Abuse, Addiction to Love and Sex, Addictions, Adolescence, Alcohol Dependence, Anger, Anorexia Nervosa, Anxiety, Assertiveness, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Bereavement, Bipolar Disorder, Bisexual Issues, Bulimia Nervosa, Bullying, Cancer, Career Issues, Childhood Issues, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) (ME), Codependency, Couple Relationships, Creativity, Cultural Issues, Debt, Depression, Disability, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Dyslexia, Eating Disorders, Faith Issues, Fear, Gambling, Gay Issues, Grief, History of Mental Health Problems, Hysteria, Identity, Infertility, Lack of Meaning in Life, Loneliness, Loss, Low Self Confidence, Low Self Esteem, Marriage (Marital Relations), Midlife Crisis, Mother and Baby Issues, Obsessions, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Attacks, Personal Growth, Personal Relationships, Personality Difficulties, Personality Disorders (PD), Physical Illness, Post Natal Depression (PND), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychosis, Psychosomatic Symptoms, Rape, Redundancy, Schizophrenia, Self Development, Self Harm, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Sleep Problems, Social Phobia, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Trichotillomania, Unresolved Issues, Workplace Issues and Work Relationship Problems

Behaviour Therapy, Client Centred Therapy, Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Therapy, Existential Therapy, Experiential Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Integrative Therapy, Person Centred Therapy, Psychoanalytic Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy

Female

I have counselling experience with both short and long term therapy. I have provided counselling in different environments including GP surgeries, young persons drop-in centres and schools, as well as bereavement counselling for a peace hospice. I run a private counselling practice from my home offering non judgemental therapy and confidentiality in a safe comfortable environment. Depression and low self esteem are common feelings that appear frequently in counselling and are areas that I have great understanding of. Bereavement and loss are often causes for people to feel ill at ease and I personally am very interested in this field - it is an area I feel very passionately about and have worked a lot with clients covering these issues. Often clients are unaware of what brings them to this place in their life when they are looking to counselling to improve certain every day qualities of living. Together we are able to explore individual criteria and causes by analysing the present and where applicable making links to other times in our lives. Current issues can often trigger past long forgotten events and throw us into disarray. To begin a journey of personal growth is challenging and liberating and I believe will enable you to live a fulfilled and contented life. Through therapy you may find you have control that you never knew existed, and choices beyond your imagination. You can begin to live your life how you want. Although our past may be responsible for who we are, we are responsible for who we become. This is a lonely and scary prospect at first which is why counselling will share your fears until such time you feel independent.

• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Member (MBACP) Counsellor since 2005
• BACP Accredited Training Counselling

I am committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Counselling. I abide by the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

I believe there are reasons for the way we are, the way we deal with life. I trust that we all have in built resources to cope with life’s demands and issues. Given a supportive environment where you feel free to speak without fear of being judged, where you are listened to - can help you to acknowledge and become aware of elements of yourself, thereby enhancing personal growth and change.

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