving so quickly! I’m passionate about continued training, I feel this is needed to keep up with changes and new developments and as a counsellor I realise the importance of having the most up to date knowledge to be the best for my clients, aside from this I also love learning new things.

Transactional Analysis 101

Eating Disorders

Safeguarding children

Working with survivors of child sexual abuse (Christiane Sanderson)

Preparing to work with Adverse childhood experiences ACE's

Healing Troubled Children and Teenagers (Margot Sunderland)

Online & Telephone Counselling certificate

Certificate in Trauma informed practice

Safeguarding children and young people from Exploitation & Radicalisation

Advanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Diploma

Emergency First Aid at Work L3

Need Immediate Help?

If you need immediate help, here are some resources:

Call your GP or attend A&E

Call NHS on 111

Call The Samaritans on 116 123 or visit www.samaritans.org

Call Childline on 0800 1111 or visit www.childline.org.uk

Visit Young Minds at www.youngminds.org.uk

Visit NHS Recommended Services at www.nhs.uk

FREE Initial 20 Minute Session

I offer a FREE initial 20 minute call or consultation, where you can get to know me and discuss what brings you to counselling.

This gives you the opportunity to ask questions about the counselling I offer and to discuss any worries or concerns you may have about the process, to help you to feel safe and to decide if I am the right counsellor for you. It is an individual decision and no obligation to continue is expected.