I am a qualified counsellor with a Diploma in Counselling validated by the University of Gloucestershire and a post-qualifying Diploma in Counselling Children and Adolescents.
I am an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (MNCPS (Accred)). I hold a BACP Certificate of Proficiency and adhere to BACP and NCPS Ethical Guidelines
I am also a member of CAPPP (Counsellors and Psychotherapists in Private Practice).
I regularly attend CPD courses, receive monthly supervision for both my voluntary and private client work and I am fully insured for private practice. I hold a valid enhanced DBS certificate.
I have experience of working with a wide range of clients (children, adolescents and adults) experiencing mental health distress such as depression, anxiety and low self esteem often linked to bereavement, loss, stress and burnout.
Clients can bring their current coping strategies they are using to survive the intense emotional pain brought on by the impact of trauma and abuse, developing more useful strategies over time as they build a healthier relationship with self.
I have worked with friendship, couple and family relationship difficulties, marital breakdown as well as spiritual issues. This is not an exhaustive list.
My practice has its roots in volunteer counselling with adults and then young people in a large Bristol counselling agency since January 2013.
I have been counselling adults and young people in private practice since 2015.
My work has included school counselling in a Bristol post 16 centre and in two private schools in Bath with children and young people aged 5-18 whilst being on the team of Focus Counselling, Bath.©
I have 3 years experience of delivering person centred training courses at Introductory level as well as facilitating skills workshops for Certificate Level counselling students.
I hold an Advanced Diploma in Relational Supervision and have spaces available for qualified or newly qualified counsellors seeking supervision for reflective practice. I also offer group supervision.
Qualifications
Advanced Diploma in Relational Supervision with Severn Talking Therapy endorsed by the National Counselling Society (February 2021)
Quality Training ABC Awards: Level 7 Post Qualifying Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People
BACP: Certificate of Proficiency
Dip HE Counselling: Network Training and Counselling (Bristol) validated by University of Gloucestershire
Cert HE Counselling: Network Training and Counselling (Bristol), validated by Universtiy of Gloucestershire
PGCE Modern Languages: University of Bristol
BA (Hons) French Language and Literature and History of Art: University of Bristol
