My Approach

We will usually begin with a half hour assessment to outline the problem we are going to work on, and some broader questions about your well being and family history. This will happen as part of a conversation and will include an assessment of risk and at the same time keep form filling to a minimum. After a short time to consider if we are a good fit we will sign an administrative contract, outlining the business side of the working relationship before commencing our time together.

Everybody is different and the focus of the first session is as an opportunity for us to begin to get to know each other, for me to learn what you want out of therapy, and for me to get an initial impression of what may work best for you.

About Me

I am a humanistic, psychodynamic, integrative counsellor with Transactional Analysis (TA) as my core model.

I work with adults in West Cumbria.

As with all integrative therapists, the client is the expert in their own life and with this in mind I integrate multiple models and modalities into a plan, that prioritizes their experience. The psychodynamic approach means that the influence of the past, particularly early experience, in shaping a client's current reality is also considered. TA is a practical way to apply both these things in a way that places both the therapeutic relationship and the individual drive for growth and creativity at the centre of the process. This creates a unique service for each person with relationship at the heart.

I am DBS cleared, ICO registered, insured and have regular 1:1 supervision.

I work with

• Individuals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Types of Therapies Offered

• Psychotherapeutic Counsellor

What I can help with

• Abuse
• ADHD
• Anxiety
• Autism
• Bereavement
• Cancer
• Disability
• Divorce
• Domestic Violence
• Family
• Identity Problems
• Mental Health Issues
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Online Counselling
• Post-Traumatic Stress
• Relationships
• Sexual Abuse
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Suicide
• Training
• Transgender
• Trauma