I’m a registered member of the BACP for counsellors and Psychotherapists. I work both long and short term with clients. My approach is both Integrative and Psychodynamic. I hold qualifications for both models of therapy. I’m fully bound by the ethical framework of the BACP and hold both personal and professional insurance. I conduct therapy sessions from my premises within Abbotskerswell and the SCC counselling centre in Taunton.
About Me
Making the start of your counselling journey could certainly be one of those pivotable moments in life. So it's important to take the time to find the correct match with a therapist. As the relational creatures that we are. We are born from relationships, and when things are difficult in our life it's often the time when we need to be in a relationship. This enables us to grow, and find our way back when maybe that pathway has been lost.
I am a fully qualified integrative counsellor and that is where my training started. This training allowed me to learn and acquire the skills required to effectively hold and contain my clients. This gave me a rich understanding of different therpies that I can draw upon with different clients, and there individual values .Sometimes in life, we are rarely ever heard, and having a trusted person to truly listen can be restorative in itself. In my training and formative years as a therapist, I was held and contained in a very pschodyanmic structure. This relational and oldest form of therapy is where most concepts of therapy orginatde. Ive since and continue to do so have formly training in the foundations of psychodynamic training.
My Practice
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My practice is situated in the beautiful village of Abbotskerwell at Yeoman's Cottage. My practice is situated in the garden office of this historic, listed building. I offer a free initial 30-minute consultation either face-to-face or virtually. It's important that you, as the client, feel held, contained, and safe to start the therapeutic relationship. I’m bound by the BACP’s Ethical Framework to meet and undergo specific requirements to enable therapy to be undertaken.
I strongly believe that clients know themselves best. I believe that nobody else knows you quite like, or as well as you do. So from this standpoint, we will try and uncover what's holding you back in life. I believe that most of our problems arise unconsciously, and we try to logic our way through life. If I can just think clearly, things will be ok, though usually it sits within a realm we feel, though cannot access. I will encourage my clients to turn up as themselves. In this way, you will freely associate, and I will encourage you to look deeper within. When we stop and look within, feelings and memories can be revisited and give clues to our current problems in life. These areas begin to have words and shape, and then we can start to move forward. This is the art of Psychoanalytic Therapy.
I work both long-term and short-term.I’m both Integrative and Pyschodynamic in modality. I work virtually for those that cannot attend in person sessions. On Thursdays I practice from SCC counselling center, where I also maybe be able to see you face-face.
Missed sessions / Cancellations
All missed sessions will need to be paid for as per the contract. Please give at least 48 hours' notice of cancellation. I will endeavour to reschedule, though this may not be possible. Sessions must be paid for on the day of the appointment or in advance. Sessions are charged at £55 per Hour for a 50-minute appointment. Concessions may be available; please ask.
Contact Me
I’d love to hear from you — feel free to get in touch and I’ll respond as soon as I can.
