My Approach

Hello and welcome. I’m an experienced psychotherapist and humanistic counsellor, working with clients privately both online and in person.
My approach offers a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental place for you to explore your feelings, thoughts and experiences. I work from where you are, developing a supportive relationship where you feel accepted. I am committed to the quality of our relationship, and I believe that what happens between us offers the potential for healing and change.

In my experience, the therapeutic process can bring about insight and understanding, along with greater self-awareness and emotional growth. This, in turn, leads to more choices, which may help us achieve a greater sense of balance and fulfilment in our lives. Working in relationship offers you the opportunity to become aware of patterns in your life, and the ways in which you may be interrupting its flow. It also offers a greater understanding and strengthening of your relationship with yourself, creating the potential for healing and change.

I use an integrative approach which is trauma informed, which means I have an extensive range of theory and practice to draw on. This supports my intention to create a way of working which is tailored to you.

About Me

I first qualified in 1994 as a humanistic counsellor, the training integrated two modalities Gestalt and Person -centred. I continued my training and am now UKCP registered Integrative Psychotherapy. I have over ten years’ experience of counselling NHS staff, teachers, and emergency workers through Employment Assistance Programmes. I am an accredited counsellor with BACP. I offer independent private therapy nationwide both online and face to face, working with individuals, couples and young people on a short and long-term basis. I also provide supervision for BACP members specializing in working with trainee counsellors. I have been involved in training counsellors for over ten years and currently work part time as a university tutor.

I have a special interest in families and parenting, having worked widely with couples, mothers, and babies in my role as a therapist and when qualified as a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). I have extensive experience as a trainer in the NHS, public health programmes, children’s centres, and private companies.

I am a member of UKCP and BACP and adhere to their Ethical Framework
As a therapist I am committed to my own personal work. I have my own therapy and supervision. I also attend relevant CPD courses, to increase my knowledge, understanding and personal growth.

lives. Working in relationship offers you the opportunity to become aware of patterns in your life, and the ways in which you may be interrupting its flow. It also offers a greater understanding and strengthening of your relationship with yourself, creating the potential for healing and transformation.

I take an integrative approach, which means I have an extensive range of theory and practice to draw on. This supports contracting ensures we make the most of our time together.
I am a member of Scarborough Counselling and Psychotherapy Institute.

Qualifications
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) registered Integrative Psychotherapist
Scarborough Counselling and Psychotherapy Training Institute

Senior Accredited Member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

Certificate in Working with Couples
Leeds Psychotherapy Training Institute

Diploma Humanistic Counselling (BACP Recognised Course) December 1994
Northern Guild for Psychological Solutions (Formally SPTI) Cleveland.

Post Graduate Certificate in Education in Drama and Personal and Social Education July 1985

BA (Hons) Performance Arts July 1983

I work with

• Companies
• Couples
• Groups
• Individuals
• Private healthcare referrals

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

• Integrative Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Abuse
• Addiction
• Age-related Issues
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Chronic Illness
• Couple Issues
• Depression
• Divorce
• Employment Difficulties
• Family
• Health-related Issues
• Identity Problems
• Infertility
• Mental Health Issues
• Online Counselling
• Parents
• Post-Traumatic Stress
• Relationships
• Separation
• Step Families
• Stress
• Telephone Counselling
• Training
• Trauma
• Workplace Counselling