I am a registered counsellor with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists and a member of the Hampshire Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists. I have a FdA in Humanistic Counselling in Transactional Analysis (Distinction). This is a BACP Accredited counselling training course, studied over 4 years.
I have a Degree in Batchelor of Social Science (in Social Work) studied over 4 years. I have a Certificate in Adoption Support Counselling which enables me to work with Adults or Young people who are affected by Adoption.
I currently work as a bank counsellor with a local hospice supporting bereaved parents or parents caring for a child with complex health needs.
I have 2 years experience working at two local 6th form colleges counselling students, aged 16+.
I have over 10 years experience in Health and Social Care settings working with a wide range of issues; including mental health, abuse, trauma, addiction, estrangement, separation and loss.
How I Work With My Clients:
As we are all unique, I use a tailored collaborative approach in helping you explore this particular place in your life. The tools I draw on will vary depending on your needs, but I mainly use a Person-Centred approach as well as Transactional Analysis. I equally draw from aspects of CBT, ACT, Mindfulness and Meditation to support you.
Working in a humanistic way, means understanding you as a unique human being and offering you key empathy and compassion through a non-judgemental lens.
Briefly, Transactional Analysis is a model that helps us to understand our thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It explores how we see ourselves, others and the world we live in. It also looks at how beliefs we hold about ourselves influence our patterns of relating to others.
All approaches aim to ease our relationship with our own minds while noticing limiting and restrictive beliefs we might unknowingly or knowingly hold about ourselves and others. Acknowledging and understanding our feelings is equally essential.
While there are a number of different counselling modalities, the most important ingredient to healing and change is the relationship, which can hold and contain the parts of you that need expression.
My hope is to offer you a space to feel heard and in being heard, an ability to grow in self-understanding to better navigate your present and move forwards with hope.
Who I Work With:
I work with Adults, Parents and Young People aged 18+.
What I Can Help You With:
Anxiety Depression Low self-esteem Relationship difficulties Health difficulties Trauma and abuse Parenting issues Sexuality Loss and Bereavement Addiction Divorce/Seperation