My specialisms include: personal challenges regarding: identity; finding individuality within a conformist collective; mid-life & menopause; chronic illness;...
Sessions are online – UK and Worldwide You may be experiencing anxiety, depression, loneliness, relationship challenges, low self-confidence, a loss in meaning, the impact of childhood experiences, difficult emotions that overwhelm you. You may be wanting change for yourself or going through a significant life event or transition. Therapy can offer a space for support, healing, growth and transformation. It can be a space to meet what may difficult in life with care. I offer a warm, relational and down-to-earth approach that supports open dialogue through creating a space which supports you as an individual and your reason for coming to counselling. I am a fully qualified Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with over 20 years of experience of providing therapeutic support to people. I offer a free initial 50-minute consultation session so that you can meet me, ask questions, experience the way I work and decide if I am the right Counsellor for you at this time. I specialise in and can help you with: Relationship Difficulties Challenges in family and intimate relationships, attachment challenges and trauma, dating, relational co-dependency, boundaries, avoidance. Developing communication and relational skills for healthy relationships. Sexuality and intimacy. Emotional regulation & wellbeing Support and skills to understand and regulate difficult emotions and feeling states including anxiety, fear, overwhelm, anger, stress, sadness. As well as develop ways to increase wellbeing, calm and peace through supporting nervous system regulation and care. Life transitions & changes Bereavement, grief & loss. Career changes, divorce, children leaving home, mid-life transition, peri-menopause, menopause. Experiencing a loss of meaning and purpose. The impact of Childhood & Adult Trauma This may include anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, feelings of hopelessness or being lost. Disconnection from personal needs, feelings or desires. Experiences of shame, grief and guilt. Culture, race & identity Experiences and questions about identity, connection and belonging, discrimination, mixed heritage identity. Relationships in the context of race and identity. My qualifications As a qualified Integrative Transpersonal Counsellor I am accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I hold a BSC Psychology first degree and a Certificate of Higher Education in Counselling and Counselling skills. I have worked in the areas of mental health and wellbeing for over 20 years supporting individuals in one-to-one and group settings. This has included working at practitioner, clinical management and consultancy levels. My Experience I previously worked extensively in mental health and health services across the UK for over 20 years. During this time, I received training in multiple-therapeutic approaches. My experience includes providing trauma-informed therapies and group programmes, with a focus on healing the impact of c