About Me
I am a fully qualified Counsellor and registered member of BAATN and the BACP and work within its ethical framework.
Over the past 10 years, I have been a Counsellor in Higher Education and within the NHS Occupational Health service.
At the University of Bristol I supported Students in one to one Counselling, as well as running therapeutic groups and workshops for students, covering a wide variety of topics, Managing Anxiety, Coping with Exam stress, Managing Perfectionism, Building Self esteem, and Mindfulness.
I have supported NHS staff from across the workforce as a Counsellor, based within the NHS Occupational Health department.
I am a former Associate Lecturer and Personal Development Group Facilitator, for a Masters course in Counselling and Psychotherapy, in the UK at the University of the West of England (UWE). My Associate Lecturer work involved enabling Trainee Counsellors to safely explore group dynamics, reflect on links to past patterns of behaviour, to gain a greater sense of self, and to find different ways of responding to others, and assessing trainees written work over the course of the academic year.
My Approach
As an Integrative Counsellor, I work relationally with you, using a range of counselling theory, including Psychodynamic, Person-centred, Gestalt, Transactional analysis and brief solution focused therapy.
Using a blend of different counselling approaches and theories, allows me to tailor my work to your specific needs.
I believe that Counselling is a unique collaboration, where I will work alongside you.
I will help you to find clarity, explore the difficulties, as well as help you to discover new skills and strengths to enable you to deal with the challenges that arise in life, be that through rebuilding self-confidence, managing anxiety, learning to sit with the difficulty, and finding ways to feel calmer and more in control of your life.
I will provide a confidential, safe space for you to explore your feelings and thoughts, so you can be heard with compassion and without judgement.