About
I combine a compassionate, empathic approach with challenging, dynamic and creating way of working. My aim is to be curious about who you are, exploring your emotions, experience, and struggles so that we can clarify and identify the things we can work to change. I encourage autonomy, choice and feedback throughout so that we are sure to be working towards the goals you believe are right for you.
The quality of the rapport and the relationship has shown to be the most important factor in therapy outcomes, therefore it is essential to feel it is a safe, trusting place for you to be able to be vulnerable, open and (with compassionate support) to work on and confront difficult feelings, issues you might be going through.
My aim is that you feel comfortable, experience a non judgemental, accepting response. I won’t give advice, or make decisions for you about the directions we take, but my role is to ask questions, reflect back, offer different perspectives, look at any themes or meanings that might be under the surface, build tools, resilience or new ways of approaching things.
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7 years experience in counselling and psychotherapy practice
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15 working in health, social care, mental health settings and services within NHS
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Specialising in adult ADHD and Autism
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Special interest in trauma, emotion processing, grief, people pleasing and assertive communication.
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MA Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice
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Post graduate diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy
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Level 3 Diploma Counselling Skills
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Level 6 Supervision
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ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP)
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BACP Registered and Accredited
Key CPD ( additional training)
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Compassion Inquiry – a trauma based approach
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Existential Well-being and Person – Centred Therapy
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Solution focused brief therapy
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Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Working with suicide and risk
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Safeguarding and risk management in online and blended therapy
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Email counselling
Experience:
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ProblemShared Neurodevelopmental Service, ND specialist psychotherapist 3 years ( providing post diagnosis therapeutic support for adults with ADHD and Autism).
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PAM Wellness, Employee Assistance Counsellor, 4 years
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Private Practice – 5 years
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The Brain Charity – Counsellor, specialising in support for people living with neurological conditions.
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Talking Together Wirral – Counsellor
*Approved to work with insurance clients from Aviva, Axa, Vitality Health and Western Provident Association
